Online Class Notes (Jesse)

do business writing – make your sentences concise. Think of sentences as having 2 main points (3 at the most), and then start a new sentence.

remind yourself to not add words that you maybe don’t need. So ask yourself: do I need that word or can I leave it out?

My eyesight has became poorer recently,and furthermore I feels painful in my eyes, because I spent too much time on watching books and documentary online during this holiday,I feel regret so much.I decided to have a rest per hour,when I watch computer for an hour I should have a rest for drinking warm water and wash my face with warm towel.It’s good for my eyes and for my skin.
My boyfriend wanted to help me not to spend so much time on computer,so he took me to watch movies named “hi mum” on the Feb 14,because the director named Jia Lin is a famous comedy actress, in this case ,we supposed it’s a comedy movie we would laugh from the beginning to the end, and moreover It’s Valentine’s Day .However, at the end ,we can’t help tearing in the cinema due to the sad ending. This is her first film about her mother and her. When she was a kid, she did a lot of mistakes and her mother forgave her all the time but she couldn’t be a famous and successful actress, after her mother’s death, she is successful and very sad because her mother don’t have chance to see her success and share with her. Jia Lin made the film and wanted to make an end of her regret and in the memory of her mother.
For the last three days it’s susceptible to catch a cold because the temperature was from 8 degrees centigrade to 22 degrees centigrade, it went up sharply.

My eyesight has become poorer recently / my eyesight has gotten worse / has deteriorated, and furthermore my eyes hurt / it is painful when I use my eyes, because I spent too much time on reading books and watching documentaries / on books and documentaries online during this holiday, and I really regret it. I decided to have a rest every hour / once per hour, when I have spent an hour on my computer, I should have a rest to drink warm water and wash my face with a warm towel. I think it’s good for my eyes and for my skin.
My boyfriend wanted to help me to stop spending so much time on computers, so he took me to watch a movie named “hi mum” on the 14th of Feb / on Feb 14th.  The director, named Jia Lin, is a famous comedy actress, so we supposed it would be a really funny comedy which is perfect for Valentine’s Day, however, at the end, we couldn’t help tearing up due to the sad ending. This is her first film about her mother and her. When she was a kid, she made a lot of mistakes and her mother forgave her all the time. After she grew up, at first, she didn’t become a famous and successful actress but after her mother’s death, she finally made it. She is very sad because her mother never had the chance to see her success and share it with her. Jia Lin made the film and wanted to make an end of her regret and be the memory of her mother.
For the last three days we are susceptible to catch a cold because the temperature went from 8 degrees (celcius) to 22 degrees (celcius), which is a sharp increase.

Pronunciation

towel – tao lll (make it 1 sound)
tower – taoo wer (make it 2 sounds)

Valentine’s – val len taiinnnz

Grammar

I’m very regret it – I really regret it / I reget it so much 

make up for sth

we are in a bad mood

Vocabulary

celcius (casual) – centigrade (formal)

noted (formal) – got it / i see (casual)

sunlight – tai yang

balcony – the outside area for your apartment