VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Continue on presentations (from conclusion)

I haven’t many time to be a volunteer -> I don’t have enough time to be a volunteer

they had a trip to go abroad  / they went abroad during the holiday to Thailand and they caught covid.

A person who will catch covid most 5 times and died -> I heard about someone who caught covid 5 times and passed

if you know x please raise your hand / show your hand

she kept her opinion  / she stood her ground and didn’t agree with any marketing opinions/ideas

due to budget limitations.

Grammar

don’t have + N
I don’t have a car

haven’t + V 
I haven’t eaten lunch yet

Vocabulary

volunteer (n) someone who does something without being required
I worked as a volunteer during the Beijing olympics

voluntariness (n)
He showed voluntariness and offered to help us

to pass: to die
He passed last night

ego (n) sense of self
A lot of successful people have a very strong ego

egocentrism (n) sense of having an ego
Egocentrism could be an issue when negotiating with people you don’t know.

to touch on + topic/area : to cover / mention a topic
We touched on the growth of e-commerce in China earlier

to illustrate (v) give a visual representation / give a way to see
He illustrated what happened with the example of Tom ..

illustration (n) visual usually next to a text
I love the illustrations in this book

rhetorical question (n) question for which you do not expect an answer
He asked several rhetorical questions

Pronunciation

strategy

expect

except