VIP Class Notes (Peter – Tibo)

I am a freelancer but I have a new job offer last Monday. / I work as a freelancer but I will start working in a company again next Monday / next week

I will work for an ad company and serve/service the Kering group

I want to practice my business English.

I had an IELTS test in May but writing and speaking were lower

I thought I had a lot of vocabulary in my mind but couldn’t use them flexibly
-> I thought I had a wide vocabulary but I realized I didn’t / I wasn’t able to use it in various situations / I thought I knew many words but I realized I wasn’t able to use them flexibly

It is harder for me to talk about specific topics.
I am planning to apply to a masters degree in the UK so maybe I need a better score / I might need to improve my IELTS results

At first I enjoyed it but after the quarantine it I struggled

I started traveling domestically  / I went on a domestic trip 

This year I got anxious so I planned to work / to go back to a company and apply to a master’s degree but it is gonna be busy now.
Very relaxed half a year and nervous the rest of the year  / the first half of the year was very relaxing but now I will get busy for the second half.

I have just been there for once for a transfer -> I was there once for a transfer

At first it was very nice but after a week it felt boring / I started to be bored
The political situation / the policies make living there stressful because Cuba doesn’t  have network connection. / network connection is not readily available there.
if you want a connection to the internet you can only use it in hotels.
It is only accessible for foreigners.

I can do simple movements but I prefer to swim.
I tend to sweat easily.

Back then I was in college and my English level was at its peak.

The British museum shocked me a lot -> The British museum really impressed me  / left a big impression on me / It amazed me.

I learned how to ride a bicycle. It is not really hard but you are afraid of it.

Vocabulary

nail-biting (adj) nervous / impossible to get the result
It was a nail-biting moment

breathtaking (adj) very impressive
The scenery was breathtaking

tournament (n) event in which a winner is decided
He decided to join a singing tournament and ranked 3rd

World tour (n) when a singer goes to different countries for concert
Beyonce is on a world tour

to shock (v) to give a big negative impressive
I was shocked by how easily he would get angry

flyover (n) when planes fly over a certain place
There was a flyover to celebrate the victory

death (n) when someone dies
The explosion caused the death of 10 people

critical (adj) very important / very serious
This client is critical to the survival of the company, it accounts for 70% of our sales
A good IELTS score is critical to get accepted in the university

critical condition (n) very serious health situation / life threatening
He was in critical condition after the car accident but the doctors saved his life

to serve/service + client
work + company
I will work in an advertising company
I will serve / service several luxury clients

service (n) how people treat you as you want to buy something
I won’t come back to this store, the service was terrible

after sale service (n) helping after the customer bought the product in case of break down …
I went to the apple after sale service center

major (n) subject you study
My major was e-commerce

vocabulary (n) base of words
My technical vocabulary is not wide enough

jargon (n) specific terms in one industry
When I joined the advertising industry it took me time to get familiar with the jargon

Grammar

have been (present perfect) : talk about something with a result in the present
I have lived in SH for 3 years (I know SH pretty well)
I have lost my keys (I am in front of the door and cannot open it)

Past simple : talk about something that is over / no effect on the present
I visited BJ last month
I lost my keys (I already have new keys, I just want to share what happened / story)

on date / day / event 
On June 28
On Christmas day
On my birthday

In month / season / year
In July
In Summer
In 1992