F2F Class Notes (Tibo)

Speaking exercise

I have a lunch with my workmate in ICBC Shanghai group in Pudong.
we have a canteen but it is different we can waste food -> we have western food
We have a private room because my workmate upseat visit together lunch but this is different。 you order nice food together in the canteen。
usually we everyday to canteen lunch it is very big。 this is a room。

I have a safe in my room.
The safe in the bank is/costs 600 per year.
Before many people want this service so every bank place has safe now is no. It is all closed just big banks.
I think many people they don’t need now.

In Pudong before I visit it is very big vault.
if you rent you can have a big case and put paintings and gold.


I had lunch with my workmate in ICBC Shanghai group in Pudong.
we have a canteen but it is different we can eat western food  / we have western food / they serve both Chinese and western food.
We have a private room because my workmate is a manager  / workmate has a high position so we had lunch together in the private room. We had access to the private room because he has a high position.
 you order nice food together in the canteen.
usually we go to the canteen everyday and have lunch it is very big/ we have lunch in the big room / common room.

I have a safe in my room.
The safe in the bank costs 600 per year. / it costs 600 to rent a safe in the bank
Before many people wanted this service so every bank had a safe now not anymore / now it is different.
It is all closed and just big banks have a safe.
I think many people don’t need it now. / people don’t need a safe anymore.

In Pudong before I visited a bank and the vault was very big.
if you rent you can have a big case and put paintings and gold.

Vocabulary

common (adj) 共有的/常见
There is a big common room and 2 small private rooms
Phones are common now but in 2010 only a few people had iPhones.

to access (v/n) enter / use / right to use
I don’t have access to this report because it is only for directors 懂事长

director (n) 懂事长
Tom is the marketing director

vault (n) 保险库
Gold is kept in the vault
Only the top people can access the vault

safe (n) 保险箱
There is a small safe in the hotel

safe (adj) 安全的
Shanghai is safe

insurance (n) 保险
I bought an insurance

position (n) 位置/ 职位
He has a high position in the company

location (n) where something is
I sent him a message on WeChat with my location

canteen (n) : small restaurant usually operated by the company 食堂
I eat lunch at the company’s canteen

private room (n) 包房
We booked a private room in the restaurant

to waste (v) 浪费
I try not to waste food and I take away what I cannot finish
I don’t watch TV because I think it wastes time.
I don’t play on my phone I think it wastes time. / it is a waste of time.

Pronunciation

waste

west

western