Demo Class Notes (Lluvia – Tibo)

My name is a Spanish name it is meaning rain. -> it means rain  / my name is rain in Spanish

I want to improve my English because for my job. -> I want to improve my English because of my job / I want to improve my English for my job

I can’t speak English anymore and I can’t reply to emails well.
It is hard to me for my work everyday. / it creates problems at work everyday.

I changed my job this year so now my company sells products for dental work.
Now my position is assistant. / I work as an assistant

So I can only use very simple words so I can’t deal with the difficult things.
I only reply with some simple words and simple things.
More and more I used the translator or the dictionary. -> I use the translator and the dictionary more and more. / I use the translator most of the time.

Now when I receive a email and I use the online dictionary first and it lets me understand what he wants and I then write/type in Chinese and use the translator for English.

The most important reason is I don’t want my colleagues to know I can’t understand Chinese.
I pretend I understand everyday.

I need to improve my vocabulary about dental health.
 
Now I am only in charge of the products so we talk about the machine and the CT

I need to speak English to socialize with my colleagues 

Machine / quantity / price / time 

Grammar

Usually use a when talk about something for the first time and then use the to talk about it again
I went to a restaurant yesterday.
The restaurant had great Chinese food

越来越。。。 Comparative and comparative
The tree grows taller and taller every year
Life in SH is more and more expensive
I grow fatter and fatter everyday

comparative 

Short word -> word +r/er
tall -> taller
Long word -> more + word
expensive -> more expensive

Vocabulary

To chat (v) do small talk
I don’t know how to chat

Disease (n) illness 病
Tom is sick, he caught a disease 

CDC (Center for Disease Control)
The CDC approve the new vaccine 

to socialize (v) 交际
I need to socialize with my colleagues

Prevention (n)防止
Prevention is cheaper than treating the disease

To prevent (v)
I received the vaccine to prevent getting Covid 

Vaccination (n) 接种
I had the vaccination at the hospital 

Vaccine (n) 疫苗
I received 3 doses of the vaccine 

Dose (n) 一次的剂量 / quantity or amount
I received one dose of the vaccine 

Copy (v) (CTRL+C)
I copy the email

Paste (v) (CTRL+V)
I paste the email in the translator

Accent (n) 口音
You have a good Spanish accent

Pronunciation

Assistant 

College (n) university

Colleague (n) people you work with 

vacation : holiday
vaccine 疫苗