VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

intro + IELTS job related questions.

What are the advantages and the drawbacks of working as a copywriter?

I come from Sichuan another city in CH and I stayed in SH for almost 5y . I used to write as a copywriter but now I am looking for a new job. recently I was really enjoy reading a book at a bookshop or coffeeshop and it is the thing I cant do before so I think I am more quiet. There is so many interferences that we cant calm down to read a book but now I can do it.
I want a different job but as the coronavirus maybe I will do copywriter and find another job later.
when I just graduated there is an opportunity to working SH so I came here with my friend and till now I still stay here but all of them are get back to Sichuan.
Actually I don’t have any place to speak English, job or in my life but I just want to improve it.
I wanna improve my vocabulary the most but it is hard to memorize.

when you do it a lot you will feel difficult to write a new one/ A lot of articles are the same and there is no new things so maybe if I change new environment it will help.
You know the articles on WeChat official accounts. I write those articles.
It’s hard and complicated. I am not sure I really like to write.

When I first worked as a copywriter it is just because it is very popular at that time ad I don’t have some skills but I can write some words so I just to do the work. Because of the internet everybody just get used to use the internet more than before so that is why it becomes popular.
If you work for company there is not really much freedom.
I used to want to be an English teacher but my English is not very good so I can’t be.
It’s the way you talk is different with Chinese people. Chinese people are always shy and they can’t express a lot of ideas, their thinking and the foreigners they are very open and speak a lot about themselves and a lot of ideas.
I am more like American English because it is more free than British people.

I come from Sichuan another province in CH  / I come from a small city in Sichuan province and I have been living in SH for almost 5y . I used to write as a copywriter but now I am looking for a new job.
recently I am really enjoying reading a book/ books at a bookshop or coffeeshop and it is the thing I couldn’t do before so I think I am more quiet / I enjoy being on my own

There are so many interferences that we can’t calm down to read a book but now I can do it / there is so much noise in our life that we usually can’t slow down and just read a book.

I want a different job but because of  the coronavirus maybe I will continue to be copywriter for now and find another job later. / the coronavirus delayed my plans so I will keep on being a copywriter for a few more months

When I just graduated there was an opportunity to work in SH/ I was offered an opportunity to work in SH after graduating /  so I came here with my friends and till now I have stayed here but all of them went back to Sichuan.
Actually I don’t have any place to speak English /I don’t really have opportunities to speak English , in my job or in my life but I just want to improve it.
I wanna improve my vocabulary the most but it is hard to memorize.

After doing it for a while you get to a writer’s block . A lot of articles are the same and there is no new things so maybe if I change new environment it will help./ A lot of the articles we write are similar / the job is actually repetitive and there is no new elements.
You know the articles on WeChat official accounts. I write those articles. / have you seen the articles on WeChat?
It’s hard and complicated. I am not sure I really like to write.

I started working as a copywriter just because it was very popular at that time and I didn’t have many skills/I lacked experience / I was fresh out of university and many jobs required experience.

but I could write / I felt comfortable with writing so I just decided to do that / I took the job.
Because of the internet everybody just got used to browsing the internet more than before so that is why it became popular. / As the internet grew in popularity so did the need for content

If you work for a company there is not really much freedom.
I used to want to be an English teacher but my English is not very good so I can’t be.

I like the way foreigners talk / I am attracted by how foreigners talk.  Chinese people are always shy and they can’t express a lot of ideas / it is hard for them to be direct/straightforward
on the other hand foreigners are very open and speak a lot about themselves and a lot of ideas. / foreigners easily talk about personal matters / share ideas without reserve
I like American English better / I prefer American English because it is more free than British English. / it is less codified than British English

Vocabulary

codified (adj): having many rules
The way people sit at a business dinner in China is codified

code (n) : cryptic language / language which you cannot directly understand
Spies use a code to communicate
programmers write code to make apps.

reserved (adj) : shy / not liking to open up
Brits are more reserved than Americans

content (n) : what is inside something
What’s the content of the box? it’s my lunch
We need content for our website” we need videos / pictures / texts….

content creator (n): someone creating content for a living
Many content creators work on Youtube

to browse : look around
I browse the internet a few hours a day
A salesperson asked me if I wanted to buy anything and I answered I was just browsing.

internet browser : app letting you browse the internet
my favorite internet browser is google chrome

to last : to stay the same
My trip lasts 7 days

repetitive (adj) : repeating itself
Working in a factory is repetitive, we do the same thing everyday

writer’s block: when you feel you can’t write anymore.
I decided to travel to fix my writer’s block

barrier to entry : how easy/difficult it is to enter a new business
the barrier to entry for banks is very high because you need a license and a huge initial investment
inspiration

freelancer (n) : one who works on one’s own  / work on a project base
I was a freelance copywriter

Grammar

to be like : to resemble / be similar to
I am like my father , we both have the same nose.

to like : enjoy
I like reading

be +Ving
I am reading
be +Past Particle
I was killed

talk in general -> use a plural form
I really like cats
Young people work too hard

to be back :you already arrived
I am back in SH ( I am in SH now)

to go back : movement
I will go back to SH next month

get used to something
We all got used to smartphones.

get used to doing something
We all got used to having smartphones with us