F2F Class Notes April 17th (Ben)

Grammar

soon 快点

The shop will close soon.

Vocabulary

make-up 化妆品

nail polish 指甲油

lipstick 口红 (lip = 嘴唇, stick 棒)

foundation 粉底液

a helmet 安全帽

— Phone English —

EMC, Tak speaking. What can I do for you?

Could I speak to someone from HR, please?

• With pleasure, would you mind holding the line?
• I’m afraid they are not available at the moment

Should I ask them to call you back?

When do you think I have best chances to get them?

I’d say around 3. Would you like to leave a message?

• That would be great, thank you
• It’s OK, that’s not necessary. I’ll call back later

Is there anything else I can do for you, Sir? OK, thank you for your call, have a nice day.

(informal) I got to go. It was nice talking to you. Talk to you later!

Colours :

Blue 蓝色, Red 红色, Yellow 黄色

Blue + Red = Purple 紫色

Blue + Yellow = Green 绿色

Red + Yellow = Orange 橙色

Blue + Red + Yellow = Brown 棕色

Pink 粉红色

Black 黑色 + White 白色 = Grey/ gray  灰色

My favourite colour is purple. It is both casual and professional. I often wear purple shirts. 衬衫

重色 dark

轻色 light

former 以前的

My former colleague is gay.

My father is a former doctor.

hard 硬的, soft 软

I can’t eat hard food, I can only eat soft food.

hardware 硬件, software 软件

Grammar

travel / travelled / travelled

eat / ate / eaten

Have you travelled in China? Have you eaten chocolate?

How many days (of rest) do you have?

one million = 一百万

1,000 = one thousand

1,000,000 = one million

1,000,000,000 = one billion

400,092,600 = four-hundred million ninety-two thousand six hundred