Online Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Vocabulary

good sleeping is really important – good quality sleep 

the residence area – the residential area

mechanic (a person who fixes machines) / mechanism (the way / method of doing sth)

the system is really thorough 

write
write down – record / write a reminder / use a pen to put it on paper

seek / sought / sought

I especially like the way you study English
I like coffee, especially because it tastes so good
I think English is really important for us all, but especially for you.

estimation (n)
estimate (n)
estimating (vn)
eg. Jesse’s estimation of my level is accurate
eg2. Jesse gave me an estimate of my level and it was accurate
eg3. Estimating levels for English students is difficult

Grammar

i will have a meeting with client – I will have a meeting with the client

i no need to show my reportit is unnecessary to show the report / there’s no need for me to show / I don’t need to show 

i didnt leave china after thati haven’t left china since then 

i have been in canada for several times – I have been to Canada several times
eg. I have class for 1 hour
eg2. I have been studying English for many years

There are many cafes in China. Starbucks is one of the best. = There are many cafes in China with Starbucks being one of the best. = There are many cafes in China and Starbucks is one of the best.

Writing exercise

Covid19 now is changing our life especially for the way we shop. According to the estimation from America’s analysis company, the online traction volume of “ Black Friday†created a new record in America with 22% incremental. Black Friday is the next day of “Thanks Giving Dayâ€ï¼Œ and it is also the beginning of Christmas shopping season, due to the covid19 issue, most of consumers selected online shopping to enjoy the promotion discounts, toys, earphone and TV were the most welcomed products because they were suitable for people to spend their time at home. Meanwhile, some categories like jewelry, shoes, apparel and houseware decreased heavily as they were not the must buy items under current situation. Compare with Oct., the biggest retailer, Walmart company’s online transaction increased about 403%, but the transaction of retail stores dropped about 52%, it brought a new question to all retailers and brands: how to maintain their business during covid19 period and if consumer’s shopping habits changed, how to recover after covid19.

Covid19 now is changing our lives especially for / in terms of / when it comes to the way we shop. According to the estimates from America’s analysis companies, the online transaction volume of “ Black Friday†created / set a new record / broke records / broke the previous record / smashed the previous record in America with a 22% incremental increase. Black Friday is the day after / is the day following “Thanks Giving Dayâ€ï¼Œ and it is also the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Due to the covid19 issue, most of consumers selected online shopping to enjoy the promotion discounts, with toys, earphones and TVs being the most welcomed / sought after / frequently bought / popular products because / as / since they were suitable for people to spend their time at home. Meanwhile, some categories like jewelry, shoes, apparel and housewares / homewares decreased heavily as they were not the mustbuy items in the current situation / under the current circumstances. Compared with Oct., the online transaction of the biggest retailer, Walmart, company’s increased by about 403%, but the transaction of their retail stores dropped by about 52%. It brought a new question to all retailers and brands: how to maintain their business during the covid19 period and if consumer (consumers’) shopping habits changed, how to recover after / following covid19.