VIP Class Notes (Kyle) (W+S)

Advanced listening. Answer the questions. What is important about listening to accents?

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Quick Edit and Review:

I have never done these things when talking to foreigners. I think these tips are also suitable/compatible when dealing with / considering Chinese people. One thing I don’t agree is the subject issue which I don’t agree with is about money. In China, we seldom talk about money when you first get to know someone. Sometimes you know that some of your friends colleagues earn a lower salary than you, in this case, I will not ask it. I can assume how much they earn, based on their position, their working experience, because the salary for each position in the job market is quite open/transparent.

One of my team members resigned last week, she will move to HZ. There’s a very famous company in HZ called Alibaba. When she talked to me about her resignation, at that moment, I wanted to ask her about her employment package, but I held down my urge to. Finally, I gave in to my urge and asked the/a job hunter. He told me that in at Alibaba, it’s very common that male employees earn much more than the female employees.

have never done – Not in a million years would I approach foreigners on these subjects.

I think some—> I would suggest

dealing with —-> considering

colleagues — Call-Legz (Not Cali Girls)

suitable – 

get to know someone- 

open/transparent- 

Goals for this and Future Classes: to be more specific  / Subject agreement with plurals/ownership

Listening Test: 

Why do you like to bellydance?

Original:

I don’t like running and also if I am doing exercising in the gym then I feel that it is quite lonely. I would never in a million years say hello to a stranger in a gym (*personal/cultural differences*). About a year ago, I joined a dancing club and I was one of the team members in the whole team because we attend several competition. Usually the event is held by one of the belly dancing clubs, which is very famous, in the competition there set different levels based on you age and based on if you are an amateur or professional, and you can join the competition as team or individually. One reason (why I love the team) is that I am not quite confident to do it by myself. I am little bit shy so joining as a team is a quite good opportunity to have a try. In our team, some team members have rich experiences of performing soo… later yes.

Some goals: if I talking about job I want to get promoted to the next and maybe change the house/apartment. There are too many uncertainties about the long term future.

I don’t like running and also if I am doing exercising in the gym then I feel that it is quite lonely. I would never in a million years say hello to a stranger in a gym (*personal/cultural differences*).About a year ago, I joined a dancing club and I was one of the team members on the whole team… We attended several competition. Usually, the event is held by one of the belly dancing clubs, which is very famous one of the larger ones in Shanghai, in the competition they set different levels based on your age and based on if you are an amateur or professional dancer. Also, you can join the competition as a team or individually. One reason why I love the team is that I am not quite confident enough to do it by myself. I am little bit shy, and joining as a team is a quite good opportunity to have a try. In On our team, some of the team members have rich a lot of experience in performance …soo… later yes… One day, I hope that will be me !

Some goals: if I talking about job I want to get promoted to the next and maybe change the house/apartment. There are too many uncertainties about the long term future.

to give you a set up – to assist you with doing some Awesome. A job well done. A Goal. (sports phrase)

I just got back into –  I am starting it again (a hobby or a sport )

ex. Kyle just got back into running.

observing other people – to be able to see and analyze what other individuals in the environment are doing,

(*personal/cultural differences*)—-> can be used to describe: Who You Are

ex. You should only make judgements after making careful observations about other people.

to set you up- When a friend gives another friend, the opportunity to have a date with someone new.

ex. My friend set me up with a guy from her work.