F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Next class: continue editing the writing below. 

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, choose an article and read it carefully. After that write a paragraph about it. Make sure you also take notes on any words you don’t understand, so you can ask me next class.

Vocabulary

Ambitious (adj): 1- B2 having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich:
E.g.: He’s very ambitious for his children (= he wants them to be successful).

Shift (v): 1- to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly. 2- (of an idea, opinion, situation, etc.) to change:
E.g.: She shifted her weight uneasily from one foot to the other.
E.g.: Society’s attitudes towards women have shifted enormously over the last century.

Lice (n): 1- 虱子 ​

Original:

1. self introduction自我介绍
Good morning, my dear teacher. I am very glad to be here for your interview. My name is Chu Hai xu, born in Hebei Baoding in 1985. I am a military officer working in the PLA(the Chinese people’s liberation army) for 14 years, this year I will leave the army and transfer to civilian work.
I graduated from Communications commandacademy of the PLA with a bachelor’s degree in militarycommunication. After four year study, I was distributed to 77318 troops of the army which was belongs to the border army in Yunnan province. I have worked at there for 10 years and served as platoon commander, political instructor and the leader of management office. I had also been the party branch secretary of CPC for 3 years and deputy secretary for 2 years. I am a disciplined, adaptable, cooperative person.
Due to the reform of national defense and military, I have to leave the army and transfer to civilian work. Now I live in Shanghai with my family. As for my hobbies, I enjoy football, basketball, running and traveling. I was also the captain of our regimentalfootball team.
That’s all.
2. Why do you take the MBA examination? 为什么报考MBA
In the past 10 years, I have always been in leadership positions. I think management and communication are very important.
Under the market economy, I am very interested in commerce and enterprises management. I also like reading some economic and management news and comments. Management being a comprehensive subject is used everywhere in this world. Learning it can not only help me adapt to society, but also enrich mysurvival wisdom.
Next, the government will arrange work for me, as a public servant or an employee in state-owned enterprises. Although there are a lot of people willing to get a job in government, but I want to select a different path for my future. At the turning point in my life, I am willing to spend 2 years to gain more knowledges at here.
3. Why you choose FUDAN MBA program?为什么选择复旦MBA
FUDAN university is one of the oldest and bestuniversities in china. The business class of FUDAN university is also the most valuable course in China. Especially MIT program is a top-tier program in Asia even in the world, which cultivates management elites and business leaders with global competitiveness and local insights. learning at here, I can not only learn management knowledge what I want, but also interact with classmates coming from different industries and different world to enrich my knowledge system . That’swhy I choose FUDAN MBA program.

Edited:

1. self introduction

Good morning, Sir/Mme. I am very glad to be here for our interview. My name is Chu Hai Xu, and I was born in Baoding, Hebei in 1985. I am a military officer and I’ve been working for the PLA (the Chinese People’s Liberation Army) for 14 years. This year I will leave the army and shift to civilian work.
I graduated from the Communications Command Academy of the PLA with a bachelor’s degree in military communication. After four years of study, I was sent to be part of the 77318 troops of the army, which belonged to the border army in Yunnan province. I have worked there for 10 years and served as platoon commander, political instructor and leader of the management office. I have also been the party branch secretary for the CPC for 3 years and deputy secretary for 2 years. I am a disciplined, adaptable, and cooperative person.
Due to the reform of the national defense and military, I have to leave the army and shift to civilian work, so I am currently living in Shanghai with my family. As for my hobbies, I enjoy football, basketball, running and traveling. I was also the captain of our regimental football team. That’s all.

TBC

2. Why do you take the MBA examination?

In the past 10 years, I have always been in leadership positions. I think management and communication are very important.
Under the market economy, I am very interested in commerce and enterprises management. I also like reading some economic and management news and comments. Management being a comprehensive subject is used everywhere in this world. Learning it can not only help me adapt to society, but also enrich mysurvival wisdom.
Next, the government will arrange work for me, as a public servant or an employee in state-owned enterprises. Although there are a lot of people willing to get a job in government, but I want to select a different path for my future. At the turning point in my life, I am willing to spend 2 years to gain more knowledges at here.

3. Why you choose FUDAN MBA program?
FUDAN university is one of the oldest and bestuniversities in china. The business class of FUDAN university is also the most valuable course in China. Especially MIT program is a top-tier program in Asia even in the world, which cultivates management elites and business leaders with global competitiveness and local insights. learning at here, I can not only learn management knowledge what I want, but also interact with classmates coming from different industries and different world to enrich my knowledge system . That’swhy I choose FUDAN MBA program.

Grammar

We growed up. – We grew up.

I will don’t understand – I will not understand.

Pronunciation

Civilian: /səˈvɪl.jən/

Academy: /əˈkæd.ə.mi/

Deputy: /ˈdep.jə.t̬i/

Nevertheless: /ˌnev.ɚ.ðəˈles/

Employed: /ɪmˈplɔɪd/

Less: /les/

Lice: /laɪs/

Press: /pres/

Price: /praɪs/

Dress: /dres/

Dice: /daɪs/

Nest: /nest/

Nice: /naɪs/

Best: /best/

Bike: /baɪk/

West: /west/

Wine: /waɪn/