VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[W/S]

Writing exercise

Original

One of my daily work responsibilities is do spreadsheets and generate a data graph about the pest control.according to the graph, we can see the fluctuation trend.
After then, the service people can make a plan about which is the best way to control the number of the pests.

Corrected

One of my daily work responsibilities is to do / doing spreadsheets and to generate / generating a data graph about the pest control. According to the graph, we can see the fluctuation trend.
After that / Then the service people will make a plan about which is the best way to control the number of the pests.

Vocabulary

productive – 生产
American works are not always productive.
They try to look like they are productive, but really / actually they aren’t doing work. They are on Facebook.
Sometimes we will try to look like we are productive / busy but actually we aren’t doing work.
Maybe Japanese people are more productive.
My company is American so we aren’t very busy / productive.
Sometimes I think I am productive.

apartment rent – 租金
e.g. I don’t need to pay rent for my apartment because it’s my house / because I own it.

urban area -市区 – adj
Shanghai is a big urban area.
Shanghai has a big city center because it is an urban place.
Some people live in urban neighborhoods, others live in rural neighborhoods.

rural – 农村 – adj
I lived in rural area of New York.

Speaking exercise

Original

I have a busy day. It’s very busy because today is Monday usually Monday is very busy because we have weekend – don’t need work. In specific day like the end of the month, and every/each Monday. Sometimes I hope I’m very busy because the boss were in the office; sometimes I hope I’m not busy because the boss not in the office. Sometimes I hope I can play the phone all day. I like work because it can give me money, give me the salary. Pay the credit card bill and then / after that I will eat.

Corrected

I had a busy day. It’s a very busy because today is Monday and usually Mondays are very busy because we don’t work on the weekend. On specific days like the end of the month, and every/each Monday, I am busy. Sometimes I hope I’m very busy because my boss will be / is in the office; sometimes I hope I’m not busy because the boss is not in the office / absent from the office / working from another location/city/branch/office. Sometimes I hope I can play on my phone all day.

If you can tell me “who’s it is” / “who owns it” – then say it.


Original

If I feel lonely I will watch some movies and listen to music.  Most of the time I call / will waimei / I will order waimei. I live far from my friends so if I feel lonely I don’t have enough time to go to outside to go the city center because I don’t have enough time to play with my friends. Because I take the subway – it take me at least one hour to get in the urban area / city center. 

Corrected

If I feel lonely I will watch some movies and listen to music.  Most of the time I will order waimei. I live far / far away from my friends so unfortunately  if /when I feel lonely I don’t have enough time to go into the city so I don’t have enough time to spend with my friends. Because I take the subway it takes me at least one hour to get into the city.

Grammar

we spend time
we pay money
we spend money
we pay money

unfortunately =  introduces a bad thing
e.g. I live far away unfortunately I can’t go into the city.

my company is nearby
my company is really close to here
my company is really close
my company is near here
my company is near Smart English

work + from = where do you actually do the work
I work from a desk
Sometimes I work from home

I go back home for once a year

when I say I’m from Xinjiang everyone say I like Xinjiang food
when I say I’m from Xinjiang everyone says I like Xinjiang food
I say
They say
He / everyone says

work + in
I work in an American company.
I work as a teacher.
I work at Smart English.

do you live by yourself / do you live alone
yes I live alone

yes I live by myself

in the past time I had a cat and I had a dog but they will die
in the past I had a cat and a dog but they both died

“What if” sentences = use the word “would”
if they died I would feel very sad
if they die I would feel very sad
when they die I feel very sad
if you gave me $1M I would buy many things
if you gave me $1M I will buy many things

I have been in SH for 3 years – was here, and still here
I was in SH for 3 years – past, was here, but not anymore

Pronunciation

usually – YOU-REALLY

specific – SPUH-SIH-FIC / SPEH-SIH-FIC