VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

What is ___ short for?

What is ’till’ short for?

Not until. – Till is short for not until

Vocabulary

abbreviation – the short form of a word or name.

eg: Sth. is the abbreviation for something.

eg: Etc. is the abbreivation for

stands for – represents something

eg: What does PPT stand for?

PPT stands for powerpoint.

cycle – something from start to finish and again.   (Bicycle)

eg: The weather cycle in Shanghai is unpredictable. It could be really hot one day, then chilly the next day.

sales force – sales team

eg: This sales force is really efficient. Their force cost is 20% lower than the previous sale force.

force (V) – to make someone do something, especially that they don’t want to do

eg: Luna forced me to try her green tea. I was so scared she would hurt me if I didn’t.

quarter – 1/4th. 25%

eg: They took a quarter of the team and sent them to Beijing. The rest of us stayed in Shanghai.

eg: A quarter to 8.

eg: A quarter till 8.

Pronunciation

ads – A ‘zi

advertisement – Ad verr tize ment

our niche market will be separet for two types

the priority primary target is 25 to 35 years old

28 to 40 year old married people

Listen and Spell:

How do you spell etc.?

Etercetra

etrcetera

etcetera

Grammar

singular – the single form of a word

NUMBERS as ADJ.

8 + N. + N.

eg: It’s an 8 hour flight.

eg: This is an 8 person car.

eg: He is 5 years old./ He is a 5 year old boy.

that is a better way to exposure(N) expose(v) that

Anything can be an ADJ.

All words can be ADJ.

Most words have an ADJ form.  These will have different spelling.

eg: Collaborate (work together) (v)

eg: Collaborative (work together) (adj)

-Ing – give the feeling

eg: I am boring, people don’t like me.

eg: They don’t even have running water. They need to go get water out of the river.

eg: I didn’t think it was interesting. So I left.

-Ed – have the feeling

eg: I am bored, I don’t like this movie.

eg: I am interested in seeing that movie.

eg: Is that client interested? Do they wanna sign the contract?

IF, the word doesn’t have an adjective form…

eg: Coffee

you don’t change the spelling, and it just becomes an ADJ if you put it directly before a N.

eg: I’m going to grab a coffee.

eg: The coffee is smelling

eg: I’m heading to the coffee shop over there.

eg: Isn’t it weird that coffee shops never have coffee tables?

eg: In most homes people have a sofa and a coffee tab;e in front of it.