VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Try to think of a topic related to your job.

Grammar

it has a difference from other companies – there is a big difference between our company and others / our company has sth unique about it 

pay us timely – pay us in a timely manner / pay us on time

just you said – you just said 

you are hard if you stay at home – you are hardworking if you stay at home / staying at home is hard work 

do some changes – make some changes
make = do sth and then have sth
do = take action

Vocabulary

the baby fell and I couldn’t get to him in time – I arrived too late and sth bad happened
I always arrive to class on time – I’m never late

we will get a lawyer to sue you – sick my lawyer on you / get him on you / make him attack you

long term relationship
eg. we try to have / build / maintain / form a long term relationship with our clients

push them into a corner / we cannot corner them / make them feel cornered 

never corner a cat

there’s nothing we can do / there’s no other choice – mei ban fa

recover / retrieve our funds – get our money back

let you go – make you leave the company

lower your salary / cut your salary / make some cuts to salaries – give you less money

what benefit they bring to the world

they do what they love / i do what i love – do the job that is also your passion

i found the one i liked the most / found what I love(d) – found my favourite

look down on you – think im better than you

stay at home wife / mum – housewife
stay at home dad

what’s more – on top of this / also
furthermore / also 

you lose the same topics – start to have nothing in common 

Pronunciation

motivated – MOE di vay ded
motivation – moe di VAY shen

admiration – ad mir RAY shen

oil – “oyy yel”