VIP Class Notes (Li)[R/W]

Tell me about your life at university. What’s something interesting that happened at that time?

watch – videos, movies, sports, live show; more for entertainment

ex. I watched 3 movies on the plane.

ex. My friends and I watched a live boxing match yesterday.

see – describe what you can see with your eyes

ex. I can see several people on the streets and some cars parked on the side.

ex. There is nothing for you to see in this room.

Vocabulary

hit a … high/low – reach a higher/lower amount/number

ex. The number of deaths caused by this virus has hit an all-time high.

ex. Children living with parents in the US has hit an 80 year high.

hit (by a car/person/ball)/hit (in the head) 

rise/fall – increase/decrease

upturn/downturn – rise/fall

unemployment – to be jobless

ex. Unemployment has hit an all-time high this year because of COVID-19.

debts – money you owe

ex. Some people need to ask their parents for help to clear off their debts.

exacerbate – to make sth even worse

ex. Don’t try to exacerbate the problem by getting all of us in trouble.

ex. His angry reaction exacerbated the rocky relationship between both teams.

independent – not needing help or money from others

ex. Western parents encourage their children to be independent from a young age.

Grammar

due to/because of 

ex. Due to the coronavirus, many students were not allowed to attend school.

ex. She is absent from work due to annual leave.

If young people have little money, they will go back to hometown and ask from their parents for help.

In other countries, especially western countries, foreign parents has formed the habit. Because foreign parents kick you out.

I don’t know the rent in other countries. I know the rent is high in SH. Like my colleague rent a room he has to pay 1300 yuan.

Revised: 

If young people have less money, they will go back to their hometown and ask from their parents for help.

In other countries, especially western countries, foreign parents have a habit of living apart from their children. Because foreign parents might kick their children out.

I don’t know the rental prices in other countries. I know the rent is high in SH. Like my colleague rented a room and he has to pay 1300 yuan.

A new study reveals that most young adults now live with their parents. The number of 18- to 30-year-olds living at home has hit an 80-year high. Around 52 per cent are at home with one or both parents. Only in the Great Depression of the 1930s was the percentage higher. The recent rise in the number of young adults moving back in with their parents is due to the economic downturn and a rise in unemployment caused by coronavirus.

An analyst said adults were living with parents because of loan debts and a lack of jobs. He said this has been exacerbated by the pandemic. He said: “It may take…the better part of a decade for [this] to recover and be financially stable enough to leave home.” He concluded: “For the most part, nobody wants to be living at home with mom and dad.” Another analyst said young people not moving into cities could affect the property rental market.

While a teacher was teaching maths to students, a student sitting at the back of the classroom was looking on the phone, and students in the front were learning carefully.
While I was playing video games, my mom was mopping the floor.
While I was sleeping in bed, some dogs were barking outside.
While I was driving to the airport, he was flying to Shanghai.
When I arrived at the airport. he was getting off the airplane.
While I was watching a video on Youtube, my computer lost the network connection.
While I was listening to an English dialogue, I was walking around my apartment.
While he was standing there. he was seeing four old people playing cards.
While he was pouring water into a glass, she was reading a book