Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Write a self introduction that you might use in a casual setting when telling someone about your personality, interests, background, and some of the most important experiences you’ve had that could help someone know who you are and what has made you become the way you are.

heard of that
heard about that

As I mentioned, for the last couple of weeks, I had a pretty busy week working on 2 different projects with different complexities.
As a rule, the whole process starts with the development of a concept note, which I present, generically, the E&S impacts and the risks of the project. As a next step, I try to contact the client to organize a video conference meeting, in order to collect more detailed information regarding the environmental and social aspects, such as the sensitivity of the territory, presence or not of vulnerable communities or indigenous people. Normally, after this first contact, the client has to provide to us its data-room. For instance: if the client or the contractor has already prepared an EIA for the project, they have to submit to us the license authoring the construction.
In summary, my routine is, basically, lined by analysis of E&S documents, preparation of E&S risk basis papers, appointments with clients and E&S Due Diligence.
In summary, my routine is basically guided by the analysis of environmental and social documents, preparation of E&S risk papers, consultations with clients and environmental and social Due Diligence.

As I mentioned, for the last couple of weeks, I had a pretty busy week working on 2 different projects with different complexities. Generally / Usually / In most cases, the whole process starts with the development of a concept note, which I present, generically, the E&S impacts and the risks of the project. As a next step, I try to contact the client to organize a video conference meeting, in order to collect more detailed information regarding the environmental and social aspects, such as the sensitivity of the territory, the presence or lack of / lack there of vulnerable communities or indigenous people. Normally, after this first contact, the client has to provide to us its data-room / client has to provide us with its data-room / provide its data-room to us (spoken). For instance: if the client or the contractor has already prepared an EIA for the project, they have to / they must / it is necessary for them / it is required that they / it is recommended that they submit to us the license authorizing the construction.
In summary, my routine is, basically, the analysis of E&S documents, preparation of E&S risk papers, appointments with clients, and E&S Due Diligence.

Vocabulary

the policeman guided me through traffic so we could reach the hospital – led / helped / assisted to navigate

lined – in a line or covering the inside of sth
eg. the jacket is lined with diamonds

i did everything at the last minute 

characteristic 

as a rule, we usually use subjects at the start of sentences
as I rule for myself, I need to do some exercise everyday

struggle the contract – negotiate / put a lot of pressure on us / push us a lot / they ask for a lot during the negotiations 

flexibilize – to be flexible (normal) / to have some wiggle room (casual) / we need to accommodate (formal)

make some allowances / exceptions / give something up

guarantor
eg. my mum was the guarantor when I got the loan from the bank

Grammar

at the moment when I was preparing – while / when I was preparing it, I was thinking about…

on our last class – in our last class / during our last class

take some vacations – take some days off / take some annual leave / take some leave / take 2 days of annual leave 

sometimes it’s very much hard to use this attachment – sometimes it’s very hard 

to recover yourself a little bit – recover a little bit 

Pronunciation

used – yousd

territory – ter ri tor ree / ter ri tree

Vulnerability – “vuhl ner ra BIL li tee” / “vuln ra bil lit tee”

finalizing – FAI nal lai zing

government – “guh vern ment”

detail – DEE tail

constantly – KON stehnt lee