VIP Class Notes (Mike)

current：The future position version are created based on the current position version.
motivate：My work is not going well, but in order to be able to afford my life, I still have to motivate myself to work hard.
motivation：I have been not get improving in English, I have little motivation to learn it.
question pool/in advance：you should to learn something from the question pool in advance, then you can pass the test.
rank：In this competition, what rank do you want reach？
subtitle/caption：When I watch the US movies, I am always focus on the subtitle on the bottom.
blockbuster：Maybe I need to find some Hollywood blockbuster that to raise my listening level of English.
atmosphere：The airplane is flying in the stratosphere of atmosphere
environment：Since 2013, I thought the environment is getting worse and worse
ambience：I like the ambience that I’m working in now
personality：In my opinion, one’s personality can influence one’s whole life

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current：The future position version is created based on the current position version.
motivate：My work is not going well, but I still have to motivate myself to work hard in order to pay my bills.
motivation：I haven’t made much progress in English, I have little motivation to learn it.
question pool/in advance：you should learn something from the question pool in advance so that you can pass the test.
rank：In this competition, what do you rank? what ranking do you want to reach?
subtitle/caption：When I watch English movies, I always read the Chinese subtitles.
blockbuster：Maybe I need to watch some Hollywood blockbusters to improve my listening.
atmosphere：The airplane is flying in the stratosphere of atmosphere
environment：I thought the environment has been getting worse and worse since 2013.
ambience：I like the ambience of the bar that I went to the other day.
personality：In my opinion, one’s personality can influence one’s whole life

Since 2018, I decided to learn English. Until now, I still insist to learn it. However you know, I didn’t succeed. I know I didn’t learn it wholeheartedly. Now I need to make a plan about how to learn English. The target is that I can talk with others fluently.
I decided to learn English in 2018 and started to learn at the end of that year. However, it’s been on and off. I know I didn’t learn it wholeheartedly. Now I need to make a plan on how to learn it. My target is to be able to talk with others fluently.

In order to finish my target, I need to improve my vocabulary first, then I need to improve my listening and speaking. Firstly, I need to learn five strange words and I have to make sentences with them skilled everyday. By the way, the language of my phone and mac were already switch to English. Even though I think it’s hard, but I will insist. Back to the topic, secondly, I need to watch the English movies until that I can understand what is the movies about without subtitles.
In order to reach my goal, I need to enlarge my vocabulary first, then I need to improve my listening and speaking. Firstly, I want  to learn five new words everyday and make sentences with them. To force myself to read more English, I switched the language on my phone and Mac to English. Even though I think it’s hard, but I will keep going! Secondly, I think it would be helpful to watch English movies without Chinese subtitles so that I can understand the movies are about.

Thirdly, In my spare time, I can read and listening the articles of English with app, such as Podcasts
Finally, I need to be in an English environment. Maybe I can prepare some memos that they can be paste in place where I don’t know how to say it in English.
Thirdly, In my spare time, I can read articles in English and listen to English news on podcasts
Finally, I need to immerse myself  in an English-only environment. Perhaps I should start with putting stickers on things that I don’t know the name of and memorize them.

Vocabulary

fancy building 

magnificent (adj.) 大气，宏伟

essay (n) 散文，随笔，文章，作文

distinguish (v) 区分
People with color blindness can’t ~ blue from green.

term – terminology (n) 术语

rise (v) 上涨

raise (v) 举高，提起，抬高，
raise (v) 养育 be raised up by 
Raise your hand if you have a question 
I was raised up by my parents, not grandparents.

logic (n) 逻辑

on and off 断断续续
He has been smoking on and off.

double eleven 

daily necessity

cat litter (n) 猫砂 

politely 

memorize (v) 背
I am not good at memorizing poems
I memorize 5 new words everyday

remember (v) 记得
I can’t/don’t remember

Grammar

mean (v)
What does this word mean?
Do you know what I mean by that?
What do you mean?

meaning (n)
What’s the meaning of this wording?
What is the meaning of life?

want : 想要
I want an iPhone 13

need: 需要，刚需
I don’t need an iPhone 13

must/ have to: 必须
I must pay my rent by the end of the month.

wish/hope:
I wish/hope I could have an iPhone 13

情态动词：can/should/might/could/must/may + to V

ought to = should 应该

want/need to

I + always > almost >  usually > often > sometimes > barely > never

It’s + adj + to
It was nice to be in a park in a good day