VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Review the words / grammar

Write about your dream 

I have to explain why we need these files.

Or why I need their business license.

In the last 3 years we couldn’t go anywhere.

I went to Spain to spend my holiday 

It was before covid  / it was before the covid outbreak 

At that time I had a holiday and my bf was on a business trip in the middle east so we met in BJ and flew to Spain together.
We stayed about a month.
He planned to celebrate my birthday in Ronda.
He thinks this city is very romantic.
It is on a cliff 

He booked the restaurant near the cliff.

We went to many cities and we rented a car and drove along the coast
there are many mountain roads, it is dangerous.

Everyone is driven fast -> Everyone drove fast.

I was scared of falling down the cliff.

My favorite place is Sevilla
We stayed there 4 days.

I had two very memorable meals / there are 2 meals I really remember

It was a small restaurant and they showed us the menu.
It was in Spanish and English but we couldn’t understand so we ordered randomly.

We got 6 fried doughs
we felt the restaurant was not suitable for us and we left.

I think I like Spanish food
It is not very often. -> I don’t eat Spanish food often in China / I rarely eat Spanish food in China

I think the Spanish restaurants are a little expensive in SH 

Western restaurants are very expensive

Wine is expensive and we stayed in Spain so we bought wine at the supermarket, it is very cheap.
When we came back to China we wanted to buy the same wine and it was 200.

I heard Chinese food is expensive in Europe.

There was no Chinese restaurant on our road.

Vocabulary

fried dough (n) 炸面团
We ordered 6 fried doughs

I heard … 我听说。。。
I heard that Tom lost his job …

Randomly (adv) 随机地
The police was randomly stopping people to ask them questions 

Memorable (adj) 难忘的
It was a memorable trip

cliff (n) 悬崖
The city is close to a cliff 

Fly (V) (fly / flew / flown)
We flew from Beijing to Madrid

Outbreak (n) 爆发
There is a covid outbreak and we need to stay home 

Hi John,

I’m sorry for that I haven’t send the report you asked.

I apologize for the delay

Please find attached the file you requested.

Let me know if you have any questions.

All the Best,

Lluvia

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Hi John,

I’m sorry for not sending the report on time / I’m sorry for sending the report late / I apologize I was very busy and forgot about the report 

I apologize for the delay, (I will make sure it does’t happen again)

Please find attached the file you requested.

Let me know if you have any questions.

All the Best,

Lluvia

You wrote to Tom Blue 2 weeks ago and asked him for a business license. You called him last week to ask again and still haven’t received anything. Send him a new email to ask for the business license again.

Hi Tom,
I guessed your received my email …-> I am not sure if you saw my last email … / I’m sorry for asking you again about the business license …

We have to sign the contract this week  so we need the business license of the client  / If we want to sign the contract on time this week we need the business license / (in order for us) to sign the contract this week (without issue) we need to get the business license in advance. / To avoid any delay with the contract we need to receive the business license quickly. 

Could you (please) send it to me asap?

Thank you in advance, …

Vocabulary

Business license (n) 营业执照
I asked them to send the business license

Situation (n) 情况
This situation created a problem for our company 

To avoid (v) 避免/避开
I avoid driving during peak hours.

Insomnia (n) 失眠症
I suffered from insomnia, I just couldn’t sleep last night 

Prison (n) 监狱
He went to prison for robbing a bank 

Grammar

To avoid something/(n) (from happening)
To avoid the contract from being delayed we need to give all the documents
To avoid a delay we need to prepare well
To avoid any problem we need to prepare all the documents in advance.
to avoid prison you need to go abroad.
To avoid catching covid you need to wear a mask.
To avoid insomnia , don’t drink coffee at night / To avoid insomnia , you shouldn’t drink coffee at night

Pronunciation

Contract

Client

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