F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

part-time job: jian zhi

unreliable: bu neng yi kao de

coincidence: qiao he

notice: 注意; 理会; 察觉; 通告; 布告; 通知; 公告牌; 警示牌
ie. Before you quit, you should give an early notice. <— formal
ie. … you should notify(v) your company.

deduct: kou

doubt : yi huo (v and n)

community: she qu

scheme/hoax: pian ju (n)

Grammar

voice messages

“waste of time”

“playing the field”

What are you doing? -> Question sentence, not a phrase
what you’re doing -> phrase
ie. I don’t know what I’m doing here.
ie. I don’t know who he is.

Speaking exercise

I only went to the gym 2 days and it’s so busy. but only give me 16 yuan every hour.
I only went to the gym 2 days and it’s so busy. but they only gave me 16 yuan every / an/per hour.

This manager is so fun. -> funny.

I promised with her I will work to September but it’s so busy so I want to leave fast. But the other staff told me if you want to leave you need to speak early one month. I told my manager I will leave on July, and she told me you go now. So this time, she think she don’t need to pay the salary for me. My dad was so angry and next day, my dad to … my dad think if only go to ask them pay me salary is so strange. The boss told my dad they will give me my salary on next salary day.

Edited:

I promised her that I would work to September but it’s/the work was so busy so I wanted to leave fast. But the other staff told me if I wanted to leave, I need to tell/notify them a month earlier/I need give a one-month early notice. I told my manager I would leave in July, and she told me to leave right away. I was actually very happy, but she didn’t know and she thought that she doesn’t need to pay my salary/pay me. My dad got so angry and the next day, my dad got a membership at that gym. He thought if he only went to the gym to ask them to pay me, it would be so strange./It’s so strange if he just went to the gym for my salary. The boss told my dad they will give me my salary on the next pay day.

His membership at his last gym will expire soon.

It’s similar like a customer service center but this one belongs the government, and we don’t calling to customer, we calling to retired people and ask them you good now. And we chatting with old people. It’s so fun and easy.

It’s like/similar to a customer service center but this one belongs the government, and we don’t call customers, we call retired people and ask them how they are doing. And we chat with old people. It’s so fun and easy.

Because I need to speak too much..
…talk to much ..

Everyone they all want to calling finish fast.
Everyone all wants to finish calling fast.

We have targets and if don’t finish it, they will deduct.
… and if we don’t finish, they will deduct money/our pay.

They all calling fast, and if two hours to leave, they all finish their work. and I always stay here and calling slowly.
They all call fast, and they are finished with their work 2 hours earlier./they finish their work with 2 hours left before leaving. I always stay behind and call slowly.

I think I’m calling so fast so I’m always

So now I’m not afraid of if I not finished my work.

I knew a little boy.

don’t find me

about notifying old people

they bought our service for them so we need to tell them you can enjoy you can enjoy our service now. A lot of old people, they think we are lying. So I need explain to them but I think it wasted my time.
they bought our service for the old people so we need to tell them that they can enjoy our service now. A lot of old people thought we were lying. So I need explain a lot to them but I think it wasted my time./it was a big waste of my time.

Writing exercise

Some marriages often end in compromise with one another. This is also a kind of love, they can bear each other, and settle down for a lifetime. Everyone is an orphan in the process of learning what love is. So you don’t have to worry, you are your own greatest supporter and guide.

Edited:

Some marriages often end in compromise with one another. This is also a kind of love, they can bear each other, and settle down for a lifetime. Everyone is an orphan in the process of learning what love is. So you don’t have to worry, you are your own greatest supporter and guide.

Pronunciation

gym (short) jame

world (wor+old)  would