VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

from scratch:  from the beginning

eg. I have to start cooking from scratch because I burnt my cooking.

complain: to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory

eg. The man wanted to speak to the manager because he wanted to complain about the service.

scold: to speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour

eg. His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite vase.

Grammar

same problem I will to have again – I think I will have the same problem again 

if I change to another place – if I change to another department 

you need to restart everyone – you need to get to know everyone from scratch  

to follow their idea – to agree with them

she is easy to be angry – she is very short-tempered/gets angry very easily 

think from their mind – see things from their perspective/from their point-of-view 

Pronunciation

colleague –coh-lea-ge(silent)