VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Do 1 wechat at least, asking questions about your job / email writing
Do some writing either using the vocabulary from today or a diary.

Vocabulary

met up
eg. I met up with them on friday and we had a chat about our recent issues

patched things up / patched up our problems

change a job / change a new job – changed to a new job / got a new job 

deliberately withheld

hypocritical

besides them – other than them

did they understand where you’re coming from? – did they understand your perspective

beat me up – get on my case / have a go at me / make fun of me 

what does FYI stand for / FYI is an acronym for what?
approx is short for approximately

FYI the office will be closed tomorrow. The operating hours have been attached FYR.

schedule – what things are at what time
timeline – stages / steps / times in order
timetable – a table that has times / dates / information laid out
itinerary – travel documents / bookings / times .. etc

chart (more picture based) = graph (more maths based)
table – a layout of data

Grammar

the company her husband is working for / at now

get me connected with the former colleague – he connected me with my former colleague 

they are double standard – they have double standards

something they don’t want to talk about

don’t reply me – reply to me