F2F Class Notes (Cynthia)

Vocabulary

Fresh graduate – Someone who has recently graduated.
E.g – Our office intern is a fresh graduate.

Confirm – To make a meeting or arrangement certain.
E.g – I would like to confirm our meeting tomorrow.

Humble – 低调 (Somebody that is not proud/arrogant)
E.g – He is very humble about his success.

Arrogant- 高调 (Somebody that is very proud)
E.g – I find him very rude and arrogant.

Colleagues – The group of people that you work together with.
E.g – I currently have 9 colleagues.

Grammar

Whenever my boss calls me, I need to answer the phone.

My boss is double my age.

My German colleagues do not visit Shanghai often.

Once my Portuguese colleague speaks, he cannot stop. – 话唠

Pronunciation

Opinion – /əˈpɪn.jən/

Recruitment – /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/

Environment – /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/

Private – /ˈpraɪ.vət/

Colleagues – /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/

Previous – /ˈpriː.vi.əs/