Demo Class Notes (Joy Y – Li)

Vocabulary

make/create PowerPoints

proceed with the project

extrovert/n – an outgoing, social person

I’m an extrovert/I’m extroverted

introvert – opp. of extrovert

I’m working on sth – literally working on sth/I’m learning something

turnover – the rate employees leave a company and are replaced

ex. Companies are quite concerned of high turnover rates.

in-house – within a company

ex. in-house designers

Grammar

patient with a person/people

ability – skill

ex. to have the ability to code

opportunity – chance

ex. to have the opportunity to work abroad

I work for local internet company and I work as a software engineer for almost five years.

I worked for a local internet company and I worked as a/I was a software engineer for almost five years.

As a solutions architect, I need to communicate with our team in American. I need to discuss, contact with our IT architecture to…

As a solutions architect, I need to communicate with our team in America. I need to discuss and contact our IT team/architects….

I have it difficult for me to follow and express myself.

I find it difficult for me to follow/catch what they say and express myself.

I think it’s difficult for me to read/understand some foreign documents.

Not high priority

Not a top priority 

Don’t need coding anymore

I don’t need to code anymore.

I have forgotten almost all the sentence structure and the way to speak.

I have forgotten almost all the sentence structures/grammar and how to speak.

I always cannot follow them when they speak too fast.

Before I worked in Alibaba, JD, I always work overtime

Before I worked in Alibaba and JD, and I always worked overtime.

I hope I have the ability to work everywhere I want.

I hope I can have opportunity/chance to work anywhere I want