VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Pronunciation

bed – bed 
said – sed

admitted – “ted”

embassy – em beh see

said – sed
says – sez
say – say

proposal – preh poe zal

cruel – crue el
eg. the owl is cruel

cool – cool 

w – make it soft 

Grammar

I had dinner with one student and shes from Taiwan – i had dinner with a student who is from Taiwan

first years – in the first couple of years

her boyfriend give – her boyfriend gives 

struggle (n)
eg. life has been a struggle for the last couple of years

laugh her – laugh at her

Vocabulary

put sb on the spot 

you’re full of sh*t = that’s bullshit 

mix business with pleasure

unavoidable 
eg. this situation is totally unavoidable

work ethics – personal attitude at work

reject
decline

don’t take it personally / it’s important to not take it personally

revise the article / rewrite the article

change some of the wording

i told her “you have to revise a few sentences in the article” with a simple and direct tone. She suddenly started crying, and it took me a while to realise what was going on with her. From what I could tell, she was confusing her personal issues with business.

she has personal issues 

keep your mind on the job

don’t bring your life to work 

shes on leave / vacation / holiday / out of the office