F2F Class Notes (Tibo)

Write a short text about how covid changed our lives or another topic with ties to today

I’m in here in the SE almost 1y and in my job I have to work with some foreigners.->I have been in SE for almost 1y …

They come from a lot of countries, some are Italian and some from the UK and France.

We have some colleagues from Asian  -> We have some colleagues from Asia / we have some Asian colleagues

First because different people have different accents so I always feel confused and I cannot talk with in fluence so I feel nervous. ->I cannot talk with fluency  / I cannot talk fluently so I am nervous

Some of the are jobs and some are like … -> some of the conversations are about work

They are living in SH so a lot of the foreigners have some tasks like they have to -> a lot of foreigners meet/encounter some difficulties and need help…
we need to translate something and help them in their life.

Also like maybe we need to take them to the police station and do some information -> give some information / fill in some information

My job is administrator / I work as an administrator

the most situation is that I cannot understand them. -> Very often I cannot understand them / the most common situation is that I cannot understand them

For me I just talk with some simple words / I express myself simply so I think they will know my meaning  / I think they will know what I mean but if they speak quickly I cannot understand clearly.

It is over 3 years I am in this office. -> It has been over 3 years  / I have been in this company for over 3y

Maybe I don’t know some words so they use them and I cannot understand.

The connection is not stable

I think the British people is quite difficult but easy is Chinese. -> I think British people are difficult to understand but Chinese people are easy / easier

Chinese people if they speak in English I can understand more.
I heard a lot of English conversations.

The British people their accent sounds great but I cannot understand clearly. / I like the British accent but it also makes them hard to understand

Grammar

Using the present perfect:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-use.html

present simple : talk about now  -> I am hungry

present perfect : talk about past with a result now or something unfinished
-> I have been hungry since 10am / I have lost my keys, I can’t open the door now…

Vocabulary

to mean (v)
I don’t know what he means

meaning (n)
I can’t understand the meaning of this document

conversation (n) talk / discussion
I had a conversation with Tom

to fill in (v) write information in the blanks
The officer asked me to fill in the blanks

Asia (n)
I travelled to Asia last year

Asian (adj)
Tom is Asian, he is from Korea
I like Asian movies

fluency (n)
I am trying to improve my fluency in English

fluent (adj)
Tom is fluent in Spanish

fluently (adv)
Tom speaks Spanish fluently

Pronunciation

colleague

asian

asia