F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Literature (n): 1- written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value:
E.g.: “Wuthering Heights” is a classic of English literature.
E.g.: He’s very interested Chinese literature.

Documentation (n): 1- pieces of paper containing official information.
E.g.: Passengers without the correct documentation (= official papers saying who they are) will not be allowed to travel.
E.g.: His responsible for talking care of all the documentation from the marketing department.

Proficient (adj): 1- skilled and experience. (n: Proficiency)
E.g.: She’s proficient in two languages.
E.g.: It takes a couple of years of regular driving before you become proficient at it.
E.g.: The job ad said they wanted proficiency in at least two languages.
E.g.: Cynthia is taking an English proficiency exam later this year.

Grammar

Fireworks is much more pretty. – Fireworks is much prettier. 

I had a interview this afternoon. – I had an interview this afternoon. 

There is little brands of clothes in Qingdao. – There are few clothing brands in Qingdao.

I wanna change another industrial – I wanna change industries. / I wanna change to another industry.

The next interview should be several days later. – The next interview should in several days. 

Sometimes they use some slangs I never meet before. – Sometimes they use slang I’ve never heard before.

When I came to SE firstly… – When I first came to SE… 

Grammar

Executive: /ɪɡˈzek.jə.t̬ɪv/

Literature: /ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.tʃɚ/

Documentation: /ˌdɑː.kjə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/

Proficient: /prəˈfɪʃ.ənt/

Proficiency: /prəˈfɪʃ.ən.si/