Lesson 7 – Challenges in everyday situations
Summary Expressing opinions and reaching a consensus Kathy is the teacher who let us : discuss problems and solutions in common situations practise expressing emotions and explaining opinions explore different ways to understand others and reach a consensus learn how to use intonation to express your emotions. Challenges are somehow inevitable in our life. There
Lesson 5 – Job Review
Summary Taking part in a formal interview like a job appraisal or job interview The topic of the lesson is work appraisals. I have : learnt phrases related to work performance focused on how change the part of speech of words practised contractions to sound more natural when speaking. When we want to ask about the
Self Learning from British Council 2 – Present perfect: simple and continuous
Reference Links Usage : perfective aspect Usage : continuous aspect Usage : already, still, yet and no longer Video We use will with the perfect to show something will be complete at some time in the future: Example 1 : In a few years they will have discovered a cure for the common cold. Example 2
Lesson 4 – What is the alternative?
Summary Presenting alternatives in a discussion In that lesson, I learnt: summarise and present problems focus on ways to discuss options and express cause and effect learn phrases for talking about possible outcomes practise pausing to sound clear when discussing problems. If we are explaining a problem, we can say: I’ve got a real dilemma
Lesson 2 – Lifestyle Differences
In the lessons, we had time to brainstorm what kind of life we can have: Health (Unhealthy) lifestyle -> Vegetarian lifestyle v.s carnivorous lifestyle Social lifestyle v.s Gamer’s lifestyle = anti-social lifestyle Adventure lifestyle v.s Tedious / robotic lifestyle Relaxing lifestyle v.s Stressful/ Hectic lifestyle Day-out lifestyle v.s Night-out
Lesson 3 – Managing conflict
Summary The topic of this lesson is job recruitment. You will: role play discussing the best person for a job focus on ways to disagree and present alternative opinions learn phrases for justifying your opinions practise sounding clear when describing qualities. Give Suggestions Perhaps we could… Why don’t we … ? How about +
Self Learning from British Council
Me: Great to see you, Mary. Mary: Good to see you! Btw, How do you know my name? Me: Hmm…. Me: Anyway, Mary. Are you …erm Am I? Am I what? Mary 您有空嗎? Me: Are you doing anything (tomorrow/ tonight/ this afternoon/ next Mon)? 點解感問既? Mary: Why? 無解, 係囉, 您應該好, 約左人了吧~ Me:
Lesson 1 – Effective negotiation
Summary Making, accepting and refusing offers while negotiating The topic of this lesson is successful negotiations. You will: role play negotiating with bosses, landlords, customers and parents focus on ways to make, accept and refuse offers learn phrases to explore options when there is no agreement practise saying contractions while trying to come to an
The journey in 2017 – Macau @ 2017 Sep 08
Macau, is located approximately 24 NM (48 km) southwest of Hong Kong, are not unfamiliar to Hong Kong people. This time, I got an amiable Taiwanese and we had planned nothing as well as tried to strayed around the northern part of this wonderful place. With a relaxing mood, we disembarked the turbojet departing from
There is no best, only better!
It is time to write a new post as I have not update my ‘diary’ for 3 months. In the past few months, I have changed a lot. Rightly, I have been changed just less than a year. However, I am still clear about my goal! To think back 2015, I was getting lost and
the ART of PEOPLE – by Dave Kerpen [Book Sharing]
I bought the book at 18 May 2017 in VHHH Terminal 2. It costs HKD$160. Not including the introduction, conclusion and 2 appendix, there is 11 topics with 53 chapters. Form my perspective, it is no any topic useless as well as connected to one and others – just like the key concept of the
From Day to Night, From … to …
Sitting at a corner inside a herbal tea shop where was located in my living community. It’s time to type a new blog – sharing my recently life with you, keeping a record for reviewing in the future as well as making a reflection and practising my English writing. Why Tommy was drinking the “Chinese Coffee” rather
Happy Chinese New Year – The year of rooster
“Good evening, how are u, may I come in?” I tried to show my courtesy to two cockpit crews. Perhaps I had no such kind of escort duty for months, or I felt happy about going for dinner with my family members. I was just like a tour guide who might tell you the local ritual or
Connection- Communication, Situation Awareness, Working cycle, Cross Checking
首要多謝妹妹老妹帶回來的書~ “Hey, bro, may you share something about your duty? You said that you want to be a bus driver, didn’t you?” I was asked by my sister, who has just come back from foreign country yesterday. And her query encourage me to share a shameful story with my friends. Rightly, I want to record
One Life Experience
2017-01-03 Dear my friends, There is no better way for greeting, isn’t it. Tonight, it is great that I can go back to campus again after I have started to work as a member in Flight Ops since July. Time is passing, always! Everything is happening liken to blinking my eyes. Originally, I tried to
2016 – From layman to Rookie
Various great things have happened over the past 12 months. The awesome 10-hours flight experience in AFTC, Adelaide, South of Australia. Following by the acquisition of class 2 driving license and the vocation change in June also provide me different opportunities to meet many great mentors, friends and co-workers. I learned more about commercial airliners
What I am cultivating
Before I step into an industry, I did not understand why the South Asian ethnic group passenger are common on the airport bus. Now, I know the answer. In the past, I thought that ULDs are broadly used on A320. However, the fact is that bulk is not uncommon on that narrow body aircraft. Rightly, what
What have I learnt so far?
After graduated from the university, I am so luckily to acquaintance with some mentors and buddies who are inspiring me a lot – it is not only talking about the knowledge of aerodynamic but also the concept of teamwork spirit. I determine to be the driver although it need a period of time (or in
The first 10 days in VHHH
After almost 10 days working in the real environment, I got the first trouble as well as had an important lesson. Before the starting of the story, I would like telling you that my duties and role in current position could be concluded in a simply words – facilitating in A/C turning around. However, I
Good Evening Sir
“Good Evening Sir” , I said. “Good evening.” , the captain gave me a short but warm reply – It is the gift after I had been changed in the theory lessons for weeks. Although I am barely the small potato in the small city – a.k.a VHHH, I need to wear the uniform as well as facilitate the scheduled flight turning
