Online Class Notes (Jesse)

symptoms – problems you feel from a sickness
eg. one of the symptoms of COVID is a fever and breathing difficulties

yes – yeah / yep / yup / that’s right / exactly / totally 
no – nah / nope / nup / not really / not exactly / not at all

quarantine / isolation – ge li
eg. I was in quarantine for 2 weeks

I want to do what I like = I want to do something which I like

Vocabulary

hypothetical questions – not real situations that we use to help understand things / explain things
eg. let me give you a hypothetical (question)

I can’t do my job well = I can’t work effectively

that – can say which one you’re talking about
eg. I bought the phone that you suggested = I’m telling you which phone I bought
which – can add detail about the thing
eg. I have a phone which is red = “it is red” is new information

curious – hao qi
eg. I’m curious about whether you find teaching boring or not

fulfilling = very satisfying and a feeling of achievement
eg. i find teaching very fulfilling

Grammar

i think the leader is better my previous job – I think the current leader / new leader is better than my previous one / than my last boss

if I under a lot of pressure – if I am under a lot of pressure

it’s so tired – it’s so tiring / it’s so boring / he’s so boring / he’s so tiring – these things make you feel bored / tired

I don’t like go to work – I don’t like going to work