VIP Class Notes (Nicholas) [S]
Homework
Today we talked about what government benefits people are “entitled to”…some people argue that the govt. owes its citizens nothing, some argue that the purpose for govt is to provide for its citizens. What do you think? What is your opinion?
Vocabulary
unemployment insurance / usually given by the government and they pay you a paycheck while you search for a new job
e.g. Another form of “unemployment insurance” is making sure you have at least 6 months of living expenses in cash savings.
compensation / pay
e.g. How much are you compensated? / How much are you paid?
e.g. What’s the annual compensation for this position? / How much do I get paid per year?
pension / social security
to propel / to push into something else / to boost or launch someone into a better life
e.g. The plane has propellers that propel the plane into the sky.
to make ends meet / to meet the basic requirements of living (food, shelter)
e.g. With the cost of living increasing, jobs going away etc…it’s becoming more difficult for people to make ends meet.
Speaking exercise
Almost never use the word “the”
Because the iPhone are is too expensive, and the function of the iPhone’s functions can be easily copied by other competitors. Because I plan to change my phone because currently in the App Store they have the a promotion of replace the old with the new where you can replace your old iPhone with a new one— because the old one can be worth a lot — for eg I can exchange the iPhone 7 for 2000 RMB. And But they are only offering models with 64 or 256 gigs the size with the 64 GB and 256 GB (gigs) — they don’t have the one in the middle.
Pronunciation
the / da / dee
in an international company
money / muh-ney / mone-y
Grammar
I don’t need to pay the rent / I don’t need to pay for rent / I don’t need to pay rent
you can entitle with the favorable loan rate / you are entitled to a favorable loan rate
we are pay for the old people / we are paying for the old people / we are paying for old people / we are paying for the older generation
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