Demo Class Notes (Lynne – Tibo)

I am almost 40, it is not the good time to study English or get further education but now I have some purpose. I am married and have a 10 year old . I am a doctor in the neurological department and I consider to change the job to a private clinic that maybe has a high quality for my English pronunciation or expression and I love life dancing and reading. I studied ballet for more than 10 years and gave up because the marriage and I am interested in oil painting. I paint animals and landscapes. I am not a professional one.
Our family considers if we should move to abroad for his further education so I think the English speaking environment is good for him so if my pronunciation or accent is not good that may be not good for him.

thinking about moving to Australia. But the cover is a difficult period and the time we just stop the plan for almost half year.
it is just for patients have the special symptoms like fever or cough but I think now as a part time doctor in a private clinic it is more safer.
and people always have the appointment and describe their symptoms so we can distinguish
I am a specialist and only see neurological problems referred by their GP.

I am worried about pronunciation. what I talk or speak the people cant understand or misunderstand, Maybe the accent. Because I haven’t study abroad or work abroad so I always stay in China in domestic environment. Sometimes we use English only on some papers or lectures.
Just like the articles in my specialty field just write articles I am ok but not composed writing. I am usually not writing too much.

I want to get more close to my patients and we could know each other not only focus on the disease or symptoms so I want to know how to let them feel more flexible or warm from it.

for me I prefer to be buried , especially in a wonderful view maybe in a mountain or hill next to a lake. I think it is warm/ I feel warm if I could be buried in that place.
I just think about it and feel scared. put me in the fire and become to ash feel sad.
Maybe if I did my family could make up me and wearing a beautiful dress in a beautiful coffin. It is much easier to accept. / less intimidating 

I am almost 40, it is not a good time to study English/ it may not be the best time to study English  or get further education but now I have a purpose / I have a goal in mind.
I am married and have a 10 year old boy . I am a doctor in the neurology department and I consider to change my job to a private clinic that maybe has a high requirement for my English pronunciation or expression and I love life I enjoy dancing and reading. I studied ballet for more than 10 years and gave up because of the marriage and I am interested in oil painting.
I paint animals and landscapes. I am not a professional painter / I am only an amateur.
Our family considers if we should move abroad for his further education so I think having an English speaking environment is good for him so if my pronunciation or accent is not good enough / not up to native speakers  that may be an issue for him.

 We are thinking about moving to Australia. But Covid 19 / the coronavirus brought a difficult period and for now / for the time being we just paused this plan for almost half year  / we delayed it by 6 months
it is just for patients who have special symptoms/ who suffer from special symptoms like fever or cough but I think now as a part time doctor in a private clinic it is (much) safer.
and people always have an appointment and describe their symptoms so we can distinguish which may be at risk
I am a specialist and only see neurological problems referred by their GP. / I only see neurology patients

I am worried about pronunciation.

I am worried that people cannot understand what I talk about or may misunderstand me. Maybe because of my accent. Because I haven’t studied abroad or worked abroad so I have always stayed in (mainland) China. Sometimes we use English only on some papers or lectures.

I write articles in my specialty field.  It is ok for me but not composed writing. I am usually not writing too much.

I want to get closer to my patients and I wish we could know each other  and not only focus on the disease or symptoms. so I want to know how to let them feel more relaxed/ at ease or let them feel warmth from me. / show them I care.
Build a connection with my patients on a more personal level.

for me I prefer to be buried , especially in a place with a  wonderful view maybe on a mountain or hill next to a lake. I think it is warm/ I would feel warm if I could be buried in that place.
I just think about it and feel scared. if they put me in the fire and  I turn to ashes I would feel sad.
Maybe if I did my family could put some make up on me and dress me in a beautiful dress in a beautiful coffin. It is much easier to accept. / less intimidating 

Vocabulary

impostor (n) someone who pretends to be someone he is not
He is an impostor, he is not really a doctor.

trajectory (n)  how something is moving
We checked the trajectory of the asteroid to make sure it wouldn’t hit earth

cemetery (n) : place where dead people are burried
Some people think that living close to a cemetery brings bad luck

crematorium (n) : place where people are cremated
We went to the crematorium for the funerals

to cremate (v) : burn a body
Tom decided to be cremated after his death

cremation (n)
Cremations are popular in China

urn : metal box used to keep ashes
the ashes are kept in the urn

flexible (adj) : not strict / able to change
As a part time doctor my schedule is more flexible than full time ones.

relaxed (adj) : not stressed
The patient was relaxed

domestic (adj) : national / about one country
This is a domestic flight

pending (status) : on hold / not decided
The decision is still pending

To pause (action / v) : put on hold
We decided to pause the plan

neurology (n): discipline / field
I work in the neurology department

neurological (adj)
I solve neurological problems

amateur (n): someone not doing something professionally 
I am an amateur painter

to memorize (v)
I find it hard to memorize new words

memory (n)
I have a good memory

I am ok  = talking about emotions / ability to accept
I am ok today, I just received good news.
I am not ok with having a surgery

that is ok for me / easy for me = ability
Speaking English is ok for me.

Grammar

use articles (a/the) with singular nouns
I went to the hospital yesterday
I travelled to the United States

Do not use articles with names
I went to Huashan hospital
I travelled to America

 comparative

Short word ( 2 syllables or less) -> word +r/er
cheap -> cheaper
Living in Vietnam is cheaper than living in Thailand

long word (2 syllables or more) -> more + word
expensive -> more expensive
Living is Sydney is more expensive than living in Chengdu

exceptions
good -> better
bad -> worse

to emphasize use much
It is much more expensive
It is much cheaper