VIP Class Notes (Phoebe)

Listen to the video clip (5:00-15:00) and write down what you hear. The teacher can check next class.

Link: https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjk0MDQxNjc2.html?spm=a2h1n.8251843.playList.5!6~5~A&f=22124825&o=1

Vocabulary

suburb/outskirt 近郊

cloakroom (where to store clothes and dress up)

well-furnished (adj.): full of furniture (n.)

I am looking for a well-furnished apartment/apartment which is well-furnished.

cope with: deal with/try to solve

He’s coping with the customer complaints.

rather nice (rather: 相当）

whereabouts (adv): where

lively (adj): full of energy

The office is lively/the office has a lively vibe.

Grammar

speak English not that frequent  not that frequently

half hour half an hour 

similarly, half a month, half a bottle

by walking on foot/by foot/I walked

We can go to that hotel on foot.

regular boring person  ordinary boring person (ordinary:plain, nothing special)

He is an ordinary person with nothing particular to remember about.

cold latte iced latte

there’s not that much alcohol in it/its alcohol content is low

Did you have your dinner/Have you had dinner?

in UK  in the UK, in the US

in China

the house has got a living room (this tense is commonly used in daily talking)

He has done his work.

It has plenty spaces for parking  It has plenty of places for parking.

towards to station towards the station

Pronunciation

be careful with th sound