Demo Class Notes (Yuki – Vicki)
Yuki
– works as an executive producer for TV commercials and needs English to communicate with foreign clients, wants to improve her speaking and listening and also wants to learn more about foreign work place cultures. Suggest using business-related reading to practice pronunciation and improve vocabulary, and do conversation exercise about business topics.
推荐课程（每周）/ Your Recommended Course (Weekly)
F2F: 2
Writing: 2
Vocabulary
industry – hang ye
improve – jin bu
subscription – you pay money to get a service
rat race – the hurry to get somewhere
panic – don’t know what to do, be startled
i.e. I often panic when I have to talk in English.
hot-desk – the popular desks
chit-chat – small talk, casual topics
bond – to create a connection with sb.
team bonding – to make the teammates more familiar and comfortable with each other
water cooling – yin shui ji
chit-chat by the water cooler – gossip in the office
last minute – lin shi
i.e. Last week, I had to go to ChangChun last minute.
fear – afraid
i.e. They have the fear to change their industry.
unknown – unpredictable
Reading
Many among us spend a considerable part of our lives working – with many of us, these days, working from home. While there are many benefits offered by not going to the office – not commuting, avoiding the rat race, and not having to panic about getting a seat if you hot-desk – there are also what some would call sacrifices. No more coffees with colleagues, chit-chats by the water cooler or going out for team-bonding meals. So, seeing as we rarely meet these people, why is it still important to be friends with those we work with?
Pronunciation
colleague [ko lee 歌]
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