Demo Class Notes (Meng / Wei – Nick)

Meng’s class content focuses:
— Business presentations
— Social Situations
— Travel situations – Booking a hotel, airport, taxi, meeting new people, ordering food in a restaurant

The skill focus is on oral English and practical fluency.

Homework

Prepare a presentation idea to do a speaking section.

Next Class Focus

Do a speaking section with a common business topic.

Vocabulary

HSK – the standard test for Mandarin Chinese learners
e.g. At HSK 3, a Chinese learner can begin to do basic things, like talk about weather or order food.

As – to show that two things are happening at the same time, or that one thing happens while another is happening; to compare two things, a metaphor; to show why something is going to be done, because
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/as
e.g. (Two long activities) As I was eating, I was watching tv.
e.g. (Interruption) As I was talking with Meng, Jesse called me.
e.g. I was as happy as a kid with ice cream.
e.g. As our sales were especially high this year, the company is going to give generous bonuses to the sales team.

Market vs. Exchange – a market is all the buying and selling in an industry; an exchange is where stocks, bonds, etc. are listed for public sale and where prices are tracked
e.g. As farmers, we pay attention to the corn futures market.
e.g. Since we deal in futures, we pay more attention to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Worth it – is the cost or effort you would need to put into something going to get you something good in return?; will the result be valuable or useful?
e.g. It is worth it to study at SmartEnglish because it will help you to improve your English abilities to speak confidently and fluently with foreigners.

Profitability – whether something makes money for the owners and investors
e.g. The companies who request my reports are always very interested in the profitability of the target company.

Grammar

Go / went / have been
— The present tense (go) can be for now, or it can be for “in general, usual”
e.g. I am going to the gym now.
e.g. I go to the gym twice a week (usually)
— Already done, finished
— Related to now, from the past; here, that you have been to a place at least once
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The past                                                                                                 Now
e.g. I have gone to the gym twice a week since August (every week since August, and I am still doing that).
e.g. I have been to Shanghai (at least once in the past).

I watch a lot American TV series – I watch a lot of American TV series

Speaking exercise

My job is do the research on the companies listed in security market. I focus on the media industry, so I think I am familiar with the industry like film industry, TV drama, online games, and marketing. Usually I write a research report for the companies. I give my investing opinions to my clients, how is the company, and what’s the stock price, is it valuable to buy or to sell.


My job is to do the research on the companies listed in on securities exchanges market. I focus on the media industry, so I think I am familiar with the industries like the film industry, TV drama, online games, and marketing. Usually I write a research reports for the companies.** I give my investing opinions to my clients, about how is the stability / quality / profitability of the company, and what’s trends / projects regarding the stock price, is it valuable worth it to buy or to sell / should they buy or sell the stock.

** My job is to write a report on a topic of interest to a specific company.