VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Set specific goals for your English learning in 2022.

Designer Michael Kors was raised in Merrick, Long Island, a suburban town 23 miles from New York City. His keen eye for
fashion was evident at a young age: at five, he advised his mother, Joan, to cut the bows off her wedding dress for her second marriage. She removed the bows.

Kors graduated from high school in 1977 and attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He also took a job at Lothar’s, a trendsetting boutique on West 57th Street, where his talents were noticed by Dawn Mello, then executive vice president of Bergdorf Goodman. Mello encouraged Kors to contact her if he ever designed a collection. Kors did just that, and in 1981 officially launched his own line. He held his first show in 1984.

Point 1: I think learning a language is to like it first, but I like Japanese more than English. This is my biggest challenge. I think I need to start to like English before I can learn it better.
Point 2: There is also the fact that I have very little vocabulary, and very often the vocabulary is so small that it is difficult for me to understand what people are saying?
Point 3: My grammar is not very good, so it is difficult for me to say a complete English sentence.

Point 1: To learn a new language well, one must like it first, and unfortunately, I like Japanese more than English, which is my biggest challenge. Therefore, I need to find enjoyment and fun in learning English so that I can learn it better.
Point 2: There is also the fact that I have very limited vocabulary, which makes it difficult for me to understand what people are saying sometimes.
Point 3: My grammar is not very good, so it is difficult for me to complete an English sentence.

Vocabulary

relaxed (adj.)

recover (v) 恢复 ～from sth
I am recovering from my cold.

concentrate (v) 集中注意力
I was not able to concentrate on this task because of the noise.

half Chinese half Japanese

therefore 因此

theater (n) 电影院「美」，剧场，剧院

cinema (n) 电影院 「英」

original (adj.) 原创的，原始的

caption – subtitle (n) 字幕
Is there have Chinese subtitle on this movie?
Does this movie have Chinese subtitles?

motivate (v) – motivation  (n) 激励，动力

award (v) 奖励
After I did my workout, I awarded myself an ice cream.

work out (v) – workout (n) 锻炼，健身
I worked out 2 times last week.

snack (n/v) 小吃，零食
My son was caught snacking during a class.
I have the habit of snacking in the afternoon.
I have the habit of eating snacks in the afternoon.
I have the habit of running in the morning.

expand (v) 扩展，扩大 – expansion (n) 扩张
How to expand your vocabulary?
We hope to expand our business in Japan in this year.
The expansion of the city is beyond my imagination.

magazine (n) 杂志
Agatha Christie
Allan Poe 爱伦坡
Vogue
Very Short Introduction  （牛津大学出版社）译林出版社

tedious (adj.) 枯燥的，无味的，无聊的

material (n) 物质，材料

Grammar

there be 有，存在于
have 有 = own 拥有

Does/do/did 一般疑问句      。。。。吗？

Yes, I/he/she does/do/did
No, I/he/she/ doesn’t/don’t/didn’t

I go to work at 8am.
I get off from work at 6pm.
I finish at 6pm.

It is very well structured