Online Class Notes (Ally)

speaking: explain the story of your display picture

hurts vs pain vs painful vs ache vs injured vs injury
*show me you know how to use these

Some people say that computer games have a bad influence on the young population and they should be banned. What is your opinion?

focus on essay structure and content (examples, case studies).

Vocabulary

rumors: yao yan

self-study: zixi

marshmallow： 棉花糖

chronic: (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

concept: 概念

determination: 意志力
ie. I’m determined (adj) to win the championship.
ie. Ally’s determination to win is amazing.

cultivate: 培养 train

probability: 概率 （n）
ie. The probability of IG winning is slim.

Grammar

are you playing me？ – 你在耍我吗

hurts vs pain vs painful vs ache vs injured vs injury

my muscle is painful
my muscle hurts from lifting weights.

Yesterday the SH officials said it is fake news

we will take course on 18th of April
The class begins on 18th of April/April 18th.

I will take course from April 4th to 18th
Pre-course is from April 4th to 18th
There’s a pre-course that starts on the 4th.

I don’t have any pets because my parents don’t like pets and they think it will cost a lot of time to care for them.
I’ve never had any pets because my parents don’t like pets and they think it will take a lot of time to care for them.

she will let me leave home
she will make me leave home

I have ever wanted one but now I don’t want.
I used to want one but now I don’t.

Every time he goes out, there’s lots of fur on his clothes.
Every time I see him/he leaves home, there’s lots of fur on his clothes.

I never find this disease.
I’ve never heard of this disease. (听说过, hear about is for a real thing)

“has it changed?” “no, it hasn’t/ no, everything’s as usual/no, still the same”

Maybe some news will be read on TikTok.
“Where do you get news?” “some on weibo, some on tiktok/on weibo and tiktok”

I can keep on exercising to have/cultivate my determination. / to have strength of mind.

the probability of the plane crash is slim.

The GM designs the friends system and guild system in games to encourage the social activities. For example, In the Arena Of Valor, Players can make different relationship with different friends, such as lover, and intimate friends.When players play with their friends, they can show off the level of intimacy in the loading interface and they can receive the award of intimacy. Also, players can recruit the others to establish a team to take part in the team competition. When players play the game, they can communicate with each other by the inner phone.The advantage is that their cooperation is better, but the player will abuse teammates or jeer opponents in the game.So some games only allow the team phone. Besides, the GM will hold some ceremonies to attract the players, so they can make friends in real life. The GM will invite some cosers to cosplay the characters from games to increase the interaction. Some fans will take a photo online. As a result, it increases the fame of game. The official also hold the world game every year. High money reward attract the high-level players and the game give a perfect show to every player. Last year, Genshin made a cooperation with McDonald. When players went to the McDonald and said the word loudly, they received a code and entered it in games to gain the rewards. Because of its high influence, the McDonald was full of customers at that time and the codes were needs more than provides. Both of them were sucessful in that social activity.

Pronunciation

why: Y
wire: Y+er
while: Y+all

tied
tired

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