F2F Class Notes (Whitney) (S)

Introductions – how to start a meaningful conversation.

Vocabulary

express myself  (v)
I want to express myself better.

confidence (n) 自信
Build confidence in everything (speaking, reading, writing)

priority (n) – pry-or-ri-tee
Improving English speaking is my current priority

finance (n) 金融
My friend works in the finance industry.

real estate (n) 房地产
I am really interested in learning about real estate. (the real estate industry)

industry (n) 你是做哪一个行业
What industry are you in?

convenient (adj) 方便
Shanghai is way more convenient than the Dominican Republic.

delivery (n) 外卖
Do you want to order delivery?
I love Shanghai because I can order delivery whenever I want, it’s so convenient.

mail (n) 快递
Guess how long it takes to mail something in Australia?

unwilling (adj) 不愿意 (willing = 愿意)
The delivery person was unwilling to delivery beyond 3 kilometres.

Currently, I’m working in a digital marketing agency as an Executive Director. My main responsibilities are to manage Weibo and WeChat platforms, as well as the advertising and operations.

Q: What do you want to learn?
A: I want to build confidence by improving my English speaking. It is my main priority because I want to express myself better.

Q: Where are you from?
A: I was born in Shanghai and I’ve lived here my whole life. Except for that one year that I was in the Dominican Republic.

Q: Oh, that’s so interesting. Why were you in the Dominican Republic?
A: I was doing business there, mainly in the fashion industry managing sales and trade. I created my own brand back there, but I sold it before I moved back to China.

Q: So why did you decide to come back to China?
A: I really love Shanghai and I prefer to live here. Isn’t it so convenient to live here? I missed being able to park my car conveniently, pay with my phone and order delivery whenever I want.

I ordered a pizza delivery and they have a delivery service for up to 3 kilometres. But my house is 3.2 kilometres away and the delivery person is unwilling to deliver the pizza all the way to my house.

The health system, social security (US)/superanuation aka. Super (UK/AU), high income.
The welfare system and the income is better in Australia or Singapore, but the lifestyle tempo is much slower than in Shanghai. But I am still jealous of these other countries.