Demo Class Notes (Tony – Jesse)

Q: How far is Hunan from Shanghai?
A: It is about 2 hours by plane / It is around 10 hours by car

today is my holiday i needn’t to work. I wake up at about 4AM and eating my breakfast about 6AM. As you know I’m have a rest today so i waked up very late, about 9am. It’s good for me. You know i’m a QC i need to go to different city for my job so I often go to xiamen city. every time i went to xiamen for my work i go to factory check the quality of goods. I have a checklist. So i check the quality according the checklist. Sometimes the quality is OK and sometimes the quality is bad, because there are 2 many defects and ask the factory to rework.

today is my holiday / vacation and / so i don’t need / have to work. I wake up / get up at about 4AM often / most of the time and eat / have my breakfast at about / around / approximately 6AM. As you know I have a rest / I didn’t go to work today so i woke up very late, at about 9am which is good for me / which is very relaxing / which makes me feel very relaxed. You know i’m a QC so i need to go to different / multiple cities for my job so I often / occasionally / usually / sometimes go to xiamen. Every time i go / travel /take a business trip / go on a business trip to xiamen for my work i go to / visit factories to check the quality of goods. I have a checklist. So i check the quality according to the checklist. Sometimes the quality is OK but / although sometimes the quality is bad, because there are too many defects so I ask the factory to rework them.

Vocabulary

annual leave – every year you get 10 days off work
eg. I am on annual leave tomorrow but I will be back on Friday

don’t need / don’t have – bu xu yao
eg. I don’t have to do exercise but I really want to because it’s healthy!

Grammar

to / for – reason
to do (verb)
for sth (noun)
eg. I will buy a cake to give my wife for her birthday

Pronunciation

buyer – bai yer