Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Next Class Focus

do a speaking exercise and focus on the different conjunctions and pronouns we’ve learned.

Writing exercise

I started to take Permaculture Design Course last weekend. It was so tried that all of sessions are talking about theory knowledge, and I didn’t get it clearly. I spent a lot of time to digest it, but it seems didn’t work. And from now on, I need to think about the theme of graduation project. Oh God! I have no ideas.

I started to take a / the Permaculture Design Course last weekend which (and the course) was so tiring, because all of sessions were talking about theory knowledge, and I didn’t understand it clearly / I didn’t really get it. I spent a lot of time to digest it, but it seems that it didn’t work. And from now on, I need to think about the theme of the / this course’s / my graduation project. Oh God! I have no ideas.

Grammar

I am bored – your feeling
I am boring – a boring person – you make other people feel bored

so … that – to explain how much sth is
eg. I am so rich that I can buy 100 houses
so that … – the reason
eg. I come to SE so that I can learn English = if I don’t go to SE, I can’t learn English

I am tired because today was tiring.
This course is so tiring.

they teach some professional knowledges

Vocabulary

we’re still discussing the contract / we’re still negotiating the contract

neglect – to ignore sb / sth when you should be spending time with them or giving them attention
eg. Xing is neglecting me 🙁

morals / ethics – dao de

Pronunciation

oven – “uh ven”

receipt – “ri seet” 

receive – “ri seev”