F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

get used to sth – it’s a habit

ex. It took her 3 months to get used to living in a new city.

keep up with sth – to be able to understand sth/catch up with sth

ex. The content of my courses are so difficult that I can’t really keep up with it.

ex. He had a hard time keeping up with the old man’s accent.

course – the whole subject

module – one topic

prior – before

ex. Prior to coming here, I had lunch with my friends.

ex. For some masters degrees, you need prior knowledge in the subject area.

misunderstand – not understand

mislead – guide others in the wrong direction

ex. Some insurance sales tend to mislead consumers with various tactics.

tactics – methods/strategies

Grammar

competition – much

ex. There is too much competition on the job market.

Speaking exercise

We have a difficult course named statics foundation.

We have a difficult module named statistics foundation.

I don’t have any basic/prior knowledge so I need to learn by myself/self-study. Sometimes the professor teaches some difficult knowledge and I can’t catch it/I can’t keep up with it.  

It’s not base. I’m a beginner so I need to learn the base.

It’s not basic. I’m a beginner so I need to learn the basics. 

When I choose major in university actually, I didn’t find any interesting major to study. My uncle suggested that I study insurance.

When I chose my undergraduate major in university, actually, I didn’t find any majors interesting. My uncle suggested that I study insurance.

It was popular that the insurance agent misunderstand the people so people tend not to believe the insurance.

It’s common for insurance agents to mislead people, so people tend not to believe in insurance.

If they choose major in foreign university, they choose marketing.

If they choose a major in foreign universities, they usually choose marketing.

Too many competition.

Too much competition.

They are courses on Zoom.

Their courses are on Zoom.

One of my friends is the same with me.

One of my friends is the same as me.

It’s so very, very difficult.

It’s so very, very/extremely difficult/a struggle/It gives me a headache 

One of my friend, she didn’t know what she interested so she choose what she good at.

One of my friends,  she didn’t know what she is interested in so she chose what she is good at.

Pronunciation

there/their – dare

they’re – they-r