VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Correct Writing HW

Profile Update ( if Jesse or Tony)

Vocabulary

I always at home – I stayed at home

my schedule is very flexible

they were like a supplier for Dickies

There’s a fine line between dressing casually and dressing like a slob.

delicate – can be damaged easily

eg: For me, Levi’s are too delicate.

slob – a very lazy or maybe dirty person

eg: Some Europeans think Americans dress like slobs.

homebody – a person who often likes to stay at home

eg: Home is the most comfortable place for her, so she is a homebody.

chick – baby chicken

wholesale price – the base price before mark-up

eg: I bought some of their stuff for wholesale price.

retail price – price at the store

eg: The retail price for Converse in China is too high.

baggy – loose fitting  clothing

eg: I wear baggy clothes when I’m not at work.

association – when you think of one thing, then the other thing you think of next.

eg: In America dickies has an association with Gangsters. Not all people wearing dickies clothes are gangsters though.

hybrid – when you put two different things together, to make a new thing

eg: If a Tiger and a Lion have  a baby. It is a hybrid called, a Liger.

eg: Some hybrid cars use Gasoline and Electricity. Like the Prius.

eg: These are like hybrid pajama shorts. They are very comfortable.

liner – the inside part, or Lining.

eg: These shorts have a white liner.

Grammar

Make Sentences Longer with:

Which or That or Who

I had a car. – I had a car that was a hybrid.

I spent three years in Beijing.  – I spent three years in Beijing which was for my career.

My daughter ______ is 16. – My daughter, who is wearing a dress near the window, is 16.

I have an apartment. – I have an apartment that is in the center of Shanghai.

There are four people at my office. – There are four people at my office, who are having a meeting.

There were three months last year… – There were three months last year which I spent on vacation with my daughter.

I was in Japan where I went to University.

There is a Turkish place in Jingan.  – There is a Turkish place in Jing an where you can get real Turkish coffee.