VIP Class Notes (David) [S]

Try to learn 5 new words each day. Use them at least once during your day.

Tip: slow down, use short sentences. End each thought before beginning the next. Avoid complex sentences and using too many conjunctions for now.

He think my English is not fluent so he just send me wechat message. Typing the working task for me. -> He thinks my English is not fluent. He mostly sends me Wechat messages. He types the work (work tasks) for me.

He listening is great but he don’t speak. -> His listening (subject is listening, “his” is a possessive pronoun adjective) is good, but he doesn’t speak.

I always to organize the brand event of some VIP customers give their some special gifts and some promotion cards. Communicate with media and stylist with some nother brand. -> I am organizing (verb = am organizing) [compare to] I am going to organize (verb = am going; to organize = preposition+verb infinitive). I organize the brand event of some VIP customers. We give them some special gifts and some promotion cards. I communicate with media and stylists from other brands.

Our brand is built up in New York so we have some oversea market just a little bit so my English level is not influence my work. Just Chinese ok in Chinese market.  -> Our brand was built up (founded) in New York. A small part of our market is overseas. My English level is mostly enough for my work.

Maybe my report manager’s English is very well so I want improve my English quickly. -> Our department manager’s English is very good.

Vocabulary

Usually – [s] yoo-jzoo-ul-ly

Emphasize – to express something more strongly

ex: Make sure to emphasize certain sounds when you speak.

Exception – when something like a rule doesn’t apply

ex: English grammar rules have a lot of exceptions.

Grammar

Subject verb agreement -> Make sure to use the correct verb form based on the subject of your sentence.

ex: He (subject, third-person singular noun) works (simple verb+s) at my office. He does not (doesn’t) work.

ex: Cida (subject, third-person singular noun) plays the piano.

ex: I (first-person, second-person, or plural third-person noun) work (simple verb, no “s’) at the office. I/you/they don’t work.

Verb tense – focus on mastering past, present, and future simple tense only.

ex: He worked; He works; He will work.

Well / good – well is an adverb, use it to modify verbs; good is an adjective, use it to modify nouns