VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S + W]

Today we focused on:

emails = reading numbers

Speaking exercise

they don’t believe me so we just sign 1 year they think I don’t have many experience so if this year performance great they will revenue next year

I heard the accountant will come up many revise comments to you and want you revise and make up again


they didn’t trust me so we just signed for 1 year. Maybe they thought I don’t have much experience / I lack experience so if this year I have a good performance they will renew the contract / if I perform well they we will continue next year.

I heard the accountant will give us comments on the contract and ask us to revise it and submit it again

Vocabulary

to believe : think something/someone is true/fake
Tom couldn’t believe that he had spent that much money

to revise : to change
We had to revise the design 10 times.

to lack 缺乏
I work too hard, I lack sleep.

to challenge : to question/ to disagree / not to accept an answer
The boss challenged me during the meeting on our budget.

to recap : to recapitulate : to summarize / explain in a few words / short version
We have to recap for the boss.

to trust 相信
I usually trust people.

to submit: to give
I need to submit the contract to the accountant.

contrast对比

contract 合同
I signed a 1 year contact.

continue : not stop
I hope to continue next year.

revenue : money earned / money coming in
I hope my revenue can increase.

to make up 化妆 / invent/create something not true
He made it up, nothing is true.
He made up the numbers, he is a liar.

to chop : to cut / to put a chop on
he chops the carrots for dinner
Please chop the document

to stamp : to use a stamp
please stamp the document.

to be in order : to be ok
If everything is in order we will sign the contract


Writing exercise

Breaking the ice
I hope this email finds you well

I hope you’re doing well.

I hope this email finds you well.

I hope you’re having a great week.

I hope all is well.

talking about attachments :
– please find enclosed / attached a pdf/a picture/ a document  / the work contract….
– you will find enclosed / attached a pdf/a picture/ a document  / the work contract….
– the picture / document / pdf is attached to this email.

Writing exercise

Hi Vicky,
I hope this email finds you well,
I am writing to you about our event which we invited a media to interview our boss.
you will find enclosed a pdf of our collaboration contract.
The media provides services as below:

A

B

C

the money’s total is 110,000cny.
We want you help us to check the contract information if have any problem wish you tell me.

thanks


Hi Vicky,
I hope this email finds you well,
I am writing to you about our event for which we invited a media company to interview our boss. / I am writing to you about our company event on Oct 2. On this day we invited a media company to interview our boss.
you will find enclosed a pdf of the contract.
The media provides services as(listed) below:

A

B

C

the total is 110,000cny.
Could you (please) help us to check the content of the contract and let me know if everything is in order / let me know if anything needs to be changed.

thank you,

BR.

Pronunciation

reading numbers:

Y,xxx thousand

10,xxx ten thousand

Y00,xxx  hundred thousand

Y,xxx,xxx million

1,950,000.50

one million nine hundred fifty thousand fifty cents