Online Class Notes (Jesse)

For your next writing: check the nouns to see if you need plural or not.

impact: 1 million RMB in sales which is 10 X the normal amount, built a new connection with a prestigious company
your role: leader, it was your initiative / your plan

Please speak out one social or environmental issue that you are concerned about.

I would like to talk about the global warming that causes plenty of environmental problems, such as sea levels rising, icing melting and so on. There is a speculation that some virus come from the melting glacier which keep ancient virus. Once it melt, these virus are likely to be bring out to humen life. It is one of the possible explanation of corona virus 2019.

Fortunately, luxury companies pay attention to this issue and they have taken action to prevent it. For example, recently, Dior pushed out a new collection that related to beach. All of the clothes of this collection are made by parley ocean plastic which came from ocean plastic waste and fishing tools. These blue fabric try to arouse public awareness of marine pollution and I am glad to see that luxury brands are responsibly for sustainable goods.

Please speak about one social or environmental issue that you are concerned about.

I would like to talk about the global warming which (it) causes plenty of environmental problems / issues / which has a number of environmental impacts, such as sea levels rising, ice melting and so on. There is a speculation that some viruses come from / originate in the melting glaciers which keep / hold / contain ancient viruses. Once it melts, these viruses are likely to come in contact with human life. It is one of the possible / alternative explanations of COVID-19.

Fortunately, luxury companies pay attention to this issue and they have taken action / steps to prevent it. For example / For instance / One example of this is that, recently, Dior pushed out / launched / released a new collection that is related to the beach. All of the clothes of this collection are made by parley ocean plastic which came from / which is comprised of ocean plastic waste and fishing tools. These blue fabrics try to arouse / enhance / bring about / facilitate public awareness of marine pollution and I am glad to see that luxury brands are responsible for sustainable goods.

Vocabulary

which – adds extra detail, usually new / important detail
that – just add some detail usually not new, not important

plurals 

high end vs luxury difference? yes why, no why not?

social status 

craftsmanship
eg. high end brands focus more on craftsmanship than on appearance

fly under the radar
eg. many high end brands fly under the radar because they don’t spend much on marketing compared to luxury brands

it’s expansive and diverse 

recognition 

increase the standing of our company in the industry / bring us to a higher level

it brings us prestige

Grammar

there are difference – there are many differences