F2F Class Notes (Tibo) (S+W)

how to pronounce numbers and read dates

about work we need promote our client’s products of 11/11.
Many brands will launch special editions about 11/11
Like Nike it is an America company bu they will do special edition shoes for china 11/11 you can only buy for China on taobao.
JD more like to buy phones/ computers
It is very big / it is more because all brands want our schedule on 11/11 that day so during the whole week everyday it is promotion.
It is more expensive than usually because all brands want this week so we need to give the higher one
different companies have a different style like Adidas it usually has a discount to get attention on people and the Nike more telling a story about the brand to get the attention. it is different with different brand
If we work with Nike they don’t mention price a lot they focus on the quality of your content but Adidas maybe they will highlight the price and the discount

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about work we need promote our client’s products for 11/11.
Many brands will launch special editions for 11/11
Like Nike it is an American company but they will do/release special edition shoes for China on 11/11 you can only buy them in China on Taobao. / it is exclusive on Taobao
JD is used to buy electronics / JD is famous for electronics

It is very big / it is more busy than usual / it is very intensive because all brands want our schedule / time on 11/11 that day so during the whole week we run promotions everyday

It is more expensive than usually because all brands want this week so we need to give our time to the highest bidder. / we charge a higher price than usual
different companies have a different styles / cultures like Adidas it usually offers/gives a discount to get people’s attention and Nike likes telling a story about the brand to get attention. it is different with different brands
If we work with Nike they don’t mention the price a lot they focus on the quality of your content but Adidas maybe they will highlight the price and the discount

Write about a typical day at work for you:

at the morning I weak up at 9:30, the first thing i do is check my WeChat message and email. Because the most important thing at my work, is I need to make sure about all things are going well, including my client’s demands and my team’s work. usually, I have to do 5-6 program at the same time. So first thing this I need to know last night until this morning before 9:30 is everything ok? which program team has a problem?

next I will check my calendar to see today’s schedule: which profile I need to deliver to my clients, which brand events I need to go, who I need to meeting with? which video I need to update today?

then I go to the office, do my work. btw, before doing work, I like to build Spotify music playlists for a day.

at the work time, will have unknow clients come to find me at WeChat, they want to know our advertising price, media schedule, or everything about our media account. then I will answer all the questions to confirm the client’s brief, and what we can do for their brands or products, try my best to getting collaboration.

sometimes I also need to do some teamwork: help my colleague making videos/photos, join media tour, writing articles… not all the works about business.

if today I am not busy, everything is on the right way, I will look a few online webs/instagram/weibo… to make sure I know what’s happening on the fashion/sneakers industry.

so this’s my day at work.

Write about a typical day at work for you:

in the morning I wake up at 9:30, the first thing I do is check my WeChat messages and emails.
Because I need to make sure that everything is going well at work, including my client’s demands and my team’s work.

usually, I have to do 5-6 programs / work on 5-6 programs at the same time.
So the first thing that/which I need to know before going to bed and when I wake up is  is everything ok? which program team has a problem?

next I will check my calendar to see today’s schedule: which profile I need to deliver to my clients, which brand events I need to go to / attend , who I need to meet with? which video I need to update today?

then I go to the office, do my work. btw, before doing work, I like to build a Spotify music playlists for the day.

during work time, I will have unknow clients come to find me on WeChat, they want to know our advertising price / they ask for a quotation.  media schedule, or everything about our media account.
Then I will answer all the questions to confirm the client’s brief, and what we can do for their brands or products, try my best to get collaborations.

sometimes I also need to do some teamwork: help my colleague make videos/photos, join media tours, write articles… not all the work is  / all the tasks are about business.

if today I am not busy, everything is on the right way / everything goes smoothly , I will look at a few online webpages /instagram/weibo accounts … to make sure I know what’s happening on the fashion/sneakers industry. / to keep up to date with the latest trends.

so this’s my day at work.

Vocabulary

to bid (v/n) 拍卖
I bid UDD200 on Ebay
He put a bid of 200

bidder（n) someone who bids
Our services are more expensive during 11/11 and we will service the highest bidder

quotation / quote (n) : document saying what you do and at which price报价
They text me on WeChat and ask for a quotation

weak (adj) : not strong
Our sales were weak this month
I am too weak too carry this heavy bag

wake (v) : stop sleeping
I wake up early

intensive (adj) : concentrated
Work is very intensive during 11/11

electronics (n) : computer, phones , smartwatches, …
People buy electronics on JD

electric (adj) using electricity
Tesla makes electric cars

Grammar

in the morning / afternoon

on + platform/website
I bought it on taobao
I posted a picture on instagram
I talk to her on WeChat.

Pronunciation

x00 : hundred
x,000 : thousand
x,000,000 million
x,000,000,000 billion
x,000,000,000,000 trillion

read numbers from the left and stop at each coma (,) and give the scale (thousand / million / ….) and repeat until you are done

1,250,100 : one million two hundred fifty thousand one hundred

256,150 : two hundred fifty six thousand one hundred fifty / two hundred fifty six thousand one hundred and fifty (UK)

5,270,300,070 : five billion two hundred seventy million three hundred thousand seventy

Speak decimals as the number followed by “point.” Next, say each number beyond the point individually

2.86 : two point eight six

289,300.19 : two hundred eighty nine thousand three hundred point one nine

you only use s if you don’t have an exact number
289,300 : two hundred eighty nine thousand three hundred
we sold thousands of shoes during 11/11

fractions :

x/y : x is pronounced as a number and y as a date +s
2/3 : two thirds

3/5 : three fifths
2/7 : two sevenths

currencies :
CNY : (Chinese) Yuan
GBP : Pound
EUR : Euro
JPY : Yen
RUB : Rubble
AUD : Dollar
KWR : Won
USD : Dollar

56% : fifty six percent

discounts:
the logic is the opposite of Chinese

8折 = 20% off / 20% discount
We offer a discount of 50% on 11/11
I bought the shoes 40% off.

9 / 11
november 9 (UK)
September 11 (US)

Dates:

1995 : nineteen ninety five

1906 : nineteen o six

1900 nineteen hundred / one thousand nine hundred

1600 : sixteen hundred

15 fifteen

50 fifty

17 seventeen

70 seventy