VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Focus on finding more specific words.

Vocabulary

Colleague – co-worker
— “-er” is used to show a person who does something
e.g. Writer, reader
— But here, a “colleague” is your colleague just because of where they work, not because they do something special; it’s a relationship word.

Take vs. Take on
— Take is to grab something.
— Take on is to make yourself responsible for something.
e.g. I took his pencil, because I needed one and he had one on his desk.
e.g. I took on some new responsibilities at work to help out the legal team.

Contractor – someone who works for your company, but is actually employed by another company (or by themselves)

Writing Implements – things you use to write (pens, pencils, markers, paintbrushes)
Stationery – special writing paper, often with your name on it; writing materials 文具

Grammar

I will take another interview next week – I will have . . .

“Team” uses the preposition “on”
e.g. I am on a baseball team.

“One” is used to refer to the last noun you said.
e.g. “Do we have any more pencils?” “Why? Do you need a new one?”

We have two new colleaguers today. They joined our company yesterday. I should introduct the working process for the new colleaguers. So I have a very busy day today. I’m in the project team in our company. The projects I’m responsible for became more and more, and our team need a new one to take some responsibility for me. We have another employee to take some of my  responsibility. Another one is third-party employee. He once worked for our company as a third-party employee, and recently the department need him to do some system work for HR department, so I think this employee is fit for the position.

We have two new colleagues today. They joined our company yesterday. I introduced the project process to our new colleagues. So I had a very busy day today. I’m on the project team in our company. The projects I’m responsible for became more and more have grown a lot, and our team needs a new member to take some responsibilities from me. We have another employee to take some of my responsibilities. Another one is a third-party employee (contractor). He once worked for our company as a third-party employee, and recently the company needed him to do some system work for the HR department, so I think this employee is qualified for the position.

Pronunciation

Colleague – coll – eeg (no “-er” at the end)