F2F Class Notes (Phoebe)

Write a 4-5-sentence summary about the article on:

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/eu-set-to-unveil-digital-wallet-fit-for-post-covid-life-1.4581070

Prepare a topic for speaking: Pick a new trend that is popular at the moment.

Original:

There is more kind of cosmetics as they appear. For example, there is high lighter, concealer… High lighters make us look more 3D, and concealers make our skin more lighter and cleaner. For our marketing, there are new other trends. We used to take the cosmetics TVC on the commercial, and now we hire KOL to talk about cosmetics and ask them to introduce the products.

With corrections：

There are more types/kinds of cosmetics. For example, there is are high lighters, concealers… High lighters make us look more 3D, and concealers make our skin look more lighter and cleaner. For our marketing, there are new other trends other new trends.We used to take the cosmetics TVC show/play the cosmetics TVC on the commercials, and now we hire KOL to talk about cosmetics and ask them to introduce the products on social media.

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.

Vocabulary

lips

teeth

tanned adj. 晒黑的/晒成棕色的  tan v.

Americans like tanned skin.

When it is sunny, Americans like tanning themselves outside.

silver adj. 银色的

COVID-19

pandemic 

unveil v. 宣布、揭示

utility bills 公共设施账单（电费、水费……）

compulsory adj. 强制性的

Obeying the law/Abiding by the law is compulsory.

Grammar

Pink lipsticks are more suitable for people with darker skin. Pink colour can make their skin look lighter.

post-Covid life：life after COVID happened

pre-COVID: before COVID happened

can be accessed via fingerprint

My phone can be accessed only via my fingerprint.

Pronunciation

utility

compulsory

pandemic