Online Class Notes (Jesse)

JesseAllan

Vocabulary

tomato sauce – used for chips, pies

pasta sauce – pasta

mince – very small pieces of beef / pork
eg. I had pasta with mince and pasta sauce

expired / past its used-by date
eg. we had some pasta which was almost past its used-by date

memorize (try to remember it by reading over and over) – remember (think back)

dead – pass away / not with us anymore 

worse than last year – it has been heavily impacted since last year / compared to last year

a double edged sword – a good thing that can also be negative
a blessing in disguise – a bad thing that can also be positive

their career prospects – their chances of getting a good job in the past

change sb’s mind – to change their opinion of a specific thing
change sb’s mindset / personality / attitude / way of thinking – more general than “change their mind”

make sure – ensure 

usually – generally / mostly / really often 

Pronunciation

exaggerate – “egg zad dyou rayt”

Grammar

my grandma has dead for 10 years – my grandma passed away 10 years ago 

if they have the opportunity to have the interview which means they have the right attitude – if they have the opportunity to have the interview it means they have the right attitude