Online Class Notes (Olivia)

Vocabulary

transportation

hectic – transportation during public holidays is very hectic

– the meeting was hectic…

cuisine n.

– we tried out the local cuisine, it was fantastic

– I love Chinese cuisine, especially the hotpot.

ideal adj.

logistics

what’s your plan for the Oct holiday?

music festival

I failed to book the ticket – I couldn’t book a ticket for the festival.

memorable holiday:

I hadn’t taken a holiday for a long time.

Suzhou – It was for a team building. I took some activities with my colleagues, such as CS paintball, swimming in the hotel.

It was a short holiday, it only took 2 days in the weekend

Big dinner in Suzhou, the food was so delicious, we enjoyed it very much.

Ideal holiday:

slow- paced – adj, /fast paced

• I prefer to take a slow-paced holiday

location near sea or mountain

restful holiday

special force – styled travel

– don’t have too much time to travel – time constrained, constrained with time, short time frame/time span

– tourist spots

– make the most out of something — make the most out of this trip/holiday/…noun.

eg. We should make the most out of

We need to better plan our time to rest/study, so we could make the most out of it.

let’s schedule our meetings better before it starts, so that we could make the most out of everyone’s time.

Prepare to talk about what your ideal company would be and why it would be similar to or different from a typical company.

Company Name- Connie’s House

purpose of the company: pet care for busy people  – mostly service-provider

Services we provide:

service: 1: home care for pets during business trips – @cheaper price, discount rules, advanced facility – high quality food/toys – camera recording for the owner to see – add on play time/comfort time for the pets – washing/cleaning/trimming pets before the owner arrives home.

service 2: pet training – learning instructions: stand up, sit down, etc.

service 3: health examinations, medical facilities, – 24/7 health checks, professional vets on site.

service 4: great facility – premium spa /large pools for pets to enjoy, herbal baths for pets.

service 5: home cleaning before owner arrives, messy/smelly home, mopping, cleaning, taking out the trash, watering the plants, doing some light laundry.

target customer:

age: adults, above 25 years old

education: bachelor degree

work: who are always on business trips/constant traveling

location: SH, may expand to other lower-tiered cities.

status in life: single, no family member nearby.

Brand positioning:

mid- high level

Pricing:

Industry price: 50-200/day, higher for door to door service.

service 1 – feeding/recording/one time cleaning – 100/day – basic care

Service 2: 1000/instruction

service 1+5 – basic care for the pet + home cleaning = 100/per day+ 500 – 700 pending on the assessment of the house: size, level of cleaning needed.

HR: 

scale of the company:

in-house staffing: for 1 service location (SH),

in-house/outsource: for cleaning

function:

Profit target/Business plan:

2024

Pronunciation

took – u/o