F2F Class Notes (Li)

What are some issues that you’ve seen at your workplace? How should managers motivate their employees?

Vocabulary

our business has declined – decreased/got worse

prioritise – verb

priorities – noun

if they don’t approve – agree to something

make them/sth happen/to realise sth 

recognition – noun

recognise – verb

Grammar

don’t use “to” after modal verbs 

ex. I must do this

ex. I can swim.

It’s already be run local company but 1st of January it be global company.

It used to run locally, but as of 1st January, it became a global company.

We have half of the old staff before.

We have half of the staff from before/50% of old staff members   

I also attending some global meetings and I need to present something.

I also have to attend some global meetings and I need to present in front of others

I must to hear what they say

I must hear/listen to what they have to say 

Our managing director is from the local company.

Our managing director is came from/worked for a local company.

Just like the communication ways, they just push their staff to do something.

There is no communication, they usually push/force their staff to do things/work for them 

I just talk to some managers to know their mind

I have talked to some managers to find out/gather their opinions 

Ferrari is a _famous__ name in the car __industry_. It has a long history of _success_ in motor sports. Its sports cars are a thing of luxury. The Italian company has entered the business of fashion. The 74-year-old _carmaker__ launched its own line of _clothing__ at its factory in northern Italy. The company _briefly__ stopped production of its cars to let models walk down a _catwalk__ on its factory _floor__. Ferrari hopes its new clothes will allow it to diversify. A spokesperson told reporters that Ferrari’s clothing _collections__ could make up 10 per cent of the company’s profits within a _decade__ .

Find the unnecessary or missing words in the paragraph below.

Ferrari’s new, ready-to-wear was created by 37-year-old fashion designer Rocco Iannone. He used to work work for the fashion house. Mr Iannone’s clothes all use very bright colors. He made made great use of “Ferrari red,” the yellow used the Ferrari logo, and a very vibrant blue. Iannone hopes the clothes can be popular with younger people. He said, “The young generations have the power to to express the energy and the power of Ferrari’s brand.” He added, “If you enter a Ferrari store, it’s not because you need need another raincoat. You are looking for special.” Ferrari’s chairperson said the company “wants champion Italian excellence and the best of the country’s creativity.”

Pronunciation

brilliant – bre-li-yant

realise – reel-lize

recognise – re-cuh-naize

recognition – re-cuh-ni-tion (4 syllables with a strong sound)