F2F Class Notes 13th July (Peter)

Corrections

(Original – corrected)

I give them a assemble draw – I gave them a blueprint

I take the car – I took a car

Sometimes I drive – I drove on and off/I drove for part of the trip

Our department has five colleagues – our department has five employees

All them is male – they’re all men/all of them are men

Not sure – I’m not sure

I’m only one – I’m the only one

Because drinking and driving often cause other people death and hurt, so it usually pays attention – Because drinking and driving often causes people’s deaths, people think it’s more dangerous

There are a lot of story – there are a lot of stories

Most of people – Most people

Carbon Oxide – Carbon Dioxide

Cause the Earth get hotter, but the truth is not that – causes Global Warming, but that’s not true

Steams – steam

Vocabulary

Blueprint – a drawing that shows how to build or assemble something

Air-conditioned – adjective; somewhere with A.C.

Cast/Mold – 模具

Ex. I gave them blueprints for a cast/mold for automobile parts.

Coworker – colleague*

*Note: the word colleague sounds fairly technical compared to the word coworker.

Company – the word company can either mean 公司 or the presence of other people. For example, I can say “can you keep me company, I don’t want to be alone.” I can also say “these people are good company.” This is the usage of the word to refer to companionship. Otherwise, it can be used to mean 公司.

Plural – more than one

Singular – only one

Staff – a plural word to refer to employees. Therefore, you cannot say
“every staff,” but you can say “every staff member” or “every employee” instead.

Writing Practice

Original:

People often say that company is family, and every staff is a member of the family. However, if a member often makes mistake and is lack of ability, the family cannot dismiss him, but the company can dismiss him, so the company is not the family but a ball team, every player and their boss have a same goal which their want to win the Finally, if a player is not happy in the team, he can quit.

Edited:

People often say that the company you work for is your family, and every employee is a member of that family. However, if a member often makes mistakes and lacks skills, the family cannot dismiss him, but the company can dismiss him, so the company is not exactly like a family, but more like a basketball team. Every player and his or her boss have the same goal: they want to win the game. Finally, if a player is not happy in the team, he can quit.