VIP Class Notes (Tibo)
Homework
Nike and RTFTK ( https://twitter.com/RTFKT ):
https://hypebeast.com/2022/5/rtkft-studios-nike-physical-virtual-apparel-collaboration-teaser-release-info
Nft museum : www.oncyber.io
Speaking exercise
I had to use a VP.N and then I succeeded
I am not the key person to present the speech / I won’t be the main speaker
I just give an opening speech and then I might raise /ask some questions.
If this expert doesn’t explain very clearly I will rephrase his ideas to double confirm /double check with him. / check my understanding…
I think until today I checked 27 clients already registered -> I checked today and 27 clients have already registered
I might tell the expert to explain in (a little bit) more details / I might ask the expert to give more details
What’s the increase % on average? / by what percentage do prices increase?
What’s the appreciation range
could you give us a little bit explanation -> could you give us a small/quick explanation about …
Could you explain a little bit about X …
I would like to take 1 min to introduce our next meeting …
In the middle of July we are going to host a metaverse meeting and the investors will be able to enjoy a dance show in the metaverse.
People will see/attend the dance performance in the position of a dancer rather than as part of the audience…
Vocabulary
Bull market
Bear market
Bearish (adj)
The market is on a bearish trend
Tom is bearish on VR
Bullish (adj)
Incremental (adj) related to an increase / related to an change by a small amount
We don’t want the price increase to be too scary for customers so instead of having a 15% price increase we decided to have several smaller incremental increases
Increase (v/n)
We will have to increase prices
We noticed a price increase
Increment (n) 增加/增值
the auction requires increments of USD100 minimum.
(if Tom bids for 200, you need to at least bid for 300)
Professionalism (n) standards expected in a job
Tom always forgets to send emails to the clients, he is not serious, he lacks professionalism.
To appreciate (v) to increase in value (through market movement)
He bought a house because he believes the house will appreciate in the future
Price elasticity (of demand) (n)
When you increase price by x%, by how much does demand change?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/priceelasticity.asp
Grammar
A little bit is only used with things you cannot count
Tom asked for a little bit of water to clean his t-shirt
I need a little bit more time
Tom only has a little bit of money left, he will eat instant noodles for the rest of the month.
Pronunciation
Registration
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