VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+R]
Today we focused on:
how to organize a presentation
Homework
prepare a presentation using the document we covered in class / bring an existing ppt.
Next Class Focus
Practice presentations / body language
Vocabulary
red tape (n): when you have rules to follow and it makes things complex 繁文缛节
red tape is a big problem when dealing with the government
simultaneously (adv)
we stood up simultaneously
simultaneous (adj)
On behalf of : instead of (you represent someone)
the lawyer speaks on behalf of his client
I spoke on behalf of my company during the event (you represent the company)
to raise (v) : increase result of an action / result of a decision
Apple raised the price of the new iPhone
China raised taxes by 2%
rise (v) : increase
taxes rose by 2%
illustration (n) : an image that explains an idea / picture that refers to what you talk about
I really like the illustrations in this book
illustrator (n): Job
I want to be an illustrator
to illustrate (v) : explain / make something clear
To illustrate this concept we can look at what happened last year.
Rhetorical question : question for which you do not expect an answer / you answer it yourself
what can we learn from this? well we see that e commerce is the future
This was a rhetorical question
rhetoric (n) : art of convincing people through speaking
Steve Job had great rhetorics.
Grammar
use articles (a/the…) with nouns
I went to the hospital
I met with the client
I travelled to the US (United States)
Do not use articles with names
I went to Huashan hospital
I met with Alibaba
I travelled to America
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