VIP Class Notes (Tony)
Rebecca Profile info:
Position: Entry level macroeconomic analyst in an asset management company.
Position Seeking: Management strategy consulting firm.
At SE Since: March 2018
Why are you here: (In one sentence)
First of all I want to practice English, that is beneficial for my upcoming interview.
Secondly, I need to be more confident in English.
Vocabulary
I’m from Arizona
Where is Arizona?
How to Explain more:
1. Introduce a new thing
2. Stop your sentence to explain.
3. Continue your sentence.
EXAMPLE: I’m from Arizona.
I’m from Arizona, a state next to California.
I’m from Arizona , ____________ , it’s really hot and dry there.
I’m from Arizona, a state next to California, it’s really hot and dry there.
I have a friend, who I went to school with, that works in Suzhou.
I was born in in Qinghai province, , which is the western part of China.
I was born in in Qinghai province, it’s on the Tibetan Plateau, which is the western part of China.
I have a colleague who recently got married.
I have a colleague, that is also from Suzhou, who recently got married
I went to the painted desert and found drinkable water.
I went to the painted desert, a beautiful place in Arizona, and found drinkable water.
finance (V.) – to provide the money needed
eg: How will they finance that crazy wall idea?
investor (N.) – to let someone use money to get a profit
eg: I invested 5 years in my ex boyfriend. (haha)
eg: I’m one of the company’s investors.
donor (N.) – to give some money or things, and expect nothing back from it
eg: My parents are my biggest donors.
eg: My friend is one the company’s donors.
contributor (N.) – a person who helps or gives toward a goal.
eg: My hard work is one of the contributors to my success.
Homework
Writing:
Explain a management strategy that is unique to China.
Correct it next class, and Upgrade the vocabulary.
Extra reading:
https://hbr.org/2014/09/a-chinese-approach-to-management
Pronunciation
macro – Mahh (Math) Kro
micro – My Kro
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