F2F Class Notes (Tibo)

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There is a celebration -> There was a celebration / we had a small Xmas party

we had a celebration party in the office. / we hosted a small Christmas party in the office
We prepared gifts for kids.
We gave them toy planes.
We gave them something but not special just chocolate. -> we gave them a small box of chocolate, it wasn’t anything special but we wanted to mark the occasion.

We only have 3 days off. / we only have the weekend and Monday off
We only plan to go hiking and do more exercise to keep fit because some of us got fever.
My kids and my husband caught a cold / had a fever last week.

most people have the same situation / most people are in the same situation.

when we had meeting with colleagues maybe my kids opened the door and came it.
I want to keep both. Working from home maybe I don’t need to spend too much time on the transition -> traffic / commuting

It is quite convenient now compared to the past.
During my study in university we have a card to call in the phone booth. It was inconvenient and expensive. -> when I was a university student / During my time in university , we had a card to use in the phone booth.
It was inconvenient and expensive.
Now phone booths have been replaced by cellphones

Vocabulary

transition (n) period of time during which there is a big change
Tom decided to leave the company and there was a transition of 1 week during which he taught the new comer how to do his job
A lot of countries are trying to complete the transition to electric cars

to mark the occasion (expression) do something a little special to celebrate / to show feelings
Tom didn’t want to celebrate his birthday but we still bought him a small cake to mark the occasion
We decided to go to the restaurant for our anniversary to mark the occasion

technique (n) how well someone does something / skill
driving F1 requires very advanced driving techniques

exposition (n) big gathering about a specific subject
I went to the IT expo in Shanghai to meet some IT leaders

demonstration (n) / demo : when you show the product to people so they try it>
The company had a demo for their new game at the show

to compress (v) to push on sides to make smaller
The file was too big so I compressed it before sending it with my email

to invent (v) to come up with a new idea / new concept
Apple invented the iPhone

invention (n) something that was invented
AI may be the most transformative invention of this century

inventor (n) someone who invents things
He is a very famous inventor

to be hailed (v) to be considered
Baidu was hailed the n1 internet company in China for a long time

to unveil (v) to reveal / to announce to the world
Tesla unveiled the cyber truck 3 years ago

veil (n) something worn on the face during weddings , …

to evolve (v) to change (usually for the better)
Science says that humans evolved from monkeys
Phones have evolved a lot over the last 10 years, they became bigger and more powerful

evolution (n)
video calls were the new evolution which changed communication

Pronunciation

technique

technology

lack

lake