Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Do some more writing but focus on using conjunctions to connect your ideas – try not to use too many short sentences.

Two days ago, I washed my clothes with my washing machine as usual. I found out that the water could not flow out of the machine. I felt like it was weird , and I pulled out the plug , and then I restarted the button to repeat the procedure again. But unfortunately, it still didn’t work. I thought maybe my washing machine was broken. So my father and I tried to move the machine to check out if there were any other problems. We found out that the pipe which is for water flowing was totally blocked as there were so many rust iron inside it. That was the reason why the washing machine could not work normally. We didn’t have any choices but to call a professional plumber to help us. He had a specialized machine and a good skill. So it only took him several minutes to fix the problem. The washing machine could work again. That’s amazing.

Two days ago, I washed my clothes with my washing machine as usual. I found out / noticed / realised / found / discovered that the water could not flow out of the machine. I felt like it was weird, and / so I pulled out the plug, and then I restarted the machine / I pressed the restart button to repeat the cycle again, but unfortunately, it still didn’t work. I thought maybe my washing machine was broken so my father and I tried to move the machine to check out if there were any other problems / move the machine to check it out. We found / realised / noticed / saw that the main (input) water pipe was totally blocked as there was so much rust iron inside it, which was the reason why the washing machine could not work normally / properly. We didn’t have any choices but to call a professional plumber to help us who  had a specialized machine and was very skillful / was very skilled / and was really good at his job, so it only took him several minutes to fix the problem. Finally, the washing machine could work again which was amazing.

Vocabulary

Good afternoon = formal
Afternoon = casual

dormitory / documentary – remember the difference

dishes = everything you need to wash (bowls, cups, cutlery etc)
eg. I did the dishes

cutlery – knives, forks, chopsticks, spoons

the west developed at a faster rate / was more developed at that time / was more technologically developed then

found out = learned / heard some information
eg. I found out that Shen Ye is from Shanghai = I learned it / I heard / I got the information

I found that Shenye is a good student = I realised / I noticed

concise – efficient and clear
eg. I try to speak very concisely = clearly and be efficient

memory (n)
memorize (v)
eg. I have a good memory so I can memorize things easily

consonants – fu ying

Grammar

every people in the modern society – every person in modern society / all people / everyone

should i to read about this – Should I read about this?