VIP Class Notes (Raph)[W][S][R]

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, choose an article, read it and then write a paragraph talking about it in your own words.

Vocabulary

Dynamic (adj): 1- having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm. 2- continuously changing or developing:
E.g.: She’s young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
E.g.: We need a dynamic expansion of trade with other countries.
E.g.: Business innovation is a dynamic process.
E.g.: The situation is dynamic and may change at any time.

Professionalism (n): 1- the combination of all the qualities that are connected with trained and skilled people:
E.g.: He praised her professionalism and dynamism.

Profession (n): 1- any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education.
E.g.: He left the teaching profession in 1965 to start his own business.
E.g.: The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women.
E.g.: Teaching as a profession is very underpaid.
E.g.: He’s a doctor by profession.

Puzzled (adj): 1-  confused because you do not understand something:
E.g.: He had a puzzled look on his face.
E.g.: I’m still puzzled as to why she said that.
E.g.: I’m really puzzled that I haven’t heard from Liz for so long.

Meteorite (n): 1- 陨石

Telescope (n): 1- 望远镜

Seismic activities (n): 1- 地震活动

Original:

I’ve been working with my boss about five years. She is very nice, so I worked with her for so long. My boss is like a lion. She protects all team members and she fights with other teams for resource or for money. Before I graduated from university I worked as an intern in Phillips. I met my boss at there. After one year my boss changed her job and she gave me the opportunity to join her team again, so I changed my job. I think it was a good decision to working with her again, because my boss is really nice boss.

Edited:

I’ve been working with my boss for about five years. She is very nice, which is why I‘ve been working with her for so long. She is like a lion. She protects all team members and fights with other teams for resources or money. Before I graduated from university I worked as an intern at Phillips, and this was where I met her. One year later my boss changed her job and gave me the opportunity to join her team again, so I changed my job, too. I think it was a good decision to work with her again, because she is a really nice boss.

Scientists puzzled by flashes on the moon (Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190604-moon-flashes.html)

Scientists across the world are puzzled as to why there are flashes appearing on the surface of the moon. This unusual phenomenon has been happening several times a week. Sometimes the flashes of light are very short, while at other times the light lasts longer. Scientists have also observed that on occasion, there are places on the moon’s surface that darken temporarily. Experts on the moon have been speculating on what is behind the flashes. One scientist said the impact of a meteorite can cause the moon’s surface to glow briefly. Another scientist wondered whether the flashes occurred when electrically charged particles of solar wind reacted with moon dust.

A lunar telescope has been set up in Spain to observe what is happening on the moon. The head of the team behind the telescope is Hakan Kayal, a professor of space technology. He said: “Seismic activities were observed on the moon. When the surface moves, gases that reflect sunlight could escape from the interior of the moon. This would explain the luminous phenomena, some of which last for hours.” He added: “The so-called transient lunar phenomena have been known since the 1950s, but they have not been sufficiently observed.” Professor Kayal said: “Anyone who wants to build a lunar base at some point must of course be familiar with the local conditions.”

Grammar

In high school we have a foreigner teacher. – In high school we had a foreign teacher.

At first I didn’t graduate from university I work as an intern in Philips. – Before graduated from university I worked as an intern at Philips.

Original:

In my opinion, a good leader should at least have 2 abilities—profession and strong leadership skills.
Profession is basical but the most important ability a leader should have. It will make a leader not to make foolish decisions in their fields，and gets respect from others as well.
Strong leadeship skills will bring good team work, which is the foundation of the company. How to use the human resource and how to effectively encourage subordinates is very important.

Edited:

In my opinion, a good leader should at least have 2 abilities — professionalism and strong leadership skills. Professionalism is basic but it is also the most important ability a leader should have. It will help the leader avoid making foolish decisions in their fields, and get respect from others. Strong leadership skills will bring good team work, which is the foundation of the company. The ability to use the human resources and to effectively encourage subordinates is very important.

Pronunciation

Professionalism: /prəˈfeʃ.^ən.^əl.ɪ.z^əm/

Subordinate: /səˈbɔːr.d^ən.ət/

Foundation: /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃ^ən/

Vulnerable: /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.b^əl/

Dynamic: /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/

Meteorite: ˈmiː.ti.^ər.aɪt/

Seismic: /ˈsaɪz.mɪk/