VIP Class Notes (Georges)
Homework
N/A, Continue speaking exercises
Vocabulary
Pandora’s Box- From Greek Mythology, a woman opens a box and all the evils of the world fly out of it, means to lead to many problems.
e.g. When we did a review of our accounts, we really opened up pandora’s box; there were so many mistakes we found!
High maintenance- Someone who needs a lot of time to take care of their appearance.
e.g. Her boyfriend is very high maintenance, he spends an hour every morning doing his hair.
Demanding- To expect and ask things of people.
e.g. My boss is so demanding, he asks us to work late almost every day.
Optimistic- To see the good side of things.
e.g. I try to be optimistic and see the good in people.
Pessimistic- To see the negative part of everything.
e.g. My father is very pessimistic, he always thinks about the bad outcomes.
Confirm vs Ensure, Ensure means you have a responsibility to make sure something is right, while confirm just means you want to verify that something is the way you think it is.
hold you accountable & hold you responsible mean the same thing.
Grammar
he grow up in the US- He grew up in the US
this you open a can of worm- You opened a can of worms
he talked me back- he told me/he answered me
they are really look into details- They really look into details
I joined to this company- I joined this company
we call back price to them, (confirm) We called them back to confirm the price/quantity
we will see what it performs in store- We’ll see how it performs in store
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