F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Homework


finish the sentences

Speaking exercise

it’s ok, I take care of my daughter and I think is a little tired because my daughter can run around my house. So I think it take me much energy and

She can walk maybe 1 year old. And before that she just crawled. But now she can walk and run and it is difficult to control.
In this week end I am thinking of something, I want to give my boss gift. the reason is I discussed with him some cases and he used his wired mouse and it looked inconvenient and the book tab looks not clean. so I think a wireless mouse is more convenient and I want to give him the present/gift this week but I think I need communicate with you first because I am worried when I give the gift to him I don’t know how to say it clearly.


ok, I took care of my daughter and I think it was a little tiring because my daughter can run around my house. So I think it takes me much/ a lot of energy.

She could walk since she was 1 year old/ she started walking when she was 1. And before that she just crawled. But now she can walk and run and it is difficult to control.
This week end I was thinking about something, I want to give my boss a gift. When I discussed some cases with him I noticed/realized he was still using a wired mouse. it looked inconvenient and the desk looked messy.

. so I thought a wireless mouse would be more convenient and I decided to give him a present/gift/decided to give him one this week but I think I need to communicate with you first because I am worried that when I give the gift to him I don’t know how to express myself clearly.

Speaking exercise

this is a little present from I and Elena. This present is from Elena and I. When we last week talked about with you some cases we thought your wired mouse is not convenient to use so we bought this wireless mouse for you. It is just a little thing, we hope you will accept it.


Do you have a moment? is it a good time?

I have a little gift  for you/ this is just a little something from  Elena and I .
Last week when we talked about some cases together we realized you were using a wired mouse. and we thought maybe a wireless one could be a good welcome gift for you. It is just a small thing/ it is nothing much we hope you will accept it.

Vocabulary

messy: not organized 乱
His desk looked messy

to notice: 发现
I noticed he was still using a wired mouse last week.

stressed / nervous / tense
I am stressed because I have a lot deadlines coming.

to knock: when you hit on a door to signal you presence.
Opening the door without knocking is very impolite.

relationship: how good you interact with someone.
I hope I can have a good relationship with my boss.

department : 部门
There are only 2 people in the legal department.

a little something / a small gift
I have a little something for you.

bluetooth 蓝牙
the wireless mouse uses bluetooth to connect to your computer.

to crawl to move using hands and knees
babies start to crawl before they can walk on their 2 feet.

you shouldn’t have …. : when someone gives you a gift and you want to be polite.
Oh that’s so nice of you, you shouldn’t have.

wireless : without a wire
All of our phones are wireless.

wired: with a wire.
My grandma still uses a wired phone.

nice to meet you ( first time)
nice to see you (after the first time)

closing conversation:
if there is nothing else I”ll be going
Ok, I’ll get back to it then / I’ll get back to my desk then

Pronunciation


polite

saw thought