Demo Class Notes (Celeste/Cassie)

Cassie

– wants to speak English at work, needs conversational English, confidence

I’m Cassie and I’m working in Shangri La, communication department. I’m a newcomer at Shangri la hotel and before that I had been working in PR agency. I been work for 5 years. The reason I want to learn English is to apply English in my work. I write English a lot but don’t speak very often I have no working environment, I’m not used to speaking English at all. I always think in Chinese and then translate into English, it’s not a very good habit. I’m not Shanghai native, I’ve been in Sh for 5 years. I’m from Harbin, NE…. very cold city.

Watch movies, or go shopping… Also reading… in my spare time.

Edited

I’m Cassie and I’m working in/for Shangri La in the communication department. I’m a newcomer at Shangri la hotel and before that I had been working in PR agencies (for 5 years.) where I had worked for 5 years. The reason I want to learn English is to apply it in my work. I write in English a lot but don’t speak very often since/because I have no English environment, I’m not used to speaking English at all. I always think in Chinese and then translate into English, it’s not a very good habit. I’m not a Shanghai native, I’ve been in Sh for 5 years. I’m from Harbin, NE of China which is a very cold city.

What do you like to do for fun? 

Watch movies, or go shopping… Also reading… in my spare time.

Vocabulary

strong accent = thick / heavy accent vs. clear accent

I often  watch the movies which are at the theater / cinemas   – I often go watch the newly released movies in theaters since the cinemas / big screens are just upstairs.

characteristic vs. characteristics 

TV series vs. soap opera
eg. The Big Bang Theory is a humorous, lighthearted comedy / TV series.

(facial) tissues vs. toilet paper
eg. I will buy a big box of 24 boxes.

Skincare is usually not countable because it refers to everything you put on your face.

individual / single / independent
eg. In the communications department, I am more independent.

the buddy  vs. my buddy / coworker / work friend

straight-forward / direct / blunt 
eg. Monica is very straight-forward, she rarely or never sugar-coats. She’s not that blunt.

Grammar

so much vs. so many

I have had 2 bosses at MSL, one is called Carol, and the other one’s name is Monica.

Pronunciation

bang – ‘ang’ is more in the back of your throat ( tank, thank, angry)

usual ( U zhu wull )

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