VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Vocabulary

First prize will be awarded / the best team will be awarded a monetary prize
The best teams will receive / awards will be given to the best teams
–In general, “award” is what you receive for doing well

Voucher – something which can be redeemed at any time for a certain prize
e.g. We received vouchers for tickets to Disneyland. We haven’t decided when we want to go yet.

Grammar

At the second month – before/during/after

I felt like I need to be improved – My English needs to be improved / I need to improve (my English)

Summary vs. Summarize – n vs. v

(From recent work presentation)

our understanding on the global market – of

most emerging segments – if you just want say that you are looking for promising areas, emerging is fine on its own
If you want to want to emphasize that you are looking for particularly fast-growing areas, then you could say biggest, fastest-growing, most important.

from three dimensions – from the perspective of / using three different dimensions / we analyzed three dimensions(aspects) of the potential acquisition

(when, once) combined with our valuation, it is recommended that A is a better target
— If we don’t use “when,” then I expect you to talk about how the two parts combine. So expect you to explain how the valuation and the three dimensions combine and explain each other or combine in some interesting way.
— If you use when, then I expect you to introduce something else that these two things affect.

Pronunciation

Re-la-tive-ly