F2F Class Notes (Lily)[S]

Vocabulary

lol= laugh out loud

ttul/ ttyl= talk to you later

cya= see you

btw= by the way

omg= oh my gosh

asap= as soon as possiblt

emphasize (verb)= to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress, to give important to sth

ex: In this meeting, I emphasized the importance of implementation of the POS machine.

Pronunciation

specific= spah- CI- fic

particular= par TI cu ler

still= s dill

stubborn, storm, stern, Stan, standard –> st gives a “sd” sound

world= wer road

word= werd

It is understandable if you feel nervous or uneasy about having to explain something in
English. Because English is not your first language, it is very difficult. However, in the office, you will be in many situations when you have to explain something. Here are 3 tips to make your explanation or presentation easier.

First, you should not talk fast. I work in a large company with many different people from all over the world. The hardest time I have when listening to someone is when they talk fast with a bad accent. The problem they have is that they are fluent and comfortable speaking English, but they do not realize how bad their accent is. If you speak slower, you can avoid this problem. Unless you are certain that your accent is understandable, always speak a little slower.

Second, you should speak clearly. Say each word clearly and emphasize the important words. Even if they don’t understand every word in your sentence, they will understand the whole meaning with proper emphasis.

Third, prepare and practice ahead of time. You should record yourself and listen to the recording. You should also get an American friend to judge you. This is a lot of work you have to do in the beginning, but this is VERY important. Even though it will make your presentation or explanation clearer and better, that is not the reason I am saying you should do the recording and getting a friend to listen. The reason why this is so important is because you are laying the foundation on proper communication in regards to intonation and pronunciation.

This afternoon, I arranged two meetings, the first one I suppose the meeting last one hour, but actually we have many topics to discuss, so the first meeting last about two hours, so im late to come to my English class. I told my boss I have something else to do.

Second meeting I didn’t join the whole process, I leave the meeting earlier. but I still many works to do, after this class, I have to go back to my company to do some work.

Revised:

This afternoon, I arranged two meetings, I expected/estimated the first meeting to last one hour, but actually we had many topics to discuss, so the first meeting lasted/ went on about two hours, so I was late for my English class. I told my boss I have something else to do.

Second meeting I didn’t participate in the second meeting, I left the meeting early. but I still have many work to do, after this class, I have to go back to my company to finish up/ wrap up. (do some work. )