F2F Class Notes (George)
Homework
Prepare a short discussion on your ideal kind of work and the responsibilities you would like to have.
Next Class Focus
Vocabulary
Seniority-What level or rank someone holds in a company.
e.g. What is his seniority in the company? Is he the CEO?
Senior-Someone who has a lot of experience in a certain field.
e.g. We are currently looking for a senior advertising executive who has at least 5 years experience.
Junior– Someone who is relatively new in a certain position or field.
e.g. They hired a junior writer to write all the short articles because he lacks experience.
Appointed- To be given a certain role or responsibility
e.g. Vladimir Putin was appointed president of Russia once again.
Grammar
Most time- Most of the time/Most times
someone who has his own but not shows out- someone who has his own plan but doesn’t show it.
Two people will leave job-Two people will leave their job/this job/this company.
Will leave on the end of next month- Will leave at the end of next month.
Our team have 8 people- Our team has 8 people.
We have the same feeling of tiring from this kind of work- We all feel tired from doing this kind of work.
Vocabulary & Expressions are two things she’d also like to work on
Instead of using “running out of stamina” to describe low energy/lack of energy, we can use burned out.
e.g. If I keep working like this, I’m going to burn out/I will be burned out.
“It struck a chord.” (To strike something or someone) to bring up a strong feeling in someone.
e.g. What he said about his parents really struck a chord with me.
To catch someone’s attention- to get their interest or focus.
e.g. what you said really caught my attention.
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