VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I stayed in Paris almost half a month
I did a lot of work and have clients among fashion brand and make up so I have a lot of work there and I have long time friends so I think Paris is good for me to have a base there.

It could be good for me to have a base there.

My friend has lived in Paris for 10 years.
She was a producer of a TV show and she quitted her job and moved to Paris and studied French and applied for a master’s degree in Nice and then she now studying a Phd / doctorate in the Sorbonne.
Even she haven’t so many money to buy expensive things, she rents a small but cute apartment there and can have opportunities to move to other cities and meet a lot of new people or friends, -> even though she doesn’t have much money and can’t afford expensive things, she discovers many things, she rents a small but cute apartment there and can have opportunities to move to other cities.

She can discover a lot of new things / broaden her horizon.

A lot of time to have my own time / my personal time / me time.

A lot of stuff you need to deal and make decisions -> you need to deal with a lot of stuff

In China when you run out of battery you feel nervous and upset.
I like the chill time and have a drink with friends.

I can’t stand the temperature outside / the temperature is unbearable after 5m.

We met a lot similar people. People who have talent.

We are a new band and we met people who like this style and they like our band so it was a great thing. This feeling of getting a good feedback from the audience and we finished 7 shows in Europe

I wrote many emails to the embassy and at the last minute they gave us the visa.
Every day they do/process the visa application before noon.
2 members were still waiting and they exceptionally worked overtime to give us the visa on time in the afternoon

Our flight was on June 1 and the first show on June 3.

There was no time to organize a delivery they had to go in person and prove their identity

I couldn’t imagine what to say to the organizers.

my friends don’t bring a battery pack when they go out.

She told me she government doesn’t allow them to take a plane which flies over Russia  / which enters the Russian airspace

I spent EUR100 to fill up the gas tank.

it is very competitive

In China they get much more for a shoot, in China the price is 10 times higher.

you can understand their expectations.

They help Chinese people to set up their business in France.

She knows how to use French laws to do things. / she has a good understanding of the french law and uses that to facilitate things for Chinese people she helps

She worked as a buyer for a Chinese store.

A lot of Chinese people don’t get much touch with other people -> Chinese people tend to stay in a Chinese environment / even when they go abroad they continue to speak Chinese.

I was there during the protest but I didn’t see anything

I dared to speak in English with the organizers. / I wasn’t afraid to speak English with them

If you live there you may feel bored / it is more suitable for a short trip.

Vocabulary

discrimination (n) unjust treatment due to race , sex , age, …
I feel I suffered from discrimination

speak + language
I need to speak French in Paris

robber (n) people who break and steal things.
Many robbers used the protest to rob stores

protest (n /v) show you don’t agree with something with strength
People went to the street to protest against the police

protester (n) people who protest
There were 10,000 protesters

freeze eggs (n) store for maybe having a baby later
some women want to freeze their eggs so they can focus on their career and still have a baby later in life

competitive (adj) people fight in a sector / limited opportunities and many people want them
Photography is very competitive in France

battery pack (n) use to recharge a phne
I used a battery pack to recharge my phone.

imagination (n)
It was out of my imagination

imagine (v)
I imagined a big scene for the band

Pronunciation

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