VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Grammar

I told she – I told her

an engineer in softwarea software engineer / an engineer in the software industry 

it will be good for her family business

the percentage of work in japan for women is almost …the percentage of working women in Japan is almost 10%

in a rainy day when it’s raining / on a rainy day 

take a photo to you – give / arrive / distance
take a photo for you – reason / help
take a photo with you – we do it together / we’re in it
take a photo of you – you are part of the photo

the digital marketing work is not as busy as ecommerce regarding working in digital marketing, I don’t think it would be as busy as ecommerce / I don’t think there would be as much work in digital marketing as there is in ecommerce 

Pronunciation

usually – you zha lee

ander – and – don’t use this for thinking…. if you do say “aaaaaaand”

Vocabulary

stay-at-home mother / housewife 
eg. she’s a stay at home mum

a period of it for some time / for a short time / short term
eg. I could do it short term, but I couldn’t do it forever

we like her songwe like her music 

ponytail – ma wei bian
eg. I put my daughter’s hair up in a ponytail

ehhh – ummm – thinking
uhh / err
– confused

how to sayyou know

headhunter / recruitment agency / recruiter – sb who tries to find staff for companies
eg. a headhunter introduced me to them

connect – contact / communicate / to make a relationship
eg. I connected with the HR people through my friend
connect – to make a strong / close / emotional relationship
eg. I try to connect with my students and staff
contact – communication (call / email / talk …)
eg. I contacted HR to ask some questions

usuallymostly / often / generally / always / most of the time

before the current work I work forI used to work forÂ