F2F Class Notes 3rd May (Tony) [W]

Vocabulary

is it windy outside?

yes, it is very windy

Do you think it will rain later?

Sorry, I didn‘t see the forecast this morning/     I don’t know if it will rain.

do you need me to help you?

I handle daily tasks,

he got a haircut, like a watermelon

day to day operations – everything you must do every day at the business.

eg: I handle day to day operations.

get off work – to finish work

eg: I just got off work.

work overtime – work longer than normal

eg: If I don’t finish, I’ll have to work overtime.

eg: I have 10 hours of overtime(N.) this week.

inefficient – use more… get less…

eg: That’s an inefficient way to do things.

efficient – use less…   get more…

eg: I’m an efficient worker.

by myself/herself/himself – alone

Original –

Today its happened to an interesting thing. Our company hired a new colleague. She sit by ourselves. i asked, please guess how old are you? she said 1984 me, the new colleague is 1984, but she looks is very young. i think she about 25 years old. but she guess me 33 years old, are you kidding? my company is many old people, im younger than many people. i worked one year.

Correction –

Today an interesting thing happened. Our company hired a new colleague. She sat by me. I asked, please guess how old I am. she said you look like you were born in 84, she was also born in 84‘, but she looks very young. I guessed that she was about 25 years old. but she guessed I was 33 years old, are you kidding me? At my company there are many old people, I’m younger than most people there, even though I’ve worked there for one year.

Simple past tense,    -ed    Guessed