Online Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Rapidly (adv): 1- in a fast or sudden way.
Things are changing very rapidly.
The country’s oil reserves are rapidly declining.

Concise (adj): 1- short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
E.g.: Make your answers clear and concise.

Speaking exercise

Original:

Usually for my job I have to do presentation for my foreign clients, to introduce my view of stock. I should told them whether the price of stock is good enough to buy a stock. I have to introduce the business of the company to my clients and give them my suggestion whether to buy or not. The presentation usually takes me 30 minutes to one hour, and maybe the client will ask me a questions about the stock or the company. That’s part of my job. The reason why I want improve my English is mainly because more and more foreign investors are interested in the stock market of China. They think there are lot of opportunities to make money in the stock market. There are a lot of excellent Chinese companies, they are growing bigger, their business are growing more and more larger and more and more profitable, so they become the clients of my company, so I have to talking with them and do business with them. Therefore, I have to practice more and more to improve my oral English.

Edited:

Usually for my job I have to do presentations for my foreign clients, to introduce my views of  specific stocks. I should introduce our company to my clients and advise them on whether the price of a stock is good and whether they should buy it. Presentations usually take 30 minutes to one hour, and then maybe the client will ask me questions. That’s part of my job. The reason why I want improve my English is mainly because more and more foreign investors are interested in the Chinese stock market. There are a lot of excellent Chinese companies, growing rapidly and foreign investors see in them a lot of opportunities to make money, so they become my company’s client and I have to talk and do business with them. Therefore, I have to practice more and more to improve my oral English.

Pronunciation

Mercantile: /ˈmɝː.kən.taɪl/

Profitability: /ˌprɑː.fɪ.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/