F2F Class Notes (Phoebe)

Write a short summary based on four paragraphs below.

The EU is set to unveil detailed plans for a bloc-wide digital wallet on Wednesday following requests from member states to find a safe way for citizens to access public and private services online.

The digital wallet would securely store payment details and passwords and allow citizens from all 27 countries to log into local government websites or pay utility bills using a single recognised identity, sources said.

The EU-wide app, which can be accessed via fingerprint or retina scanning among other methods, will also serve as a vault where users can store official documents such as a driver’s licence.

Using the wallet was not compulsory, those involved said, but citizens who chose to sign up would benefit from an extra-secure digital ecosystem and greater flexibility ideal for post-pandemic life.

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Vocabulary
gay couple
rom-com: 情感喜剧片 (romantic comedy)
to rehearse: 彩排，演习
Ex: Normally, we don’t need to rehearse before making a telephone call.
rehearsal: 彩排(名词)
Ex: Normally, we don’t need rehearsals before making a telephone call.
trendy: 流行的
to take something/someone for granted: 觉得某个东西/人就是应该的

1. Gay couple :
A same-sex relationship is a relationship between two persons of the same sex. It is already very common and be accepted by people in rencent years.

2. rom-com :a romantic comedy / black comedy
“Emily in Paris”is a charming, France-based romantic comedy. This show is filmed in Paris, explores not only the cultural differences between France and America, but also the beauty when the two merge as one.
to rehearse: I sometimes/usually rehearse the contents/thing before speaking.
I have to rehearse and practice it several times because this speech/play is very important to me.
If you are going to make a presentation, I will suggest you to rehearse it, think about the questions and prepare the replies related to the presentation topics.

Rehearsal: you have one day’s rehearsal. Good luck!

3. trendy: 流行的
This word is to descride something (mainly fashion and music) that is “hip” and ”Cool”
It’s quite trendy.
Ikea,furniture brand from Sweden, I like this brand and their stores because we can see and know what’s the trendy, what’s the new in furniture market.

4. to take something/someone for granted: 觉得某个东西/人就是应该的

Usually, I will take it for granted if my collegues don’t reply my emails.
I will take it for granted if I can’t receive your feedback in 2 days.
We should be grateful to our parent’s love instead of take it for granted.
功课 / Homework

With corrections:

Vocabulary
gay couple
rom-com: 情感喜剧片 (romantic comedy)
to rehearse: 彩排，演习
Ex: Normally, we don’t need to rehearse before making a telephone call.
rehearsal: 彩排(名词)
Ex: Normally, we don’t need rehearsals before making a telephone call.
trendy: 流行的
to take something/someone for granted: 觉得某个东西/人就是应该的

1. Gay couple :
A same-sex homosexual relationship is a relationship between two persons people of the same sex/gender. It is already very common and be accepted by people/acceptable in recent years.

2. rom-com :a romantic comedy / black comedy
“Emily in Paris”is a charming, France-based romantic comedy. This show is was filmed in Paris, explores explored not only the cultural differences between France and America, but also the beauty when the two cultures merge as one.
to rehearse: I sometimes/usually rehearse the contents/thing before speaking. the speech
I have to rehearse and practice it several times because this speech/play is very important to me.
If you are going to make a presentation, I will suggest you to rehearse it, think about the questions and prepare the replies related to the presentation topics.

Rehearsal: you have one day’s/an one-day rehearsal. Good luck!

3. trendy: 流行的
This word is to describe something (mainly fashion and music) that is “hip” and ”Cool”
It’s quite trendy.
Ikea,furniture brand from Sweden, I like Ikea, the furniture brand from Sweden,this brand and their stores because we can see and know what’s the trendy, what’s the new in furniture market in their stores.

4. to take something/someone for granted: 觉得某个东西/人就是应该的

Usually, I will take it for granted if my collegues don’t reply my emails.
I will take it for granted I will assume there is nothing wrong if I can’t receive your feedback in 2 days.
We should be grateful to for our parent’s love instead of take taking it for granted.

Original:

I think my next step is to get the car licence next. I think I am not very confident for this driver’s licence. First I think I don’t like car, because I think it’s only a tool for me, and we can ask for a taxi when you want to use it. And I think driver’s licence is difficult in recent years because the pass ratio is very low, around 50%. And I think the coach is usually rude, because they think the old women/men is not fast learner, they love young people because they think they are fast learners and pass their exams within 2 or 3 months. But we usually need to spend more time to pass the examinations. I just got the driver’s license this week, and I spent a long time – six months. And I think I know nothing and I don’t know how to drive a car or have any knowledge before.

With corrections:

I think my next step is to get the car licence plate next. I think I am not I don’t think I am very confident for about this driving test driver’s licence. First I think I don’t Firstly I don’t like cars, because I think it’s only a tool for me, and we can ask for call a taxi when you want to use it/whenever we want. And I think it is difficult to obtain a driver’s licence is difficult in recent years because the pass ratio is very low, at around 50%. And I think the coach is usually rude, because they think the old women/men is not fast learner, they love young people because they think they are fast learners and can pass their exams within 2 or 3 months. But we usually need to spend more time to pass the examinations. I just got the driver’s license this week, and I spent a long time – six months. And I thought/I used to think think I know knew nothing and I don’t didn’t know how to drive a car or have had any knowledge before.

Grammar

I think… not      I don’t think ….

I don’t like/I like + noun in plural form

I don’t riding bikes.

I used to think = I thought

Vocabulary

unveil v. 揭露，宣布

bloc n. a group of countries

Pronunciation

securely