Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Today we focused on:
talked all about recent times & did a lot of grammar corrections & vocab suggestions
Grammar
a lot of softwares – softwareÂ
there’s nothing sure – nothing is certain / nothing is confirmed / we’re not sure about anything
it didn’t go so well as they thought – it didn’t go as well as they thought
it didn’t go very well, as they expected = previously they thought it would be bad and it was bad.
but not anymore in China – but not in China anymoreÂ
she knows me happy – she knows that I’m happy / as long as she knows that I’m happyÂ
she found probably the job of her life she loves so much / probably I resign and ... –Â she probably found / I will probably resign
she gets the degrees that allow her to do the job she’s doing – she got / she has gottenÂ
i knew that stay abroad for… – stayingÂ
it’s lower compared before – it’s lower compared to before / lower than beforeÂ
they give you back the 50% – they give you 50% backÂ
Vocabulary
when i decide to leave my former company / last / previousÂ
cousins / 2nd cousins / 3rd cousins = distant relativesÂ
architecture (subject) / architect (person)
start but with calm – but graduallyÂ
it’s like a box – shellÂ
small carbon footprint – the impact on the environment is …
eg. if you build something with a small carbon footprint then you may qualify for the government grant
Pronunciation
government – “guv vern ment”
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