F2F Class Notes 16th March (Tony)

Vocabulary

it takes three hours to get there from xiamen

you will spend three hours to get there

once a month

twice a week

thrice (very uncommon) three/four/eight/twelve times a week

I’ve been a personal trainer for 6 years

client – similar to a customer but usually longer term

eg: “Four new clients signed a contract today.”

customer – a person who buys a product or service

eg: “We have about 300 customers a month.”

session – an activity from start to finish

eg: “I have a one hour session with a client this evening.”

“How long do you train a client for each session?”

machine – a piece of equipment with moving parts

eg: “There are lots of workout machines at our gym.

How long is each client’s workout plan?

Grammar

Using two Verbs:              Like is a (V.)

So if you use another (V.) after then you must add to or -ing

I like to exercise V.

I like exercising V.

I like exercise (N.)

I like(V.) to cook

I like cooking

I like cook

Pronunciation

hire – Hai Err

equipment – Eee Kwip Munt

maintain – Mane Tane