F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Today we focused on:

Grammar

I’m gonna get a pass on that

I’m gonna pass

“excuse my French”

“pot calling the kettle black”

Speaking exercise

Q: What do you think of TikTok and its social influence?
A: Many children kept watching it/going through these video clips everyday. I think mostly, from what I know, middle-aged women like my mother, they are more likely to go through the videos because they have more free time to do that. But for teens, and people our age, we are often occupied with heavy work, so occupied that we don’t have much/enough free time to waste away on the app. Even if we spend the whole night going through the videos cause we can’t resist the temptation, next day, perhaps we come to our senses and feel guilty about last night… I want to use it for other reasons/purposes. I don’t have any original ideas about the creative content. Especially those influential people/influencers, there must be something special in/about them in order to stand out from the huge crowd. At first, I found Jesse, I went through every one of his videos, and I found the comment, a boy asked “how can I be your student”… I saw a location under that video, and I’m here… That’s why I’m here. 

Q: What do you think about the purchase of TikTok?
A: I think it’s a more convenient way for America to get into other people’s privacy.
A: I think it’s a more convenient way for America to get access to/invade other people’s privacy. 

subject the viewers to propaganda from the govt
We are subjected to lots of advertising each day.

It has been more competitive.
It has become more competitive.