Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

phrase: short mini-sentence

repetitive: (adj) keeps repeating

isolate: fen li, pick out something

memorize: actively try to remember

Grammar

“hence” – more formal, makes you sound formal and educated / intelligent

communicate
– the O that’s after this verb must be the direct information
ie. I want to communicate this message. <— I want to get my message across to you

Since your parents original from Beijing…
Since your parents came from/are from Beijing ..

I’m specialized in finance..
I specialize in finance/ I’m a specialist in finance..
I am a lawyer who specializes in finance …

I do not have the opportunity to communicate with people in English

It is a little hard for me to take care of the English grammar …
It is a little hard for me to pay attention to the English grammar …

If I can correct my grammar errors more fluently…
If I can correct my grammar errors….faster/more accurately

I remembered a wrong pronunciation of that word…
I memorized a wrong pronunciation of that word…

Pronunciation

stop after each word and don’t drag out the sounds, be careful of “eeee” and “A”

said

opportunity – opportuniteee

communicate

game fake

word world

care = c+air