In yesterday's lesson, Jane wanted to know how long Nora had worked for HotDotCom. She asked： 'How long have you been working……'. Jane's question was correct, but Nora gave a strange reply： 'Since 9 a.m.'. Nora should have said, 'Since 1999', or 'For two years'.
Gary enters Mei Ling's office for an interview. Jane is already there.
Mei Ling： Welcome, Gary. Please take a seat.
Gary： Thank you.
Mei Ling： I'm Mei Ling, the Managing Director of HotDotCom - and this is Jane, the Marketing Manager.
Jane： Hi！
Gary： Nice to meet you.
Mei Ling： So, tell us a bit about yourself.
Gary： Well, I am graduated from St Vincent's with my N levels. But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time. I am studying night classes. I did a test last week, but they never tell the result. But I lucky, ah. The lecturer leave the mark sheet open and I got see.
Jane： Oh！ You got a C？ That's not very good.
Gary： But I got A.
Jane： You just said that you……
Mei Ling： So you are a good student.
Gary： Yes, I always get 25 upon 30.
Mei Ling： Good. Well, we are looking for an administrative assistant. You will be……
We leave the interview and later find Mei Ling and Jane alone. Gary has just left.
Jane： He wasn't very good.
Mei Ling： I think he was perfect.
Jane： But he lied to us. He said he got a C, then he tells us he got an A. I mean really！
Mei Ling： No, no. He didn't lie. He meant he had seen his results. He got an A.
Jane： Oh！ I thought……
Mei Ling： Yes, I know. Singlish！
Jane： Oh！ I must have seemed very rude. Maybe I can catch him before he leaves.
Jane runs after Gary and catches up with him at the elevator.
Jane： Gary！ Gary！
Gary： Yes？
Jane： Look, I just want to say sorry.
Gary： For what？
Jane： I didn't understand you back there. I haven't been here long.
Gary： What didn't you understand？ I am very eager to upgrade all the time.
Jane： Well, when you said, 'I got see,' I thought you meant that you got a C grade.
Gary： Oh！ No！ I got A grade. I am sorry. What should I say？
Jane： I have seen my results.
Gary： Alamak！
Jane： What？
The narrator now explains where the confusion was.
Narrator： That's not the only mistake that Gary made. Remember this？
Replay……
Gary： Well, I am graduated from St. Vincent's with my N levels. But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time. I am studying night classes.
Narrator： Grammatically speaking, 'I am graduated' should be, 'I have graduated'. So, Gary should have said 'I've graduated from St. Vincent's'.
Replay……
Gary： But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time.
Narrator： Usually, when we talk about upgrading someone, we mean that his or her position has changed. For example, 'Say Chian has been upgraded to head teller.' Gary could have said……
Gary： I am always improving my skills.
Narrator： He is, too. He's going to be a good administrative assistant. But did you hear his other mistakes？
Gary enters Mei Ling's office for an interview. Jane is already there.
Mei Ling： Welcome, Gary. Please take a seat.
Gary： Thank you.
Mei Ling： I'm Mei Ling, the Managing Director of HotDotCom - and this is Jane, the Marketing Manager.
Jane： Hi！
Gary： Nice to meet you.
Mei Ling： So, tell us a bit about yourself.
Gary： Well, I am graduated from St Vincent's with my N levels. But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time. I am studying night classes. I did a test last week, but they never tell the result. But I lucky, ah. The lecturer leave the mark sheet open and I got see.
Jane： Oh！ You got a C？ That's not very good.
Gary： But I got A.
Jane： You just said that you……
Mei Ling： So you are a good student.
Gary： Yes, I always get 25 upon 30.
Mei Ling： Good. Well, we are looking for an administrative assistant. You will be……
We leave the interview and later find Mei Ling and Jane alone. Gary has just left.
Jane： He wasn't very good.
Mei Ling： I think he was perfect.
Jane： But he lied to us. He said he got a C, then he tells us he got an A. I mean really！
Mei Ling： No, no. He didn't lie. He meant he had seen his results. He got an A.
Jane： Oh！ I thought……
Mei Ling： Yes, I know. Singlish！
Jane： Oh！ I must have seemed very rude. Maybe I can catch him before he leaves.
Jane runs after Gary and catches up with him at the elevator.
Jane： Gary！ Gary！
Gary： Yes？
Jane： Look, I just want to say sorry.
Gary： For what？
Jane： I didn't understand you back there. I haven't been here long.
Gary： What didn't you understand？ I am very eager to upgrade all the time.
Jane： Well, when you said, 'I got see,' I thought you meant that you got a C grade.
Gary： Oh！ No！ I got A grade. I am sorry. What should I say？
Jane： I have seen my results.
Gary： Alamak！
Jane： What？
The narrator now explains where the confusion was.
Narrator： That's not the only mistake that Gary made. Remember this？
Replay……
Gary： Well, I am graduated from St. Vincent's with my N levels. But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time. I am studying night classes.
Narrator： Grammatically speaking, 'I am graduated' should be, 'I have graduated'. So, Gary should have said 'I've graduated from St. Vincent's'.
Replay……
Gary： But I am upgrading myself. Mus upgrade all the time.
Narrator： Usually, when we talk about upgrading someone, we mean that his or her position has changed. For example, 'Say Chian has been upgraded to head teller.' Gary could have said……
Gary： I am always improving my skills.
Narrator： He is, too. He's going to be a good administrative assistant. But did you hear his other mistakes？