VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Use the vocabulary from today to write about what you need to do with new staff when they join the company.

Have a role play about Hermia’s job – eg. you’re a new staff member, let her help you with something you need to do. Upgrade her vocabulary as much as possible.

Vocabulary

swipe card / ID card 

fingerprint – zhi wen

clock in / sign in < > clock out / sign out 

contact information – names, ph, emails etc…

I will tell them – notify them / let them know / advise 

about – regarding / in regards to / covering 

comes to our company – join our company / enter our company / start at our company / begin employment at our company

they need to – it’s important for them to / we require them to / it’s part of their job to 

I noticed you got a hair cut – I saw
I notified you that I got married – I told you
I sent you a notice about my marriage – I told you

set an email – create an email account / setup an email address / account

set = gu ding / stable
eg. I will set your password in the system
setup = create / make
eg. I will setup an account for you

that’s all – jiu zhe yang / nothing left / nothing else / finished

leave / leave permission 

apply = confirm / submit / say OK
apply for = ask for

Grammar

apply leave permission – apply for leave / do the application process for annual leave 

i told Nemo about my friend who won a competition – use “who” to add some details

it takes me not a long time – It doesn’t take me a long time 

they practice less – they don’t practice much / for a long time / as much 

they don’t want to play piano

Pronunciation

Jesse’s pronunciation 
restaurant – res tront 
generally – gen reh lee 
basically – basic ly
favourite – fay vret 

professional – “pro fesh shen nal”