Online Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

Speaking exercise

I hope that it will be going well soon. I am worried about business. -> I hope it will get better soon
I hope the situation will be like it was 3 months ago. / I hope the economy will recover soon

It is partial lockdown
All the industries are closed only essential business are still running
We can go out only to buy some groceries…-> we can only go out to buy groceries
almost all the airlines they cancelled their schedules. -> most of the airlines / the majority of the airlines

Nobody knew about the virus even though the spread of the virus has been in January , all other countries should know ->Nobody knew about the virus in Europe even though it had been spreading in China since January , they should have known

they still are not understand -> they still don’t understand
The opportunity to go out to buy food is taken everyday as an excuse. -> people find excuses to go out , they go out to buy groceries everyday . People take the permission to buy groceries as an excuse to go out. / People try to find loopholes, for example they go out to buy groceries everyday

right now the  government is gonna help businesses and companies by paying almost 70% of the salary of the employees but for a limited time. I am not sure it can do this for a long time so lets see the support the support the European country. -> lets see what kind of support the EU / ECB can offer 

the one that will be better -> the country that will recover first.

they are not blaming nobody -> they are not blaming anybody

the residence permit has been expired -> the residence permit has expired.
they went back to China even if the situation was not good -> they went back despite the outbreak

Vocabulary

ECB : European Central Bank
The ECB took some measures to help the economy.

to avoid : keep away from / evade / refrain from
He tried to avoid paying taxes.
I avoided the bullet by jumping under the desk.

to prevent : not let something happen / make someone unable or something to do something (you take measures to stop something from happening )
We need to prevent the virus from spreading

Pronunciation

criticize

criticism

Grammar


I only bought a computer for him ( I didn’t buy anything else for him)

I bought a computer only for him ( He is the only one allowed to use the computer. maybe you bought other things too)