VIP Class Notes (David) [S]

Homework

Watch some English television. Remember or write down what you watched and discuss it next class.

Grammar

I come here for to improving my English. -> 1. Better: I come here to improve my English. 2. OK: I come here for improving my English.

Not my work don’t use lot of English. -> Slightly wrong:  My work don’t need a lot of English. -> OK: My work doesn’t need a lot of English -> Better: My work doesn’t require a lot of English. -> Best: I don’t need to use a lot of English for work.

Maybe I will change at work. -> Maybe I will change my job.

I must to prepare for it. -> I must prepare for it.

Speaking exercise

Just like custom manager to need to reserve need to serve customers who need your help and give them some more information for the financial for our bank product or instrument to help them to manage their money. -> I am a customer manager. I need to serve customers who need my help. I give them some more information about our financial products to help them manage their money.

I think why I choose my job is I don’t know what I want to do exactly just for my parents also work in the bank and they think work in the bank is good job for girls because if you work in the bank the work is not… many people think working at the bank is like safe work, not many change. If I have the other chance to choose my work, I think I will choose to go abroad to study after I leave my college. I feel a little boring to do my work i feel a little boring for my work but I don’t know what I can do if I leave my company. Maybe I just afraid to be change because I don’t know my long point or I don’t know what I can do better do something better. ->

Grammar

To + verb: always use the simple form of the verb.

ex: to improving; to improved; to improve

Vocabulary

Rigid – structured – firm – unmoving – inflexible

ex: The school’s teaching method is very rigid.

tailor – make something to someone’s specific requirements

ex: The teacher tailored his class to the students’ needs.

desperate – adjective; when you have a hopeless sense that a situation is impossible to deal with; having little hope for success.

ex: I was lost in the desert and desperate for water.

eloquent – adjective; well-spoken, someone who speaks very well, someone who has a strong command of their language. eloquently – adverb

ex: The president’s speech was very eloquent and thoughtful.

too many hoops to jump through – a task that is too complicated and difficult

ex: I wanted to open a new bank account, but there were too many hoops to jump through.

follow-up question: the next question that is asked because of the previous (the one before) question or answer.

ex: The interviewer was very good at asking smart follow-up questions.