VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W / S]

Today we focused on:

focused on email writing, then did some ielts speaking about favourite teachers at school

Writing exercise

In the moring step 1 use the facial cleanser to clean your face, step 2 evenly apply the toner , step 3 use the whitening essence all over your face, step 4 apply the eye cream around your eyes, finally use the suncream on your face and neck, than you can do your makeup.

In the morning step 1 / firstly / initially / in preparation use the facial cleanser to clean your face (in preparation / to prepare for the next steps), step 2 / then / after that / following that / the following step is to evenly apply the toner , step 3 use the whitening essence all over your face, step 4 apply the eye cream around your eyes, finally / at last / the final step is to / lastly use the sun cream on your face and neck (apply….to your neck) , then you can do your makeup.


Before using whitening essence all over your face, start by applying the toner. = 1 toner, then essence.

Vocabulary

uniform – zhi fu
eg. I have to wear a uniform when i go to the mall to work

which do you prefer? = like more

prepare – zhun bei

tailored / customised – ding zuo de

Please send me the pictures by Friday 5 PM at the (very) latest.

the whole day / all day / during the day / during the daytime
eg. I work during the day and rest at night

take care of = to do things because it’s your responsibility (ze ren)
care for = sounds like you’re sick / have some problem (sometimes similar to “take care of”)
care about = to think sth is important


Dear Shadow,

Thanks so much for your email.

As per the email from our boss, we need to have a meeting tomorrow. Do you want to meet at 5PM or 6PM. Please let me know.

If you have any questions or concerns, just send me an email before tomorrow. 

Regards,
Jesse


Dear Mika,

This email is about live streaming event this Saturday. We need some pictures of the product series which will be sold during this event. I need 5 pictures in total and I want the pictures to be in a summer style / theme. I hope you can send them to me before Friday 4PM as we need to send it to our contact at the mall before the weekend.

The detail, you can see the attachment.

Thanks.

Regards,
Shadow

Dear Mika,

I just wanted to contact you regarding the / Regarding the live streaming event this Saturday, we need / it would be great if you could (asking) / My boss just asked me to get(…. from you) / it’s really important that we get some pictures of the product series which will be sold during / part of / the focus of / included in this event. I need / Kindly send / provide me 5 pictures in total (are needed) / if you could send me 5 pictures in total, that would be great and I want / I hope / I’d prefer / we’ve decided that the pictures (to) be in a summer style / theme. I hope you can send them to me before / by Friday 4PM (at the latest) as we need to send it to our contact at the mall before / by / in advance of the weekend.

For the details / For more details, please see the attachment. / Please check the xls for more detail which I have attached to this email. 

Thanks / cheers! / thanks a lot 

Regards,
Shadow


Speaking exercise

I have stayed in the teacher’s home for 3 years between grade 3 to grade 5 because my mother and father have no time to take care me. They spend 500 yuan to my teacher for 1 month, 25 years ago. I stayed in the school for white day and go on learning in the evening, Monday to Friday.

I have stayed in the teacher’s home for 3 years between grade 3 to grade 5 because my mother and father had no / didn’t have any time to take care of me. They paid 500 yuan to my teacher (for) each month, 25 years ago. I stayed in the school all / for the whole day / during the day and went on learning in the evening, from Monday to Friday.