VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

knowledgeable / experienced
eg. i think 2 things that my boss would say about me is that I’m both knowledgeable and experienced in my field / work

i take too much care – i care too much / I’m too sensitive about what people say about me 

criticise < > praise 

colleague – sb i work with / we work together 

classmate – sb I studied with at high school / we studied together at university / we went to the same university / we were in the same class 

get rid of
eg. they need to get rid of some staff

it’s not my forte / strength – sth you’re really good at

the actual – in actuality
eg. People say I’m really social but in actuality I’m quite shy

scatterbrain / absent minded – easy for you to forget what you’re doing / get lost / get side-tracked 

usually – quite often / regularly / generally 

their character creation – the creation of their character

Grammar

in these days / recently 

Pronunciation

client – clai yents