Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

they don’t align 

epidemic – small / in one place / few places
pandemic – global / widespread

satisfied – feeling
I’m satisfied = I’m bored = I’m tired – your feeling
eg. I’ve had a great meal so I’m satisfied now

satisfactory – good enough / can accept
eg. My Chinese is satisfactory when it comes to my job
eg2. this food is satisfactory = good enough

satisfying – feeling of doing sth (boring / tiring / exciting)
eg. cleaning dust off the window is satisfying because at the end you feel satisfied

program (n / v) / programming (n / v)
eg. I made a program (n)
eg2. I programmed this game (v)
eg3. Programming is popular as a subject at university these days (vn)
eg4. I was programming every day (v)
run (n / v) / running (n / v)
dance (n / v) / dancing (n / v)

yoga (n) / do yoga (v)

NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement – you sign a contract that says you’re not allowed to talk about the private details

urgent – the schedule is very tight – sth that needs to be done immediately
emergency – a sudden and unexpected urgent thing (fire / explosion…)

jack of all trades, master of none – sb who is good at many things but not an expert at anything
eg. I’m a jack of all trades, but a master of none

Grammar

i learned it in my university – I learned it when I was in university / as a university student 

it cost you a long time – it takes a long time / you need to spend a long time on it

big companies need people very professional – big companies need people who are very professional 

i didn’t see it for once – I haven’t seen it before / I haven’t ever seen it
i ever saw it – I have seen it / I saw it

Pronunciation

certificate – cer tif fi cat
certification – cer tif fi cay shen