F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)(S)

Please correct this speaking exercise with Michelle that we didn’t have time for:

When I just come here Jingan Temple – this area – you know there are many fancy food places – restaurants – usually during the lunch time I will choose – but now I think its very important not to eat too much during the lunch time – I need a healthy diet – so sometimes I make the lunch box by myself in the early morning. Before this job I’m new to this job – only for half a year – before this job I have been used to my previous jobbed I can do it very well – I change my job and came here – so I think maybe its a critical period for me maybe I haven’t been used to the work pace – so far, I can stand on my own. And I’m trying to make myself stronger physically and mentally.

I think it’s a very important to build/build up a healthy body because maybe you don’t know – my routine work is I busy my daily routine is very busy– so afterward I get up very early in the morning and have a quite a busy day – its always like this – so if I have time after work I will go like to go workout in a gym or practice yoga. I have a yoga teacher. Because you know yoga is – its critical to practice in a correct way/[with proper form] otherwise you will be get hurt/[injured] – I have practiced yoga for several years from since 2012.

I think from my perspective or from in my experience when I practice yoga and after that I will feel relaxed afterward and when I stretched myself the physically I feel relaxed – and during practicing yoga I will feel quiet and maybe sometimes I just sit there and empty my mind then I can keep my brain blank.

Try and eliminate using the verb “will” before your real VERB.

e.g. I will feel relaxed vs. I feel relaxed

My work routine is a little bit stressful – I think it’s quite challenging because you know – I’m a finance guy I’m in finance/my job is in finance/I’m a financial manager – I’m a finance business partner of a finance business/financial unit – I have a lot/deal with a lot of stake holders – I received many requests from different stakeholders constantly– and mostly its very rushing / rushed/time sensitive so I have to response respond to them quickly – so mostly I think its quite challenging – its in a quick – you have to response respond very quickly so because the work pace is very quick/fast/it’s a fast-paced work environment  – so I always feel very tired – so I think exercising physically should be a priority of mine exercise more physically should be very important to me .

Pronunciation

because / BECORZ / BE-CUH-Z

-AU words

Grammar

finance (noun) vs. financial (adjective)

e.g. I am very poor – my financial life is in ruins.

e.g. I work in finance and usually people have difficulty managing their personal finances.

Vocabulary

“important to me” = “a priority of mine”

e.g. English lessons are important to me.

e.g. English lessons are a priority of mine.

e.g. Taking English lessons is my priority.

redundant / it doesn’t need to be repeated because it’s already been said

on a day-to-day basis / something you do daily

e.g. On a day-to-day basis Michelle works in a demanding environment.

to envy / to be jealous of

diabolical / especially evil

a demanding environment / high-pressure, high-stress environemt

e.g. Michelle works in a very demanding environment.

e.g. Michelle’s new job takes place in a very demanding environment.

to manifest / for something to become real

e.g. The stress from your mind will eventually manifest itself physically.

e.g. Some people we can manifest our deepest desires or goals if we think about them positively. It begins as a thought and then manifests in reality.

e.g. If we don’t handle some of these financial issues internally, they will manifest themselves externally.