Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

nothing in life worth doing is ever easy 

altruism / altruistic

smashed – mashed / crushed up 

prove / improve
I will prove to you that the earth is round
I will improve my English

tongs – things you use in the kitchen to pick up and move things

wires – the copper part of the cable

they have no concept of decency – honest, polite behaviour that follows accepted moral standards and shows respect for others

Grammar

this (1) / these (2+) – this / theez
that (1) / those (2+) – that / thoeezz

i was working since my 16 – I have been working since I was 16
your company has been running since 2014 / for 7 years 
you have been running your company since 2014 / for 7 years

by myself / on my own 

the faster I speak, the less people will see my mistakes = if I speak fast, people will not see my mistakes

I have started making less mistakes / I am making less mistakes

first day we came there – the first day we went there / the first day we came here 

it’ll be so easy to born baby – it’ll be so easy to give birth to your baby 

he was on shock – he was in shock / he was shocked 

you feel embarrassing – you feel embarrassed / it is embarrassing

if I using this story for the future – if I tell the story in the future / if I use future tense for the story

we will go hospital – to hospital 

2 verbs – put “to” in the middle
I go to brush
I go to clean the bathroom

go + a place – add “to”
I go to the park
I go to the hospital

now book i read is – now, the book I am reading is..

i will have same english as him – the same english as him

he keep telling that I’m getting better – he keeps telling me that I’m getting better

Pronunciation

stomach – “stum muck”

suit – “soooot” / ” rude”