F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S][W]

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, pick an article, read it carefully, and write a paragraph about it.

Vocabulary

Elaborate (v): 1- to add more information to or explain something that you have said.
E.g.: She said she was resigning, but refused to elaborate on her reasons for doing so.

Obtain (v): 1- to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else.
E.g.: He wanted to take the day off, but didn’t obtain permission from his boss.
E.g.: First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain.
E.g.: In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.

Basement (n): 1- a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground.
E.g.: Our marketing department is in the basement.
E.g.: She keeps the Christmas decorations stored in the basement.

Original:

I started my work as usual. In the morning I finished a report about about our beauty advisors’ productivity. Then I sent it to our general manager. After lunch I went to the supermarket in the first floor underground in our building. She wanted to buy a steam bowl to make food in the office, but she didn’t find what she want. In the afternoon I helped our sells supervisor to apply a new position for one of her shop. I analysis the productivity of that shop and help her to get that position.

Edited:

Today I started my work as usual. In the morning I finished a report about about our beauty advisors’ productivity and sent it to our general manager. After lunch I went to the supermarket in the basement of our building with my coworker. She wanted to buy a steamer to make food in the office, but didn’t find the one she wanted. In the afternoon I helped our sales supervisor to apply for opening a new position for one of her shops. I analyzed the productivity of that shop and helped her make the application.

Original:

Competition makes people try their best. People can get advance from competitions. It also makes participants focus on it.
Teamwork teaches people know how to cooperate. It can make thing done more quickly. It also let people listening and obtaining different voices from parters.

Edited:

Competition makes people try their best, which can help them improve their skills. It also makes participants focus on what they’re doing. On the other hand, teamwork teaches people know how to cooperate. It can make people get things done more quickly / efficiently. By making people listen to their partners, it also helps them get new ideas.

Pronunciation

Badminton: /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

Circumstance: /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/

Participant: /pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.pənt/

Participate: /pɑːrˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/

Cooperate: /koʊˈɑː.pə.reɪt/

Analysis:  /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/

Analyze: /ˈæn.əl.aɪz/

Unique: /juːˈniːk/

Obtain: /əbˈteɪn/

Sale: /seɪl/

Sell: /sel/