Online Class Notes (Mike)

Dear Mr Smith,

My name is Sunny Zhang. I am a recent graduate in Drama and Performing Arts. I am writing to apply for the role of Tour Manager that you advertised in the Tourist Daily.

The role of a tour manager is very interesting to me. Working in the travel industry is one of the most challenging but rewarding jobs you can do. I have followed the progress of Big Fun Holiday Tours since the company was founded in 2001 and I have seen how it has continued to grow as a leader in the travel sector. I particularly like how you work with families rather than big groups of adults.

During my BA in Drama and Performing Arts I worked as a Group Leader for Theatre Workshops for Kids. I enjoy performing on stage. It is rewarding to help children to learn to do drama. I believe that this work experience allowed me to use the knowledge I learned in my degree. After finishing my job for Theatre Workshops, I tried to learn some new skills. I learned playing the ukulele and now I practise playing at least three times a week. Therefore, I believe that I am a good fit for this job, which requires creativity and dedication. I also love to travel and visit new places. While I was travelling, I developed my interpersonal skills. I had to interact with different people to find out information and get help when I needed it. In addition to this, I also speak English and Chinese fluently. I hope to learn Spanish and have recently started attending an evening course.

I have decided to look for a job that will help me develop my skills and learn new ones as well. I believe that I am a suitable candidate for this job, because I love travelling and working with a lot of different people. I hope you will give me a chance to work with you.

I am available for interview Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm.

Vocabulary

toast (n) 吐司

deserve (v)  应得
You deserve the money.
You deserve this. 你应得的。你该有的报应！

audition (v/n)  试镜/试唱/试音

debut (n) 处女作，首次出演

fairy (n) 仙女，小精灵

Scotland – Scottish

bull (n) 公牛
bully (v)  欺负，霸凌
(n) 小霸王，霸凌的人

encourage (v)  – encouragement (n)
encourage sb to do sth.
My mom gave me a lot of encouragement when I was a kid.

record (v) 记录，录制，记载
record (n) 唱片，（世界）记录
She broke world record when she was 20.
I bought two records.

Pronunciation

Scotland – Scottish

church

bully

celebrity

For Susan Boyle, the last few years have been like a fairy tale. Before she appeared on a British TV talent show in 2009, she was a shy, middle-aged woman from Scotland. Then she sang ‘I dreamed a dream’ from the musical Les Miserables for her audition and she became famous overnight. She didn’t win the contest, but the YouTube video of her performance has been watched by millions of people and her debut album I dreamed a dream has sold over 9 million copies.

The road to stardom hasn’t been easy for Susan. She was born in 1961 in a small Scottish town, the youngest of nine children. She had some learning difficulties and was bullied at school. She left with few qualifications and she has had just one job as a cook at a college. But singing was always part of Susan’s life – at school and at her local church and pub. She had singing lessons and auditioned for talent shows, but she never found the success she was looking for. It was her mother who encouraged her to enter the popular UK Britain’s Got Talent show. The rest is history.

So, how has life changed for this unlikely celebrity? Things have never been quite the same since that extraordinary night in January 2009. She has performed to audiences of thousands of fans and has just completed a huge tour of the UK and the US. Known to the press – and to many of her fans – as SuBo, she has recorded six albums and sold millions of copies. Although she hasn’t won a Grammy award, she has been nominated twice.

But Susan has never forgotten where she came from. She still lives in Scotland. She has bought a new house, but she hasn’t sold the home where she grew up. She has never married or had children, but she has said that she would like to adopt a child. Her powerful voice has given pleasure to millions of fans all over the world. But above all, perhaps, she has been an inspiration for all the people who have ever wanted to follow a dream. 所有想要追求梦想的人

He is known as a singer.
Be known as 以 … 而闻名/为人熟知

Varieties of Milk

Supermarkets now stock many different varieties of milk.

The most common is still cow’s milk,

but others include sheep and goat’s milk, as well as a number of plant-based substitutes, including soya, rice, oat and almond milk.

Milk is generally distinguishable by its fat content.

Whole milk is relatively high in fat and certainly semi-skimmed and skimmed milk can be labelled as low-fat food.

Contrary to popular belief, lowering the fat content in milk does not affect the calcium content(钙含量), so an adequate calcium intake can still be obtained from lower-fat dairy products. 和大众观念相反的是，

However, low-fat milk contains less energy and lower amounts of fat-soluble vitamins（可溶于脂肪的维他命） and isn’t suitable for children under two years.

Some supermarkets have now started selling milk with almost half the fat of semi-skimmed milk. But it retains (保留) a more creamy flavor.

This is a good option for those people who want to lower the amount of fat they’re consuming but don’t like the taste of skimmed milk.