Online Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Correct the speaking and talk about finance, archaeology, or both!

What is the difference between “notice” and “notify/remind”?
e.g. I will notice you next class.

Either read about these financial terms you might want to know:
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/english-for-finance/ (20 terms, a little easier)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithandfinance/2010/12/29/42-important-financial-terms-you-should-know/ (42 terms, a little more difficult)

OR (or both!)

Read about these discoveries of very ancient life in China:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/fossil-treasure-trove-ancient-animals-unearthed-china-180971769/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/21/mindblowing-haul-of-fossils-over-500m-years-old-unearthed-in-china

Vocabulary

Stifling – when a place is too small, too hot, without enough air so that you feel limited, not enough space
Suffocating – a feeling of not being able to breathe
e.g. Small-town culture is sometimes rather stifling.

Cosmopolitan – having people and culture from all over the world (place); being at home anywhere in the world (person)
Provincial – relating to a small area, or a region; not open, inclusive, cosmopolitan
e.g. April wants to go to Shanghai because of its cosmopolitan culture. She thinks that her hometown is too provincial and limited.

Diverse – having many peoples and cultures
Inclusive – diverse and also welcoming; positive
e.g. The population of Shanghai is very diverse, including not only people from all parts of China, but from all over the world. It is also very inclusive, because there is a place for each person in Shanghai.

Fiction – stories that aren’t true (novels, science fiction, murder mystery, drama, etc.)
Non-fiction – stories that are true (like biography, history, science, etc.)

Genre – a type of some kind of media (books, music, art, etc.)
e.g. A good genre of book for advanced students of English is called “Young Adult Fiction” because it is specifically written for people around the age of high-school.

Certificate – to show that you know something, especially after you pass a standard test or a take a special class
e.g. I took a class on special mortgage tools and got a certificate to show my clients.
License – when you have enough knowledge and the right skills so that you are allowed to engage in some specialized business or do some important activity
e.g. I have licenses to practice law and to drive a car.
Diploma – a special type of certificate you get from finishing a degree

Archaeology – studying the remains of animals long dead, cities buried, etc.
e.g. April would like archaeology because you can go out into the jungle and dig for dinosaur bones.

Grammar

Take care of her mood – be careful of / worry about / pay (close) attention to her mood
— “Take care” means that you have to help you Mom maintain a good mood
— “Be careful of” means that it could cause you problems if she is in a bad mood, and so then you will have to avoid her
— “Pay attention to” is more neutral

I was read a book – I was reading a book
— “Was” shows that the action is over now
— “Reading” shows that the action was happening at the time you are talking about

He studied in German – Germany
— If you say “he studied in German” I understand from that that he is using German to do his studies.
— 他在用德语学习 vs. 他在德国学习

Because I am thinking about change a new job and for now I am staying in my old company, but my heart is not in that company. So sometimes my boss wants me to do something and I don’t want to do that because I am thinking that I am going to leaving, I don’t want to do that. I feel a little bit guilty about this thing because my boss doesn’t know I want to leave. He still gives me lots of opportunity. Sometimes I will give them to somebody else and I will teach the new guy because I want him to do the best after I am leaving. I talked to my former boss. I want to leave my hometown. I don’t want to stay in here. My former boss is in Tianjin now and I asked him that did he need a new secretary and he said he will think about it. The most thing I want to go back is Shanghai, because life is more colorful there.

Because I am thinking about change a new job and for now I am staying in my old company, but my heart is not in that company. So sometimes my boss wants me to do something and I don’t want to do that because I am thinking that I am going to leaving, I don’t want to do that. I feel a little bit guilty about this thing because my boss doesn’t know I want to leave. He still gives me lots of opportunity. Sometimes I will give them to somebody else and I will teach the new guy because I want him to do the best after I am leaving. I talked to my former boss. I want to leave my hometown. I don’t want to stay in here. My former boss is in Tianjin now and I asked him that did he need a new secretary and he said he will think about it. The most thing I want to go back is Shanghai, because life is more colorful there.