VIP Class Notes (George) [S]
Homework
Review some of these words you just learned.
Vocabulary
Amateur- Something or someone that is not professional.
e.g. I don’t play basketball professionally, I’m only an amateur.
Athlete- A person who plays a sport professionally.
e.g. Yaoming is China’s most famous athlete.
Portfolio- A collection of works, usually from artists or other kinds of jobs that require creativity
e.g. If you hire a photographer, you normally want to see his or her portfolio BEFORE hiring them.
Hire- To bring someone to work for you or your company.
e.g. I recently hired a new assistant to help me with QC.
Blazer- Xi Zhuang, the top part of a suit.
e.g. Michael Kors often makes men’s blazers.
Spontaneous- when you don’t really plan for things and just do them as they happen.
e.g. My friends are too spontaneous, they always plan to go traveling last minute but I can’t join them because I can’t take time off.
Routine- something you follow every day or at a regular time.
e.g. My morning routine is: I wake up at 7am, wash my face, drink a coffee and read the newspaper for an hour.
Noun- ming ci- something that you can count, usually an object or thing.
e.g. Apple is a noun and needs to be counted, an apple or four apples.
Difficult- Something that is not easy, it is hard.
e.g. The client’s case was a difficult one to handle.
Speaking exercise
Original
Today I woke up at 7 o’clock and brush my teeth and wash my face for 10 minutes. I spent 20 minutes take a bath for work, at 10 am I have a break so I bought a cup of coffee for myself, then I continue my work.
Corrected
Today I woke up at 7 o’clock and brushed my teeth and washed my face for 10 minutes. I spent 20 minutes on a bus to go to work. At 10 am I had a break so I bought a cup of coffee for myself, then I continued my work.
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