F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Today we focused on:

worked on the pdf pronouncing ED

Next Class Focus

second column of pronouncing ED.

Homework


review the words and make sentences with them

Speaking exercise

I everyday saw these stones like have life like flowers.
I think it is art.
I put oil on it every week to make it glow

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I see these stones these stones everyday. it is like they have life like flowers. / they look alive.
I think it is art.
I put oil on it every week to make it glow

Vocabulary

to crack (v): to break open
I need to crack his password to enter the computer
I cracked some pistachios

crack (n) 裂缝
there is a small crack on my phone

pistachio (n) 开心果
I love to eat pistachios

to graduate (v) get a degree / finish a study program
I graduated from Beijing university

graduate (n) : a student who finished a program
Many banks like to hire graduates from Jiaotong university

crash (v/n) : fall or hit suddenly
The plane crashed and everyone died
I crashed into the car in front of me because I was looking at my phone while driving
The stock market crashed at the beginning of the year because of the virus.
No one survived the crash.
I bought stocks during the crash and made a lot of money when they recovered.

to export (v) sell abroad
China exports a lot of electronics

to import (v)buy from abroad
China imports cars from Germany.

to burn (v) : damage by fire
I forgot the food in the oven and it was burned
He burned his test paper because he didn’t want to show them to his mom.

to collect (v) : to gather / put together 收集
I like to collect art

collector (n) : someone who likes to collect things
He is a coin collector

portrait (n) : picture of someone
I like oil portraits

to hike (v) : 远足
I hiked around Xinjiang

shape (n)形状
I like the shape of the stone

pattern (n) 花纹
The stone has an interesting pattern
My cat has colorful patterns

to defend (v) :保卫
Soldiers defend us from enemies/foes

to demand (v)  强烈要求
I demanded to get my money back but Tom never paid.
The client demanded the report.
The police demanded that we give them our data.

to divide (v) : to separate 分/分配
I divide my time between my work and my personal life.
I divide my portfolio into safe and risky assets.