Demo Class Notes (Zhangyiqun – Tibo)
Zhangyiqun
Need to have more practice in speaking and writing (start about simple topics and then about work topic (medical / research / lab results))
practice job interview (introduction in English / why do you want to change your job? Why medical research ? ..)
review simple grammar (past tense / sentence making)
Practice pronunciation (numbers/test result % fraction)
practice writing emails
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F2F: 2
Writing: 2
Speaking exercise
I am 22, I like Kpop, I like the band.
have , about 1 year ago. I went to Jeju island . I have a Korea friend so I go to Jeju to meet them.
I like Chongqing because I like the spicy food.
3 times.
everyday eat hotpot
I wanna change my job so I need English to help me give more choices.
I am a dentist nurse. I am looking for CRC / clinical research
I reading emails and write emails.
every company is different.
I have a phone interview 现在没有
Maybe face to face.
speak and write are difficult. I always look not speak and not write so
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I am 22, I like Kpop, I like the bands.
I went to Korea about 1 year ago. I went/travelled to Jeju island .
I have Korean friends so I went to Jeju to meet them.
I like Chongqing because I like/love spicy food. / I am crazy about spicy food
I went to Chongqing 3 times.
When I was in Chongqing I ate hotpot everyday / while in Chongqing I had hotpot everyday
I want to change my job so I need English to give me more choices. / I think I can have a better job if my English is better
I am a dentist nurse. I am looking for CRC / clinical research / I want to work in clinical research
I need to read emails and write emails. / I need to read and write emails
But every company is different so I am not sure.
I had a phone interview this morning but they didn’t test my English
Maybe in the face to face interview / face to face meeting they will speak to me in English.
speaking and writing are difficult. I always watch English TV shows but I don’t speak and I don’t write so it is harder for me / it is more difficult
Writing exercise
structure for 1st email:
- greeting (Dear John / Dear Mr Smith / Hi John)
- a compliment / ice breaker (I hope this email finds you well / I hope you had a nice week end/ …)
- the reason for your email ( I am writing to you about the test results … / I am writing to you regarding the results …)
- a call to action ( please send me the results from your lab / would you mind sending me the results from your lab…)
- a closing message (I am looking forward to hearing from you / I look forward to your response )
- signature (best regards , your name)
Practice : write an email to John Smith from ABC to send him the clinical research results as PDF
Hi John,
I hope you had a nice week.
I am writing to you about the test results.
You will find them attached to the email as a pdf.
please send me the results for you lab.
I am looking forward to hearing from you
best regards,
Vocabulary
to attach (v) put together
I attached the pdf to the email
attachment (n)
You will find the pdf as attachment.
response (n) 回复
The response was very short
to respond (v)
He responded to my email quickly
result (n) 结果
The result was not good
interview (n/v) 面试
I had an interview
They interviewed me
Clinical research (n) 临床研究
I want to work in clinical research
clinic (n) 诊所
I went to the clinic because I hurt my leg
research (n/v)研究 / trying to discover new things
We need to research a vaccine for Covid 19
He works in medical research
vaccine (n) 疫苗
I took the vaccine
travel (v) 旅游
I like to travel
trip (n)
I went on a trip to Korea
spread out : not all together /at a distance 分部
We spread out to look for the missing cat
Korea (n) : country
I went to Korea
Korean (adj/n) : people of Korea / from Korea
I like Korean food
Koreans are very nice
hotpot (n)火锅
I like to eat hotpot
travel (v)
I travelled to Korea.
Grammar
while : at the same time
I help the customer while the dentist is getting ready
I write an email while I listen to music
watch : when you look at something for some time (maybe 10 mins / 1h + )
I watched a movie
I watched a TV show
look : when you look at something but it can be much faster
I looked at the sky to see if I needed an umbrella (1s)
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