VIP Class Notes (Tony)

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Vocabulary

Sorry I couldn’t take attend make it to class

sorry, I couldn’t make it to the meeting because I missed the bus

I couldn’t manage to get there(arrive)

I had some urgency urgent things

discipline – strictly following the rules, your ability to control yourself

eg: He knows we have the discipline to finish the job.

eg: You need to have discipline, to be goal-oriented.

lenient – opposite of strict.

eg: My boss is lenient about where we can do our work.

leeway – some flexibility in a situation

eg: The cut off date is January 1st, but if I get approval there is some leeway to take it up to February.

have some say – have some influence

eg: I have a lot of influence on project deliveries.

eg: I have some say when it comes to deliveries.

syllable – yin jie, the number of sounds in a word

eg: There are five syllables in the word  ‘disadvantages.’

cut someone some slack – be lenient, because someone is in a difficult situation

eg: He was late too many times, I can’t cut him slack anymore, he’s fired.

slack – some extra amount of something, especially in a line or string or rope

eg: I need some slack to lock up my bike.

Pronunciation

disadvantages – Dis Ad Van Tijj Is

principles – Prin Sih Pulls

lenient – Leen Yent

oriented – Oree En-ted