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.