VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Vocabulary

Rental – noun related to rent

Turn it on/off – like lights or a tv screen

Accountant – someone who manages money and taxes

Position – the place and situation of a particular person or thing
e.g. I have a new position in the company.
e.g. Your question has put me in a difficult position (this question could cause some problems or some discomfort for me if you make me answer it)
Situation – the general relationship between many different things
e.g. Since we weren’t able to deliver those shoes on time, we have a situation on our hands.
e.g. The situation is this: we have two offers to buy the company, but they are offering to pay in different ways. Now we have to decide which one to accept.

Awkward – when someone does something inappropriate and makes the others feel strange; when something makes people feel uncomfortable; a person who frequently creates this kind of situation

Tact – the ability to say something true without making people angry; the ability to speak carefully
e.g. It’s not that being honest is bad, it’s that you say it in a way that makes people mad.

Grammar

I didn’t take my umbrella today – bring

Staff cannot be plural; it is all the people who work for one company, or at least one office.

I have knew something about it already – I knew something about it already
— Know, knew, known: I have known him for ten years.
— Remember, the simple past (knew) is for something that happened and is done (probably one time).

for several times – several times

Appreciate / appreciative – verb / adjective

Speaking exercise

It’s a well-known brand. It is smaller than Longines, and I changed my position. Changed my position from a traditional PR staff to a digital work staff. My salary is improved as well. I think the location is convenient than Longines. It is convenient for me to come here. I am so appreciate to get it.


It’s a well-known brand. It is smaller than Longines, and I changed my position from a traditional PR staff member to a digital-work staff member. My salary is / has improved as well. I think the location is more convenient than Longines. It is convenient for me to come here. I am so really appreciate to getting it / my new job.

Pronunciation

Stuff vs. Staff – “u” here is the sound you make when you do NOTHING with your mouth
— “a” means you open your mouth a little more