VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Homework

Write a cover letter for a job you are applying.

Vocabulary

take time off
I took 2 months off last year.

certificate (n)

comprehensive (adj.) 综合的,全面的

significant (adj.)  = crucial 至关重要的

overalls (n) 工装裤

prolific (adj.) highly productive

sympathy (n) 同情心
empathy (n) 共情心

misery (n) 悲惨

expertise (n) 专长,特长

field (n) 领域

commute (v) 通勤

Ted Chiang in 外文书局
The Story of Your Life 
The Lifecycle of Software Objects: Hell is the Absence of God 

Filmspotting
Vogue: the 1990s
Vogue: the 2000s
The New Yorker Radio Hour

Pronunciation

practice 

specific

production
product

quality

word
world

Speaking exercise

I was quit
I quitted/quit last month

We production videos for Nike…..
We produce videos for Nike…..

My speaking English
My spoken/oral English

If I spoke English in daily life…
If I speak English

I will get lack of confidence.
I will be unconfident

She was lived in UK for 2 years.
She lived in the UK for 2 yrs.

I listen English podcasts.
I listen to English podcasts.

immersive environment 沉浸式的