VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Talk about your new office in hongkou – what are some positive things about it? Be happy.

I woke up in 7:00AM which is a habit I got from my previous work. I went to work by underground which is very crowded every morning. I got to my office after 1 hour and brought breakfast on the way.
Several days ago, I heard the news that the branch office in Jingan Temple would not rent anymore. All of our colleagues would move into the headquarters which located in Hongkou Football Stadium. So these days have been so busy for my department.
I checked the office supplies and brought the paper boxes that we needed. I tidied the office supplies and packaged them afterwards for moving to our branch office this weekend. I feel so tired about what I did today. And tomorrow I will be working overtime to help with moving company to move.

I woke up at 7:00AM which is a habit I got from my previous work. I went to work by underground / metro / subway which is very crowded every morning. I got to my office after 1 hour and bought breakfast on the way.
Several days ago, I heard the news that the branch office in Jingan Temple would not be rented anymore. All of our colleagues will move into the headquarters which is located in Hongkou Football Stadium. So these days have been so busy for my department.
I checked the office supplies and bought the paper boxes that we needed. I tidied the office supplies and packaged them afterwards for moving / to move to our branch office this weekend. I feel so tired because of / from what I did today and tomorrow I will be working overtime to help the moving company to move.

My day started at 7AM, when I woke up, which is a habit I got from my previous work. Going to work by underground is very crowded every day in the morning, and today was no exception. An hour later, I arrived at my office, buying breakfast on my way there.
Several days ago, there was some news about the branch office in JingAn Temple moving to another location. All of our colleagues will move into the headquarters which is located in Hongkou Football Stadium. So these days have been so busy for my department.
Before buying the paper boxes that we needed, I checked the office supplies which I tidied and packaged in preparation for moving this weekend. Today was so tiring and tomorrow will be the same as I have to work overtime to help the moving company.

Grammar

Learning English for 2 years taught me many things.
I went to work before going home.

I would have been happy if it didn’t rain yesterday.
I would be happy if I was rich.

would = will + if
could = can + if

Vocabulary

in preparation for moving.

current – now / currently
eg. currently we are in jingan and i like our current office but our new office is in hongkou, which i don’t like 🙁

it’s a waste 

our rent is 150,000 a month

square meters – ping fang mi

interior design -the look of the inside

open plan

cubical – workspace

partition – fen ge ban

the feeling / vibe / atmosphere 
pleasant
warm
professional
comfortable
welcoming

cold
dark
unwelcoming
too businessy
dull / drab