VIP Class Notes (Jacob) [S]

Homework

Write about the difficulties of your new work project with the vendors.


Vocabulary

plaid – a design on clothes See the source image

philanthropy – charity
philanthropist –
someone who does a lot of charity work

Make it rain – to show bills of money in the air
Make it hail (Canadian style)
Hail/sleet – when rain freezes between it hits the ground

Canadians ‘about’ = aboot
eh = å— 

documents – paperwork

optimistic – very positive and think things will be good in the end

poor you – you have an unfortunate situation (you will be busy or have a lot of stress)

Mock/test/make fun of/joke about – to make jokes about someone


Grammar

Man who is married.

For the last few days, I have felt
During the last few days, I have been


Speaking exercise

Original 

For the last few days, I was very exhausted. Because I introduced one new vendor to my company, its a complicated thing. Because you have to prepare a lot of application forms/documents, its a 1 mil RMB project so I have great pressure. I’m a very optimistic person. We just started, it will be officially launched in August. This weekend I will see a film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Sunday, sleep!

Edited 

For the last few days, I have been very exhausted. Because I introduced one new vendor to my company, its a complicated job/matter/affair. Because you have to prepare a lot of application forms/documents, its a 1 mil RMB project so I have great a lot of pressure. I’m a very optimistic person. We just started, it will be officially launched in August. This weekend I will see a film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Sunday, sleep!