Session Recap let off/set off firecrackers put on weight feast preserve our traditions go with my gut (feeling) very unlikely event drink driver ideal position resume / (ends in 'may') It was staring them (right) in the face If you are an optimist / pessimist take a back seat it requires no effort Hard work alone is not enough coupons 10th annual dinner afford my lifestyle a way of making money I wasn't sure I want to gain more expertise passion for invoice / INvoice receipt Did you photoshop that? raffle It's not the whole story

Session Recap I smell a rat / quiet as a mouse WHen you cross into the new year... You should carry on the tradition / You should pass it on to your children / pass it on to the future generations gyoza / bean beet / honey it is a custom / it is a tradition / that's a customary habit for me custom because the new year starts off so sweet, the rest of the year must also be so sweet light a lot of firecrackers shapes there have been fewer and fewer firecrackers every year It is the time for the god of fortune What do you think the role of luck is in business and in success professionally as opposed to just hard work ? Do you like travelling to the mountains, as opposed to travelling to the beach? Which plays a larger role in success - hard work or luck? manufacturing / commodity market / futures market predict the future you are spot on / completely correct startups / brand new companies that are just starting up create an account here today, gone tomorrow 6 months ago you were hot, now you are not / are you in or out? viral / virus new year's resolution / stop smoking / exercise more to call my parents every week informal blow out the candles work will go smoothly superficial things I want to have more expertise in this field / in the field of networking she will have the family name her child pass on the family name ultrasound image / sign geographical / it is a mountainous region / rural can receive an education it is increasing / it has increased every year elderly population is increasing as a percentage People are not buying that / People don't buy that / don't believe After one year / one year later You need to pay for everything / I need to pay 5 dollars for the food. / I need to pay for the food. / I need to pay 5 dollars

Session Recap ice skating / roller skating / ice rinks How long will the winter last? / i don't like the cold when does the sun set? curtains / blinds persons/people / many people to changes no layovers The island is exciting, it excites us, we are excited. -ing = the doer, the person making something -ed = the reciever, the object, After swimming for an hour, I... / After I swam for an hour, I... the same thing as me / the same thing that I did They are not scared of people in close proximity closeness goggles / snorkel I wore goggles and a snorkel. to snorkel / I went snorkeling breaststroke / stroke / It's the only stroke I know / It's the only stroke I can do. technique I participated in competitions. I swam on a swim team. San Diego, California 20 meters Portland, Oregon Great Barrier Reef / Byron Bay / turtles / sting rays They speak more tenderly to fool you they don't accept credit cards It matches our taste very well. The climate / The fruit is very juicy I should take a trip to Taiwan. / I should travel to Taiwan Travel can be a business travel white shirt The worker decorated our car. We had the worker decorate our car. serenade They will open the door a crack. maid of honor / bridesmaids I put the shoes on her feet cameraman all the proceedings / everything he will film it / he will record it glasses of wine Food is made of ingredients. What are the ingredients needed to make this dish? Chicken, rice, soy sauce. She stayed at the hotel. on the beach / I was in/on the plane / I jumped into the sea I was on the top of the mountain / I knocked on the door. / I knocked the door down. I knocked on the door and they didn't let me in. Then I sang and gave them presents, and they still didn't let me in. So I knocked down the door. I knocked the door down. The groom / The bride / What happened during the day? / What happened on the day?

session recap disappointed ABOUT something / disappointed WITH himself catch the chance (x) take the opportunity, take the change are more natural. independent maintain I want to pack my job in = I want to quit to go through something = to experience something (usually difficult) to go through WITH something = to do something you planned to do you need have guts to do sth. Different vendors located in different cities What's at the root of that/your decision? She's after the cookies I did a spell in prison magic spell to sell something as a job lot money much / so much money no matter WHETHER it is good or bad / no matter if it is good or bad some friend of mine under a lot of pressure persuade someone TO do something to talk someone out of something o try to persuade someone NOT to do something pick = choose advertising executive IMAGINE = would, could If + present simple, WILL... If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home. (LIKELY situation) groom - man / bride - wife

