F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Encourage (v): 1- to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen. 2- to talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something.
E.g.: We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.
E.g.: They’ve always encouraged me in everything I’ve wanted to do.

Complex (n): 1-  difficult to understand or find an answer to because of having many different parts.
E.g.: It’s a very complex issue to which there is no easy answer.
E.g.: The film’s plot was so complex that I couldn’t follow it.
E.g.: The company has a complex organizational structure.

Competition (n): 1- a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else.
E.g.: Competition for jobs is intense.
E.g.: There’s a lot of competition between computer companies.
E.g.: The two companies are in competition with each other.

Shortcut (n): 1- a route that leads from one place to another and is quicker and more direct than the usual route.
E.g.: I know a shortcut to town.

Grammar

In this company we can get promoted when we joined one year. – In this company we can get promoted one year after we joined / after we have worked for a year.

Two years later I will go back to working in HR. – Two years from now I will go back to working in HR. / In two years I will go back to working in HR.

Every people do overtime in this company. – Everyone in this company does/works overtime.

They finish work at six or six and a half. – They finish work at six or six thirty / half past six.

It’s difficult, but it’s deserves. – It’s difficult, but it’s worth it.

I need to contact with clients. – I need to contact clients.

If my work well – If I work well / If my work goes well.

Pronunciation

Warm: /wɔːrm/

Warn: /wɔːrn/

Driven: /ˈdrɪv.ən/