F2F Class Notes 22nd March (Tony)

Vocabulary

He doesn’t live in Shanghai.

he stays in Shanghai sometimes

because I was promoted to…

was promoted from…(supervisor) to… (assistant manager)

my old boss/ my former boss/ the boss I had before

Is it convenient for you to talk?

yes, it is convenient for me to talk now.

How do you get home?

I take the subway home.

I take a taxi home

Former – the one before this one

eg: “My former position was supervisor.”

Current – from now

eg: “My current position is assistant manager.”

convenient (adj.) – something easy or simple to do, not too  much work

eg: “It is convenient to take the subway home.”

ride – to use a car, bike, taxi, subway

eg: “I ride the subway for an hour to work.”

Pronunciation

convenient – Kun Veen-yent

bike – Bai K’

current – Kerr unt