VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W]

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Work on listening skills

I am here to want to improve my speaking English. In my work I will communicate with Spanish people but my speaking English is so poor so sometimes I can’t understand so I can’t respond.
I work in Zara. I am an accountant. My responsible for receivables.
When I write emails I usually don’t know how to start and I write half of it and sometimes I can’t continue and restart again.
Sometimes I think I haven’t think more before start the email. Sometimes I have think enough but when I write I don’t know how to describe it.

I like hiking, I like badminton.
My major is accounting. I am from Fujian province, I came to Shanghai about 10 years.

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I am here to want to improve my spoken English. In my work I need to communicate with Spanish people but my spoken English is quite poor so sometimes I can’t understand so I can’t answer.
I work in Zara. I am an accountant. I am responsible for/my responsibilities are…… receivables.
When I write emails I usually don’t know how to start and after I write half of it sometimes I can’t continue and I need to restart.
Sometimes I think I haven’t thought enough before starting the email. Sometimes I have thought about it but when I write I don’t know how to describe my problems.

I like hiking, I like badminton.
My major is accounting. I am from Fujian province, I came to Shanghai about 10 years.

system problems: describe the problem and ask for some help

Hello John,

I found the bank’s payment from Feb 22 haven’t been input into the payment system.
Could you please help to check or something else? Can you help me about this issue.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Grace.

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1st email structure:

• greeting (hello / dear)
• a compliment or pleasantry (I hope you had a safe trip back to Madrid, I hope you had a great lunar festival, …) (to break the ice/better for external emails)
• the reason for your email (I am writing to you about …. , I wondered if you could help me with ….I hope this email finds you well)
• a call to action (Could you please ….. )
• a closing message , (Thank you for your help with this issue, Thank you in advance, I am looking forward to hearing from you)
• signature (Best regards …. Grace)

Dear John,
I hope this email finds you well.
I am writing to you about a bank’s statement issue. I found that the bank statement from February 22 haven’t been inputted into BankCourse
Could you please help us to check it?

Thank you in advance,
Best regards,

Grace

Vocabulary

screenshot / when you capture you screen to share it.
I sent a screenshot of the issue to John.

take a screenshot / record the screen
I took a screenshot of the issue.

badminton court / field where you play badmington

movements / changes in positions
There were many movements in the bank statement that looked suspicious.

suspicious / doubtful
Some of the numbers look suspicious, maybe we should double-check the report.

conversation / talk

Madrid / 马德里

Barcelona 巴塞罗那

annoying / troublesome
This client is really annoying, he is always asking for more information

to complain / to say you are unhappy about something
People usually complain about the weather.

check for discrepancies/differences
I noticed a few discrepancies in between the profit and loss and the books, it looks suspicious.

to order  / when you tell the waiter what you want to eat
I will order the Spanish specialty.

tapas  / a small Spanish dish
I will have some tapas tonight.

Pronunciation

statement

payment

Grammar

Using a and the.
use a to introduce a new notion, Then use the to mention it again.
I noticed a problem with the bank statement.
The problem is on p5.

once

twice

thrice / there times a….