VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Basic grammar structures

Vocabulary

during my college years/when I was a college student

learning English for me is not as easy as a young person 

1999, 1990,1980 – you read it 2 digits each time  (nineteen ninety-nine)

2001,2002,2004 – for 1-9: two thousand and one/two thousand and two

2010/2020– 2 digits/two thousand and ten/two thousand and twenty/twenty-ten/twenty-twenty

competitors – other companies/people in the same industry

we provide a very specific type of service 

softspoken – people who don’t really speak up

outspoken – opposite of softspoken

employee well-being – employee health (mental and physical)

ex. Since our company is focused on employee well-being so we can apply for flexible work hours.

I’m familiar with business topics

habit – something you do often

If you studied my major then you won’t find a job easily

Grammar

as ….as a…. – to compare one thing to another (same level)

ex. Studying Chinese is as hard as studying English.

subject – verb- object 

ex. I study English.

(adj) subject (adverb)- verb -(adverb)-(adj)object 

ex. The tall man slowly watched his young kids walk into school.

subject nouns

(name/countries/cities/animals)Paula/US/SH/Cats/

(pronouns) I/You/She/He/It/We/They

object pronouns

me/you/him/her/it/us/them

ex. Paula had a class with him.

ex. He went on holiday with them.

ex. Paula and I/We went to the city centre.

It’s very hard to find a job if you learn my major. You only become teacher, professor or developer in this area.

At the beginning stage when I work with the headhunter…

This type of company provide industry expert to investment company. If the investment company want the expert we will provide them with the expert.

In 2017, we centralised our network and only focus on our expert network.

We will do the pre-interview with the expert as well. Each consultant will have different industry focus.

I joined the 2012 so it’s very longer in this industry.

They didn’t have any culture in China so they ask me why the China office never speak English during working time.

We will do a lot of the late-night meetings so I sent the message to the HR team.

Revised: 

It’s very hard to find a job if you study my major. You can only become a teacher, professor or a researcher in this area/field.

At the beginning /When I just graduated stage, I work with a headhunter…

This type of company provides industry experts to investment companies. If investment companies want experts, we will provide them with them. 

In 2017, we centralised our network and only focus on our expert network product line. 

We will have the pre-interview with the expert beforehand. Each consultant will focus on/specialise in a different industry.

I joined the company in 2012 so it’s much longer in this industry/I’ve been in this industry for a longer time.

They don’t understand Chinese culture so they asked me why our China office never speaks English during work time. 

We will have/hold a lot of/many the late-night meetings so I sent a message to the HR team.

Pronunciation

colleagues – coh-leeks

college – coh-ledge