Session recap We don't know what the prize is / We don't know the prize. Oprah Car Giveaway "You get a car" provocative dancing / provokes the men to get excited performers / to rest / to relax and sleep We will stay awake and celebrate the ending of the Snake Year and the beginning of the Horse Year It will take 45 minutes to travel to my parents. They live in the northeast part of Shanghai To stay with your extended family. (more than just your nuclear family) My mom's brother AND my dad's sister's husband I call both of them uncle / Go say hi to Uncle Nick It's on the way I can't afford to quit this job unless I have another one lined up pressure You will start to settle down Those positions are few and far between. You need to spend MUCH time. headhunter you can refer people to the company. / The employees are likely to stay. bureau / Bureau of Standards and Measures she's a staff member / staff , team / support staff Men retire at 60. Women retire at 55 / My dad is retired the labor law / laws The average life expectancy is going up expect The average life expectancy is now at 80 / The average life expectancy has been increasing and is now 81 age 62 / age 67 Our pensions won't keep up with inflation. 40 hours/week , 35 hours/week , 30 hours/week all or nothing situation / What's the point of that? What's the reason for that? all the relatives (not relations)

session recap the coldest time of the year the high is 5 degrees wrap up warm The first day back to work will be a nightmare heavy/light workload (not easy workload) humorous/ I have a good sense of humour. I have a passion for computer networks networking - meeting people, doing business relationship / your relationship will suffer spotlight Brit/Briton/British people (informal) dishonest empty threat / hollow threat http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ online dictionary happy/angry about / I'm not happy about this / I'm really angry about this hypocrisy the way we do things confront / People don't like confrontation. We are straight with each other. / We are straight...not gay included scowling / She was scowling the whole time pay attention TO / They don't pay attention to others' feelings. How dare you! / hierarchy

Session Recap relaxed and exciting life it's a cultural tradition give out prizes or awards a prize drawing award - you have to do something good to get it a prize - the physical thing that you get (iphone 5, macbook, money) a prize can be received because you were lucky or you were good prize money awarded to the winner of a tennis tournament consolation prize consoles you many more prizes fiscal year projects need to be completed / deals need to be closed clap your hands / 4 leaf clover / rabbit's foot / horse shoe buy into that / buy that astrology / astrological signs / Aries / Capricorn based on your birthday horoscope - prediction for the day based on your astrological sign in every newspaper in the us if you date some girl... not very strongly practical they will get bad luck for a long time give them some advice OR give them some pieces of advice / adviceS isn't a word :) uncountable noun, mass noun / luggage never has an s information never has an a s goddess calm / rough catholic / catholicism / the people are catholic / they practice catholicism In HK and Taiwan there are more people who practice religions. communist party atheist / people who don't have a religion http://www.geocurrents.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/WIN-Gallup-Religiosity-Map.jpg good happens TO themselves election / inaguration day inaguration is the process of becoming the president (or any other position) 535 none of them are openly athiest discrimination against athiests "God help me to do that." / "I promise" 50 percent were religious and 50 percent non-religious he is a strong believer Christian / Catholic / Christians are divided into Catholics, Methodists, Evangelicals, Mormons, and many more He evangelizes / He tries to convert people to Catholicism. / He has to be persia He wants to persuade you Jesus He sacrificed himself because humans sin a lot to sin = to do something immoral (usually is related to religion) in sin sing well educated you can use facts let the numbers tell the story let the numbers speak for themselves cost-benefit analysis home shopping network shopping channel guilty conscience we're becoming few and far between we're become less and less common on your desk talking a mile a minute They were talking a mile a minute.

Session Recap a hangout who picked it oiut? / who chose it? bought movie channel well made 3D effects red pill or the blue pill ignorance is bliss / bliss = extreme happiness comedies high-brow / low-brow comedies / dumb comedies crude 2 broke girls / i get the point of the joke it doesn't fit my sense of humor / english actor "Elementary, my dear Watson" catch phrase social outcast a unified theory of humor he can solve the crime from a seemingly insignificant detail / to seem NYPD Blue / boys in blue Law and Order kidnapping / adultery / cheating commit adultery / to cheat America's Next Top Model / Project Runway Tim Gunn / kiss up culturally specific dated The Matrix movies have aged well / The movie doesn't seem dated. Jennifer Anniston has aged VERY well. Louisville, Kentucky : I'm going to LA / Louisville Area porridge / congee made with rice by humans appetizers / first course / main dish / desserts make European and American people more easily accept. cookie-cutter / everything looks /is the exact same cookie-cutter houses / coffee chains /chain restaurants backlash suburbs / each suburb Manhattan catch your eye / grab your focus The branding is amazing Central Perk Have a healthy and prosperous new year I wish you a... set a goal/target set up a meeting / set up a room tolerate / tolerance / tolerant I must go to the shops later. I will be living in Korea next year./ I will have got married by this time next year.

Session recap although /al-thou/ even if they don't think the same way as me a three word name / three-word is acting as an adjective it doesn't have to be... two children / two babies / two kids I bought... I need to spend... determined in total toll roads one month older than me aunt nineteen eighty downtown engulfed your suburb where the subway doesn't go it would be hard... I would go to school... I used to get good scores on the exams sometimes I got into trouble buy into what they teach them what the teacher said/would say I still could get... in their eyes, you were defiant rebellious opinionated terrible teens they spoiled me a little