VIP Class Notes (Ally)[R/S]

Homework

Make sentences with the new vocabulary we learned from today.

Vocabulary

epidemic: wide-spread phenomenon

combat:  go to war with / fight with 对战

combatant:  soldier in military

noble:  adj 高贵的

nobility:贵æ—

pandemic: serious and wide-spread 疾病

interact(v):互动

interaction: noun

interactive: adj
ie. This English class is an interactive class because it encourages students to talk as well as the teachers.

workforce: 所有的工作人员

working process: 进行中的工作
ie. I’m not very good at English yet – this is a working process.

input:输入,建议,值得被采纳的建议- opinion that is worth considering

practical: 实用的

accessible: 容易进入的(available)

adopted:领养 采纳

approach: way æ–¹å¼æ–¹æ³•

radical:激进的

modestï¼reserved: 谦虚的 内敛的 收敛的

correspondent: 对接的人

corresponding:é…套的 一套的 对接的

crucial:super important

gestures:手势

pedestrians:  行人

jay-walking: crossing the street at a red light/or no crossroad

vehicle:  any kind of 载具

Speaking exercise

I want to learn words that will impress others.
I want to learn words that will leave an impressive on others/sound impressive.

Different countries have different cultures. When I been to Australia, I think people are very nice. Once I just lost my passport and my purse and my almost everything. But finally, a very nice staff found it and kept it for me. In China, I think maybe everything is gone.  When I tried to cross the road, Western drivers they will let you go first. In China, they are always very rush. Maybe one year ago, drivers don’t wait for pedestrians. But now there’s a new rule to punish them – they have to do that, otherwise they will lose money and points.
Different countries have different cultures. When I went to/was in/went on holiday in Australia, I think people there are very nice. Once, I lost my passport and my purse… so basically everything important to me./ all my valuables. But actually a very nice boating staff found it and kept it for me. In China, I think maybe everything would be gone.  When I try to cross the road, Western drivers will let me go first./In Western countries, vehicle drivers always let pedestrians go first. In China, they are always very rushed. Maybe one year ago, drivers didn’t wait for pedestrians. But now there’s aï¼SH adopted a new rule to punish them – they have to wait in line, otherwise they will be subject to a large fine and points.

Reading

It’s 7pm and I’m tired. My shift finished one hour ago but I’m still in the office dealing with emails. But I’m not alone when it comes to having a full inbox and no time to reply. This problem has been worrying experts in business.

Sir Cary Cooper, an academic and former adviser to the British government, says that employers must combat an “epidemic” of staff checking work emails after-hours.

“For people to be working at night, weekends and holidays on email is not good for the health of our country”, says Cooper. And he suggests that sending and receiving emails within the same building should be banned. These should be replaced by face-to-face meetings and phone calls.

Some companies offer internal social networks to have people interacting.

Part of the modern thinking is that staff’s healthy work-life balance leads to a company’s increased productivity. And there are suggestions that the workforce should have an input in changing this culture. According to Cooper, one practical solution would be to send a message to alert workers when they access emails at a time they should be relaxing with their families.

Some companies have adopted a more radical approach to combat the current ’email epidemic’. The French IT company Atos announced in 2011 it was considering banning the use of internal emails. The announcement was enough to make the number of emails decrease.

The BBC’s Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones suggests that employees write shorter emails, with the subject line treated as a headline so that the recipient decides if the rest is worth reading. And a crucial point: we need to think before copying a message to everyone in the company. Otherwise many will end up like me – late in the day just pressing the same key. Delete, delete, delete…

Pronunciation

orchestra – che= ke