VIP Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Prepare a topic for a speaking practice next class:

Vocabulary

I need to get off work before he gets out of school

He gets out of school at 3pm.

His class gets out at 3pm.

He works in an office. I don’t really know about his work.

maybe when he’s 12 or 13, he can take care of himself, then he can come back home by himself

person(s)

I think he didn’t buy bitcoin because he knew that its risky.(ADJ)

its very high risk.(N)

An entrepreneur needs to work hard. They can’t rest, its too tiring. There is a lot of pressure. Few people can become an entrepreneur.

Almost them / Almost all of them

a sea of people – Ren Hai

eg: I don’t wanna take a trip during the holiday. Because there is always a sea of people at the tourist places.

wanna = want to (do something)

eg: I wanna go there, but I don’t have enough time.

gonna = going to ( do something)

eg: I’m gonna Japan tomorrow.

eg: I’m gonna go swimming.

eg: I’m gonna go to Japan tomorrow.

eg: I’m gonna talk to him about it.

have the day off – normal schedule, day off

eg: I have Saturdays off. (I never work Saturdays)

eg: I don’t have set days off. It’s always a different schedule.

eg: I have the day off today.

take the day off – you ask the boss, for a day off

eg: I will ask if I can take Friday off.

(Be)  up to (Someone) – you decide

eg: The schedule is up to me, I choose which days I wanna work.

eg: Up to you, we can eat Indian food or Chinese food for lunch.

eg: Its up to you, I don’t care which one.

eg: If it were up to me, I would…

Jack Ma – Ma Yun, Owner of Alibaba.

eg: He began many new businesses in China.

Entrepreneur – a person who starts a NEW kind of business.

eg: Jack ma is the most successful entrepreneur in China.

In this holiday my family went to a steak restaurant. There only have English menu. So we only can choose the food by picture. Sometime the food hasn’t its own picture. So we don’t know what we choose until it is put on the table.

During this holiday my family went to a steakhouse. They only have an English menu. So we could only choose the food from the pictures. Sometimes the food doesn’t have its own picture. So we don’t know what we chose until it is put on the table.