Demo Class Notes (May – Jacob)

May 9, 2018Demo StudentMay Y

Vocabulary

Adequate – satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity
eg. I think my English level is not adequate at the moment

light at the end of the tunnel – to reach the end point or freedom

Work life balance – how much you work compared to your free time

Breaking point – a point in time when someone becomes extremely angry and does some kind of action

Leverage – having an upper hand/stronger position
eg. I want to have leverage when I talk with clients about money

I have to draw the line somewhere – a point when you decide it stops or finishes

Tunnel – a underground passage
eg. I drove through the tunnel which was much easier than going around the mountain

I nailed it (idiom) – to almost perfectly complete something

Grammar

Foreigner clients

I’m on vacation

30th of April or April 30th , 3rd of May or May 3rd

Pronunciation

read vs read (past tense)

Choir [Kuai-or] – a group of people that sing together (no instruments, just voice)

Accurate

Speaking exercise

Original

I studied in Shanghai for my bachelors degrees for 4 years. After that I went to Singapore to get my masters degree. After that I came back to Shanghai to work. I work for 2.5 years.

I just came back from Bali. I love traveling but I don’t think I have time. I went to Thailand six or seven times.

Its very natural or meant to be. Because choosing law for my undergrad is very natural. I read newspaper about political science when I’m in middle school. I don’t want to work in government after my 4 year undergrad degree. I think lawyer maybe my best choice. So I majored in maritime law. At this time I just thought it was cool.

Edited

I studied in Shanghai for my bachelor’s degrees for 4 years. After that I went to Singapore to get my masters degree. After that I came back to Shanghai to work. I worked for 2.5 years.