F2F Class Notes 14th December (Tony)

Corrections

high level quality – high quality 

show our standard by some image – show our standards with pictures

leader – boss or manager

as clean as it could be

closing the doors – they are closing down

in the near five years – in the last five years

three times than china – three times higher than China

very like – really like 

Very + V.       Very + Adjective

Lai Fu Shi – Raffles City

Vocabulary

Standards – a level of quality that must be met to be acceptable

eg: “Every supplier should meet our garment standards for manufacturing.”

ironic – something that goes against it’s intended purpose

eg: “It’s ironic that this scarf is making me colder.”

genius (adj) (n) – a very smart person

eg: “That is genius, he is a genius for thinking of that.”

Manufacture – the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale

eg: “Manufacturing jobs will disappear in the future and be replaced by robots.”

freelance – don’t work for any company, just take jobs individually

eg: “Freelance workers have a lot of freedom, but also need to do more planning to keep finding work.”

a bunch – a lot, many

eg: “There are a bunch of H+M stores in Shanghai.”

Pronunciation

Iron – I earn

Ironic – I Rahn nic

Genius – Jeen  yus