F2F Class Notes 10th July (Peter)

Corrections

It should coming yesterday – it should have come yesterday

I think I’m going to resign* – I think I’m going to quit

*Note: although the two mean the same thing, people usually resign from a high-profile position, so the word resign sounds a little formal. That being said, we would use this word when talking to our bosses, but when with friends we can simply say quit.

I do it both – I’d do both

From beginning to the end – from [the] beginning to [the] end (either both or neither)

I have to shorten the time of designing – I have to shorten the design time

When the building is still building – when the building is still under construction

The most job was done by the Chinese – the Chinese did most of the work

The fame belonged to the foreign company – the foreign company got all the credit

They are complained – they had complained

I don’t know the exactly number – I don’t know the exact number

Vocabulary

Compatible – adjective; able to get along well

Ex. Ideally, two people who are going to get married should be compatible.

Resignation – noun form of resign

Scratch paper – blank paper intended for writing things down quickly

Worldwide – adjective; globally

Grammar

The word resign is followed by the preposition from. Therefore, we resign from a position or job.

Expressions

When you don’t blend well with someone it means that the two of you cannot get along well and are incompatible.

A Game Plan is a plan of action.

To start from scratch means to begin from nothing.

To give due credit means to give someone credit for something they did, no matter how you feel about them.

Ex. The foreign company failed to give due credit when it came to the construction of the CCTV building.

To break even means to make as much money as you spend or spent.

Ex. China has yet to break even when it comes to the 2008 Olympics expenditure.

Pronunciation

Resignation (rez-ig-NAY-shin)