VIP Class Notes (Tony)

resourceful

Vocabulary

resourceful

She is consistent with

She is consistently   (ADJ.)    or  (V. + ING)

eg: She is consistently patient.

eg: She is consistently failing, even though she studies a lot. Maybe she is just too nervous.

I just uploaded my homework.

push someone’s buttons – to do little things that you know that person is annoyed by

eg: He is just trying to push your buttons, don’t let him make you upset.

get under someone’s skin – do something to bother or annoy them

eg: Her complaining really gets under my skin.

exception – the one that is different from all the others

eg: Usually beautiful people don’t have much talent. But I am the exception! 🙂

once – one time

eg: Once I ate five hamburgers.

once – after this thing has happened

eg: Once I get married I will have children.

insist – to say that something WILL happen.

eg: Let me buy dinner, I insist.

eg: I insist that we go here for dinner, no other place.

persist – to keep going and not give up

eg: He only won because he persisted.

superficial – caring only about the outside appearance

eg: Most people think beautiful people are superficial because they are not very smart.

Grammar

V. + to + V.

I went  there to talk to him.

it’s the most hard – the hardest part is finding the topic

I am go to park last this Monday. – I’m going to the park this Monday.

Once there was an ugly boy, and no one wanted to be his friends. But the boy had great talent on design. Once an idea came to his mind, he wanted to join an international competition to show his design talent. He made a speech to persuade people support him,but he failed,and most people shamed his idea. He didn’t feel depressed, after some research ,he started his event. lacking of funds ,he had to stop the event.Insisted in his dream,he got through the difficulties by designing for the school library to get money. Finally, his team holds hundred people and they got the second award for the international competition

Once there was an ugly boy, and no one wanted to be his friend. But the boy showed great talent in design. One time an idea came to his mind, he wanted to join an international competition to show his design talent. He made a speech to persuade people to support him, but he failed, and most people shamed him for his idea. He was thick skinned so he didn’t feel like a failure, after some research he started his event. Lacking of funds, he had to postpone the event. He persisted with his dream, he got through the challenges by designing for the school library to raise money for his event. Finally, his team has hundreds of people and they got the second prize for the international competition.

Grammar

Tired – i am sleepy

eg: I am tired from work today.

Tiring – i make other people sleepy.

eg: Work was very tiring today.

Bored – a feeling that someone is not interested in sth.

eg: I’m so bored of this game.

Boring – describe something that doesn’t attract people

eg: He is the most boring actor in that movie.

Encouraging

eg: Try to be encouraging to your co-workers.

Encouraged

eg: He always encouraged me, even when I wanted to quit.

How are you?

I’m tired

How is your day?

My day was tiring.  /  It was  a busy day.    /    It was a busy and tiring day.