F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Next Class Focus

Please review the notes from the 20th of March again.

Vocabulary

Consultant (n): 1-  someone who advises people on a particular subject. 2- 顾问
E.g.: He’s been working as a business consultant for many years.

Comment (n): 1- something that you say or write that expresses your opinion:
E.g.: I don’t want any comments about my new haircut, thank you!
E.g.: He made negative (负) comments about the project.

Current (adj): 1- of the present time.
E.g.: Donald Trump is the current president (主席) of the United States.
E.g.: I don’t like my current job.
E.g.: Our current admin assistant will leave next month, so we need to hire a new one.

Former (adj): 1-before the present time or in the past:
E.g.: Barrack Obama is the former president of the United States
E.g.: I didn’t like my former boss, but my current one is great!
E.g.: I decided to quit my former job because I wasn’t happy with the company.

Confident (adj): 1- having a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something.
E.g.: The class made me more confident about myself.
E.g.: She’s a very confident young businesswoman
E.g.: I am confident about my ability to do the job.

Camping (n): 1- 露营

Marketing (n): 1- 营销

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

Before I want to review, but the time fast. – I wanted to review it before / earlier, but time passed very fast. 

We talk about my experience. About my work. – We talked about my work experience. 

What I work do. – What I do at work.

I ask he what I do the new job. – I asked him what I’m going to do at the new job. 

I want to know the boss friendly or give me improve with job. – I want to know if the boss is friendly and if the job will help me improve. 

Today I only meet their HR. Tomorrow HR want to me to meet their boss. – Today I only met the HR, but tomorrow he wants me to meet the boss. 

After tomorrow she will fly to Taiwan. – The day after tomorrow she will fly to Taiwan.

She has a office. – She has an office.

Pronunciation

Police: /pəˈliːs/

Hire: /haɪr/

Consultant: /kənˈsʌl.tənt/

Comment: /ˈkɑː.ment/

Negative: /ˈneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv/

Current: /ˈkɝː.ənt/

Former: /ˈfɔːr.mɚ/

President: /ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/

Marketing: /ˈmɑːr.kɪ.t̬ɪŋ/