VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Homework

Write about why each person does each job and what each of their strengths and weaknesses are. Review the grammar from today especially “there is / have”

Today we focused on:

there is / it has .. and breaking chinglish problems

Vocabulary

A)
How are you? / How’s it going? / How’re you doing? 

B)
5 – Great / Really good / Very good 

4 – Good / Pretty good 
3 – Not bad / good
2 – Fine / Just OK
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / Thank you

And you? / How about you? / What about you? 

A)
5 – Great / Really good / Very good 
4 – Good / Pretty good 
3 – Not bad / good
2 – Fine / Just OK
1 – Not great / Not very good

Thanks / Thank you


first impressions – the first feeling you have when you meet someone
eg. I think first impressions are really important

make an impression
eg. I try to make a good impression on my students

kind / kindness
happy / happiness

leadership ability / skills – your ability to be a leader

written test

top 50 people – upper / most / best
bottom 50 people – lower / least / worst

shortlist – a list of things that have come from a bigger list / from all
eg. there are 50 movies in the Oscars shortlist for “best picture”

Grammar

rule: don’t repeat the noun at the start of the sentence
eg. my friend she is funny = my friend is funny, and she … 

at work someone you look very beauty – someone who looks very beautiful will make you happy

he or she – they (includes male and female)

for my recently recently / for recently / for my recent life 

if have the empty position, they can choose someone – if there is an empty position, they can choose someone

have / don’t have – owned by / part of
there is / there isn’t – location / exist / a place has sth

Pronunciation

smile – eye – long
smell – eh – short

Speaking exercise

my team is just have 6 people in our team include my manager, we have 2 … we manage different part of things like i always work in the lobby of the bank. another one he focus on the business and i focus on the service and marketing, and another clerk, one is work for the cash, for the personal business and another one is for business.

There are 6 people in our team including my manager, we have 2 … we manage different things / we have different functions like i always work in the lobby of the bank. Another one he focuses on the business and i focus on the service and marketing, and another clerk is working with cash, for the personal business and another one is for business.