VIP Class Notes (Mason)[S]

Homework

Write a plan for your trip to japan. Where do you want to go? What do you want to eat?

Vocabulary

Contract – when you work just for a set amount of time
eg. I love shanghai but I am only here for a six month contract.

Dating – when you are ‘girlfriend and boyfriend’
eg. Me and Mark starting dating only two months ago.

Industry – what type of work you do (Finance, restaurant, law, small business)
eg. I work in finance but I want to work in a different industry

Fast paced – When things move very fast
eg. Shanghai is a faced paced city.

Business Trip – when you travel for work
eg. I went on a business trip to Japan, but I didnt get to do anything because I had so many meetings.

Assimilate – to move somewhere and act like the people who live there
eg. It is hard to assimilate in Shanghai because the language is so hard.

Speaking exercise

I living in shanghai about three years. Almost three years in October. I live here with my husband. And he works in a Spanish company. I no work only study English and Chinese. Other times I practice hobbies. Painting, photography. I have one son. He live in Spain. 


I have lived in shanghai about three years. Almost three years in October. I live here with my husband. And he works in a Spanish company. I dont work, I only study English and Chinese. At other times I practice hobbies. Painting, photography. I have one son. He lives in Spain.

When I was living in Spain, in Madrid. I was working in a restaurant, an Italian restaurant. I met my husband because when he was there to work for three months only, in summer. Because he doesn’t have a work at this time. When he finished his contract, the start to live. He want to work in other industry. But this month he doesn’t work. He say he worked in restaurant but its not true. I teach him prepare beer, coffee, desert, salad. When he finished contract then is when we live together. 


When I was living in in Madrid, I was working in an italian restaurant. I met my husband because when he was there to work for a three month contract in the summer. After his contract, he didnt have any work. He wanted to work in another industry. He started working at my restaurant. He said he worked in restaurant before, but it wasnt true. I taught him how to prepare beer, coffee, desert, salad. When he finished his contract, then is when we started dating.