F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Speak in complete sentences by repeating the question back to the speaker! 🙂

Q: What is your job?

My job is in medicine – I am  a doctor.

Q: When you are not working, what do you like to do?

When I am not working, I like to play games and watch TV.

Vocabulary

industry / 行业

e.g. I work in the medical industry.

e.g. I work in medicine.

medicine (noun) / medical (adj)

e.g. I am a doctor – you should listen to me – take this medicine! (NOUN)

e.g. I am a medical doctor – I give medical advice and medical opinions. (ADJ)

fashion (noun) / fashionable (adj)

e..g I love the new fashion from Gucci

e.g. Gucci’s newest clothes are very fashionable.

e.g. Juliet is a very fashionable woman! She loves fashion!

annual / year

semi annually / semi annual / twice a year

bi annual / once every two years

quarter (noun) / quarterly (adj) / every 3 months 

e.g. Q1 2019 includes January, February and March

e.g. Q4 2019 includse October, November, December.

e.g. Businesses tell their investors how well they are doing quarterly.

e.g. Business results are released quarterly – every three months.

numb / 麻木

Grammar

I like SH more than Hubei because the SH is more fashion and more open / fashionable 

If <<this happens>> then <<this must happen>>

e.g. If you are a doctor then you have to work all the time

e.g. If your sentence has the word “if” then your sentence should have the word “then”.

e.g. If you are in Shanghai then you should go eat xiaolongbao.

e.g. If it is Saturday then you can play games.

If <<this happens>> then you should <<do this>> / to give a suggestion.

e..g If you want to have the surgery then I think you should go to this hospital.

e.g. If you want to come to SH then you should come in October when it is not too hot.

e.g. If your hand feels numb then you should go to hospital and see Juliet!