Direct English - 2010 December.

Corrected Vocabulary

bitterly cold =when it's really cold  *Today is bitterly cold    Wind chill = When the wind makes you colder.    discipline = what you are studying or working  *When Mr. Cho changes his company, he also wants to change his discipline.    housewife = a woman who stays at home to take care of the home.    philanthropist = a person who gives money to help people    new hire = a person who just started working.  *The CEO of your last company would call every new hire.    upstart = a company that has started recently    nostalgia = a feeling of happiness about the past.  *Mr. Cho feels nostalgia when he thinks of BEA.    deposit = the big money that you give when you move into a house or apartment.    systematically = in a very set way    ashamed = to feel shame for something    introvert = a person who is quite and shy  *When Mr. Cho was younger, he was an introvert.    abrupt = very short and simple speech.

Frequent Grammar Errors

I want to change my company, but I think it will take two years.    I will stay at Oracle for two years.    I did my military service before I met my wife.    It was against my will.    When BEA and Oracle merged, I missed my last company.    Oracle always focuses on buying promising upstarts.    At the time I felt that I was not improving my English skills.    This is my two weeks classes in Direct English.  This is my second week of class in Direct English.    a mind for languages / a knack for languages = to be good at learning languages.

Comments (for next tutor)

wants to work on speaking and pronunciation.

Additional Points for review next class

IPA http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm * Would you prefer [taking a nap or going for a walk? / to play chess or a game of cards / a trip to Asia or a cruise to Tokyo] -> I'd prefer a walk to a nap * Would you rather [watch a talk show or a movie?]

->  I'd rather see a move than watch TV.

I'd rather not...  = I'd prefer not to (거절하겠습니다.)

Corrected Vocabulary cold snap = when the weather gets very cold quickly.    touring / sight seeing = going to see things.    rat race = very busy city life  *Many people in the US don't like the rat race, so they try to move away from big cities.    socialize = how to treat other people.    to spoil = to become bad (usually used for food, but can talk about a child)  *He is a spoiled boy.

Frequent Grammar Errors This year is lots of holidays since ten years.  This year is the year with the most holidays for ten years.    The four seasons were the same length.    top of the heap = the highest thing.    (to) make it. = to be successsful  *South Korea has made it over the past 10 years.    The main reason to immigrate to another country is education.    wake up call = a thing that makes you realize something.  *When Mr. Cho talked with his foreign manager, it was a wake up call to study English

So let me get this straight = understand clearly.