VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Homework

What have you done during the Christmas period last year?

Vocabulary

apply – to request for something formally

negotiate/v – formal discussion to reach an agreement with sbd

ex. She negotiated with her clients to increase the budget for this project.

ex. My friend negotiated for a new contract this year.

work overtime/OT – 加ç­

clock in – to record when you come into work 打å¡

new employee/new to the job 

vintage – classic and old

retro – styles, fashions from the past 怀旧的

ex. retro music/clothing/decor

1800s – means some year/years in this period of time

ex. I think this building was built in the 1800s.

16th/17th/18th century – put th behind the number

masterpiece – æ°ä½œ

take a stroll – go for a walk

ex. On my day off, I usually take a stroll at the park nearby.

interviewer – person asking you the questions

ex. At the interviewer, the interviewer kept asking me very personal questions.

interviewee – person getting asked questions

ex. The interviewee looked frightened by the interviewer’s body language.

Grammar

in – weeks/months/period of time

ex. in 2 weeks/2 days/2 seconds/September/March

ex. in the morning/afternoon/evening

on – days/dates

ex. I go to work on Saturdays.

ex. She will be back on the 27th of October.

at – specific point in time

ex. at 7 o’clock/am/pm

ex. at 7:15

ex. at noon/night/midnight

ex. at the beginning/at the end

Speaking exercise

I have many work to do.

I have lots of work to do.

I have communication with my boss that I have not go to work at Saturday.

I have communicated with my boss that I will not go to work on Saturday.

I can’t to day off now.

I can’t have a day off now.

Their salary doesn’t the same

Their salary isn’t the same as mine.  

My interview is general manager. My boss is his wife.

My interviewer is the general manager. My boss is his wife.

He doesn’t know what actually thing happened. 

Writing exercise

Write about one place in SH that you would like visit

I think it might be a place with many old but still popular architecture. It might be French Concession from 1800, like Luwan District and Xuhui District.

I think many young people all like this place, cause of old-fashion and classic, but my reason is different. I very want to know what people could make these different an special things, and it could keep fashion till now, because only great master works could accepted by every generation people.

When the autumn is coming, the streets in French Concession will be golden every place, it just like the gold sand decorations. It seems you in the place of fairy tales, and a carriage will bring you to a castle.

Due to many historic sites there, you could stroll by yourself or with friends visit each of museum. These historic sites mostly built in the 17 or 18 century. These buildings represented a new China from old and feudalism. The great masters and pioneers in the end of Qing dynasty cooperated to reform all China to a western and prosperous China now. These buildings is the emblem of great Chinese dreams, if you work hard and you could change yourself without any background in the disorder century.

Looking the old French Concession may give you energy to keep your goal now, because our ancestors have their new lives there. And we will have same miracle in this century.

Revised: 

The place that I would like to visit is an old, but still popular architecture. It might be the French Concession from the 1800s, like in Luwan District and Xuhui District.

I think many young people all like this place, because of its vintage and classic style, but my reason is different. I really want to know how people could make these different special buildings, and how it could still be fashionable up till now. Only great masterpieces could be accepted by every generation people.

When the autumn is coming, the streets in the French Concession will look golden every place, it looks just like golden sand decorations. It seems like/it makes you feel you are in a place in a fairy tale and a carriage will bring you to a castle.

Due to many historical sites there, you could take a stroll by yourself or with friends and visit all the museums. These historic sites were mostly built in the 17th or 18th century. These buildings represented a new China from old feudalism. The great masters and pioneers at the end of the Qing dynasty cooperated to reform China into a western and prosperous China now. These buildings are the representation of great Chinese dreams. If you work hard, you would be able to change yourself despite not coming from a rich background in this disorderly century.

Looking at the old French Concession may make you energetic and help you to reach your goals now because our ancestors had their new lives there. And we will have the same miracles in this century.