F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

Puerto Rico – Spanish for Rich port, A country in South America, A territory of the United States.

eg: Puerto Ricans want their country to become the 51st state in America.

Jeans – pants made from denim

eg: So he was wearing a jean hat, shirt, tie, and pants. Basically a Canadian Tuxedo.

call sb. out – to call attention to their mistakes or problems, usually in front of many other people

eg: She called me out during the meeting.

throw you under the bus – to make someone else take the punishment

eg: She threw me under the bus because she was not prepared.

Pronunciation

Soft T sound:

not – nah(d)  –  Nah, I’m not hungry.

Don’t – Done(..t)   –   don’ do dhat

not bad – Na’Bad

Recently I’m considering to change my job. Yesterday I went to the company very early to have a conference call. My boss went into the office later than me, when I was having this call, my boss suddenly yelled at me. Please don’t just listen during the call, if you have a questions you should answer them. Actually among these people my position is very low, and my colleague in headquarters were there during the meeting, so I don’t think I have rights to ask a question during this meeting.I was bummed out because everyone was devoted to having this call and listen to the customer’s questions very carefully. And my boss yelled at me everyone heard that in the call, I feel very embarrassed and very angry.

Recently I’m considering changing my job. Yesterday I went to the company very early to have a conference call. My boss got to the office later than me. While the conference call was going on, my boss suddenly yelled at me out of nowhere. Please don’t just listen during the call, if you have questions you should ask them. Actually, among those who attended the call, my position is relatively low, and one of my colleagues from headquarters was there during the meeting, so I don’t think I have the right to ask a question at that time. I was bummed out because everyone was really concentrating on this call and listening to the customer’s questions very carefully. My boss yelled at me and everyone heard that in the call, I felt very embarrassed and angry.