Introvert：

1. It's just me, myself, and I.
2. The wall flower.
3. Deep and meaningful.

• shy speakers
• hesitant; doesn't initiate
• fearful of mistakes

• great listener
• wide passive vocabulary
• better grammar
• better writing skills

Advice:

1. talk to yourself
2. make a friend

Give advice to people:

• You should do something ...
• How about doing something ...
• Why don't you do something ...
• If I were you, I would do something ...

• Would you mind if we do something ....
• Would you mind doing something ...
• Let's do something ...
• What do you feel like doing ?

Elision: wanna gonna

• Do you want a cup pf tea?
• I don't want a tea.

• Elision of schwa after a first stressed syllable:

chocolate, comparable, comfortable, interesting

• Elision of schwa following /m/ and:

camera, family, memory, memorable, laboratory, secretary, library

ARTICLE: the

1. Countries 通常不用，除了 UNIT， the USA, the UK
2. Meals 通常不用，除非是特指某一頓 breakfast， lunch，dinner，brunch
3. Job 用 a 不用 the: I want to be a politician.
4. proper Nouns 不用: Monday, London, June ...
5. Languages 不用：He speaks English.
6. only one. then we use "the". The moon, the soon.
7. Uncountable Nouns 不用除非特指: I like bread.
8. Abstract Nouns 不用除非特指: information, freedom

Mixing Business with Pleasure

談?wù)擄埖辏?/p>

1. Have you been here before?
2. what an impressive/charming/fascinating place!
3. This is the best seafood restaurant in town.

談?wù)撌澄铮?/p>

1. Do you like English food?
2. Could you recommend something?
3. What do __ people eat for breakfast/Christmas dinner?

談?wù)撨\(yùn)動：

1. Do you follow any sports?
2. Do you play any sports?
3. What do you think of the latest signing (football)?

1. Have you visited the UK? Do you travel much?
2. Are you married? Do you have kids?

談?wù)撜拢?/p>

1. Let's get down to business.
2. On that note, have you considered our offer?
3. Let's not beat around the bush.
4. So, do we have a deal?
5. Let's shake on it.

Me, Myself and I.

console:

Ask Questions

• What are you going to do now?
• Have you thought about ...
• Are you looking for another job?

Watch Out !

• You should ...
• If I were you...

Try

• Have you considered ...
• Have you thought about ...

Share your experience

• When I was made redundant it w 已發(fā)布：可在“公開筆記”中查看發(fā)布內(nèi)容as a big shock.
• When Sally lost her job, she took the opportunity to retrain.
• At first I was anxious, but I soon saw that it was a blessing in disguise.

Offer support or help

• Let me know if there's anything I can do.
• I'm here for you

Reassurance

• Don't worry, everything will be OK.
• something will come up.

make a joke

• cheer up worse things have happened!
• Why the long face?

words to make yourself more interesting.

posh: fairly, rather, terribly(+), awfully(+).

neutral: so, really, quite, too(-)

slang: bare 'nough

swear words: blooding, fucking, frigging, flipping