VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

start work < > finish work

the start of the day (9am) < > the end of the day (5pm)

clock in < > clock out 
eg. I need to scan my finger print to clock out

extended family < > immediate family 

distant < > close
eg. me and my parents are close, but me and my cousins are a little distant

customs / rituals / ceremonies 

see my family / see my relatives 

burn some paper

use fireworks / play with fireworks

we were the first students that she taught / her first group of students 

lack (v / n)
eg. I have a lack of patience / money / friends < > I have a lot of friends
eg2. I lack money / I pack patience = I have money / patience

national day / Chinese national day – guo qing jie

have a rest / have a holiday / take leave 

Grammar

she didn’t like a teacherwasn’t like a teacher

made us more closelymade us closer

most time – most of the time

be company with spend time with

Writing exercise

Hi Mark,

Hope everything is well with you.

There is an urgent project that we need to get the certificate within this week, all documents have been ready as attachments and could you please help to register it on USA offical web site as soon as possible?

Please check the documents and let me know if there is any question.

Thanks in advance and looking forward for your feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
Echo

Hi / Dear Mark,

I hope everything is well with you / I hope this email finds you well. 

There is an urgent project that we need to get the certificate of / for within this week, all documents have been completed / are ready as attached (all documents have been finalised and are attached / please find attached the completed documents) and could you please help to register it on the USA official website as soon as possible / as soon as is convenient?

Please check the documents and let me know if there is any questions.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
Echo