VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Speaking exercise

At first we told about the exhibition in Germany.
He asked for the CEO but the CEO didn’t approve it.
Last week he was quit.
So this week I am free.

No one contact me I have to check in check out.
Today I even watched a movie in the office.
The bosses went to Germany so this week we are all free.
I watch movies and they play on their phones.
Maybe next week I will change a new boss

the last week he told me I will quit and I told the CEO tomorrow I will send the email to you and

I was working normal and my boss disappeared.
Last Friday was his last day and last Sunday he bought a flight ticket to go to Germany.

He wants to be a famous person in the medical.
He wants everyone to know him.

He spoke very loudly on purpose

it was the last straw , he wanted to go to Germany but the CEO refused.

The boss who invited me to go to Germany he asked if I wanted to join his department.
At that time I think ok that is fine, he looks like nice and I know he is not crazy.
Last week he knew this and worried about me, in his mind if I join their department.
He hasn’t so many work so he thinks

If he checks someone who did the project and found he hasn’t do much work.

Other departments are crazy.

In the future, 5 – 8 years, It is a long time for us to work and get close to 40.
If we don’t have a job it is ok but for young people, they need to find a job.
It is difficult to them.

They didn’t need the rest.


Previously I  told about the exhibition in Germany. / earlier I told you about / … last month I told you about …
He asked the CEO but the CEO didn’t approve it. / refused
Last week he decided to quit.
So this week I was free.

No one contacted me I just had to check in check out.
Today I even watched a movie in the office.

The bosses went to Germany so this week we were all free.
I watched movies and they played on their phones.
Maybe next week I will be assigned to a new boss

Last week he told me “I will quit” and I told the CEO the next day I will send the email to you and

I was working normally and my boss disappeared.
Last Friday was his last day and last Sunday he bought a flight ticket to go to Germany.

He wants to be a famous person in the medical. / He wants to be famous in this field.
He wants everyone to know him.

He spoke very loudly on purpose

it was the last straw , he wanted to go to Germany but the CEO refused.

She told me she didn’t want me to join their department.

The boss who invited me to go to Germany (he) asked if I wanted to join his department.
At that time I thought ok that was fine, he looks/seems nice and I know he is not crazy.
Last week she found out / she heard about it and worried about me, in her mind if I join their department I may steal her job
She doesn’t have so much work
She doesn’t want someone to check and realize it .

Other departments are crazy.
In the future, 5 – 8 years, it is still far away from us

we still have time to work and get close to 40
If we don’t have a job it is ok but for young people, they need to find a job. / if we lose our job it is ok but it is much harder for young people.
It is difficult to them.

They don’t need rest.

Vocabulary

option (n) choice one can make
I have several options

generation (n) age group
people in my generation are already working and are paying the pension for people who are already retired.

pension (n) retirement money
We start getting a pension at 65

market price (n) average price on the market
The market price for a lawyer is 200/h

to develop (v) to get better economically / to advance
AI is developing quickly

to replace (v) to change for something else
AI can replace everyone

to assign (v) give responsibility or a task to someone
He assigned Tom as the coordinator for the trip
I will be assigned to a new boss next week

the last straw/drop (n) something making you feel it is too much and you get angry
It was the last straw and he decided to quit

to lay off (v) when a company removes jobs
Facebook decided to lay off 10,000 people

proposal (n) document offering to do something
I sent a proposal to my client

to steal (v) take from by force / ilegally
She thinks I will steal her job

Grammar

ask for X : X is not here and you want to meet him/her
I went to the reception and asked for Tom

ask X something : ask X if something is ok or ask X to do something for you
I asked Tom to help me

to look + adj
Tom looks tired, he probably worked late yesterday

to look like +N : resemble / be similar to
He looks like his mum
He looks like a volcano when he gets angry