F2F Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

take into consideration – to think about sth

ex. Our managers will take our ideas into consideration if they’re good.

hike up – become more expensive/increase prices

nature – related to the environment

ex. I love spending my holidays in nature.

picturesque/adj – very attractive/beautiful

ex. The countryside in this region is very picturesque.

partially  – to some extent/not completely

ex. I did not eat my food because it was partially cooked.

ex. This project is partially complete.

lens/lenses – jing tou

Grammar

financial team 

finance team – use the noun instead of the adjective

Switzerland – country

Swiss – adj (to describe people/culture/food)

In the beginning of this year, I transfer to another function and in this new function, English is a must. All the email are in English and all the global meetings are in English.

At the beginning of this year, I transferred to another function and in this new function, English is a must. All the emails are in English and all the global meetings are in English too. 

In my existing function, it didn’t need to use English.

In my previous function, I didn’t need to use English.

She knows that I’m weak in English speaking

She knows that I’m weak at speaking English.  

Sometimes to take more times to write it

Sometimes I need to spend more time to write

No environment for the holiday

It’s not a suitable environment for holidays 

Dalian is a sea city

Dalian is a city by the sea/seaside city 

But, it’s just a plan. We didn’t buy the ticket or book the hotel.

But, it’s just a plan/it’s not confirmed. We didn’t buy any tickets or book any hotels. 

My most favourite country

My favourite country

Pronunciation

scenery – see-nuh-ree