Online Class Notes (Jesse)

do some IELTS / other speaking questions and see if Michelle can self correct as she’s speaking.

Vocabulary

compensate – to pay sth because of some loss / failure
eg. i hurt myself at work and my company will compensate me by paying 10,000 RMB

make up for – when you do something because you missed sth else
eg. I missed her birthday so I made up for it by taking her on a holiday

memorize – to try to remember sth so you can recite it / remember it later
recite – to say sth after having memorized it
commemorate – a celebration / cultural occasion to remember or celebrate someone from history
remember – could be similar to commemorate, but also just means you suddenly think of sth

poet – a person who writes poems

reed – lu wei

Grammar

a long as people having well educated – as long as people have been well educated 

he suicide – he’s committed suicide