VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Speaking exercise

I don’t want to just do some fasting so maybe exercising/working out is good for me./ fits me better.

The symptoms could be relieved/ should disappear after 2 -3 weeks

There are some inflammatory lesions in the joints.
I make a lot of friends and exercises. and I like to dance / I try to exercise with a group of friends so that we can motive one another.
Food makes me happy so that is why I can’t lose weight by fasting.
And reading I have a habit to read before bed time. / I always read prior to sleeping
I like to read/ like reading / prefer reading from a real book not ebooks  / a hard copy

If you read before bedtime make sure you don’t use a phone or iPad because the light from the screen could influence the melatonin inside of your brain.
Maybe your cognition will be (negatively) affected / cognitive ability will decrease  after (reading like this for ) a long time
But studies haven’t proved anything yet  / nothing has been demonstrated yet/ nothing conclusive has been found

I want to lose some weight and I tried to control my diet but I found it makes me unhappy and depressed.

I am used to it and but when I talk I need more time or words just come out but they are wrong.

everyone needs to do this, we need to give themselves efforts to make the environment getting

I think I am going a good job, I take the subway everyday when I go to my job. I insist to take the metro because if I drive it maybe makes the air pollution. I increase my footprint.
I recycle when the stuff are used up I just wash them to do something new.
And I take the lunch everyday which cooked by myself at home and not order online I think if we order something they always use a lot of boxes and plastic bags, it is not good.
I see a report they said a shark died and people found a lot of plastic rubbish inside it’s stomach

I don’t want to just do some fasting so maybe the exercise is good for me.

The symptoms could relived after 2 -3 weeks

There are some inflammatory lesions in the joints.

make a lot of friends and do exercises. and I like dance
Food could make me happy so that is why I cant to lose weight by fasting.
And reading I have habit to read before bed time.
I like read from a book not like
If you read before bedtime, reading an ebook the light from the screen could influence the melatonin inside of your brain.
Maybe your cognition has something wrong after long time reading

I want to lose some weight and I tried to control my diet but I found it is unhappy and you feel depressed.

I think I am going a good job, I take the subway everyday when I go to my job/work  I insist to take/insist on taking the metro because if I drive it will make the air pollution worse/ I would just contribute to making the air worse / it is less time efficient . I try to decrease my footprint.
I recycle when the stuff are used up I just wash them and repurpose  them / find them a new purpose.

I bring my own lunch everyday / I cook my lunch one day ahead and bring it to work instead of ordering online I think if we order delivery they always use a lot of boxes and plastic bags/ they use too much packaging  it is not good.
I saw a report they said a shark died and people / medical examiners found a lot of plastic rubbish inside it’s stomach during the autopsy.

Vocabulary

crematorium (n) place where bodies are burnt
The body was taken to the crematorium

to cremate (v)
We cremated the body

packaging (n): materials used to wrap goods
There is too much packaging when we buy food

autopsy (n) : research on corpse to understand cause of death
He performed an autopsy in the morgue

morgue (n) : place where dead bodies are stored
Morgues were full because of Covid

Coroner (n) : someone investigating deaths
The coroner works in the morgue

medical examiner (n)
I want to become a medical examiner

footprint (n) impact
I try to reduce my environmental footprint by taking the subway

scoop (v) using a scoop
I scooped some ice-cream

diaper (n) sanitary clothes that young kids wear
I bought some diapers for the baby

kitchenware : all the things used in the kitchen

tableware : things you put on the table which holds food

silverware : forks., knives, spoons..
to demonstrate (v) : to show in a logical way
I found it hard to demonstrate the equation

demonstration (n) : logical way of proving / test/ march
We saw a demonstration
I used a demonstration account to test the product
I joined a demonstration to protest against Covid restriction

motivation (n): will to do something
It hard to maintain my motivation for working out when it is very hot outside

to motivate (v)
Seeing Tom lose weight motivated me to do the same

Mauritius (n) 毛里求斯
Mauritius is a small island

ebook (n): kindle or similar
I like to read on ebooks

blue light (n): light that is damaging
blue light is bad for your eyes

coating (n) a layer within a material
There is a special anti blue light coating on the glasses.

covering (n): something put on top to cover it
We removed the covering and he noticed his gift

microscope (n): special device to magnify very very small things
We use a microscope in the lab

to associate (v) match together in our mindset
We associate candles with the wishes we make during birthdays

Grammar

talk something -> talk about something

say something -> Tom said something about coroners

can + v
I can swim
I can’t lose weight

Pronunciation

kindle

candle