Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Read the article, write key points as well as any vocabulary or sentences that you’re not super familiar with, and you’ll then need to explain the main points of the article to me next class. We’ll discuss it and talk about some of the vocabulary.

Grammar

it’s pretty ok – it’s pretty much ok 

it will reflect my sales bonus – it will be reflected in my sales bonus / my sales bonus will reflect my poor performance 

a negative impact to the performance rating – it has a negative impact on the performance rating

it will negatively affect their budget – it will have a huge impact on the budget

some industries will be impacted more than others

they broke – they went broke / they were broke / they went bankrupt 

Vocabulary

homestay 

almostly – almost / mostly 

considerable / considerably – quite a lot
eg. I have a considerable number of friends
eg2. It’s considerably hot today
considerate – to think about others
eg. to be googly is to be considerate of others

talk the talk but can’t walk the walk 

hypocrit / hypocracy 

Pronunciation

industry – IN dustree
industrial – in DUS treee al

economy – e KON nomy
economics – eck on NOM micks
economical – eck on NOM mikal

Last Sunday, I finally got the chance to pull myself out of work and had a great break. In order to kill time, I drove to Costco with my friends to grab some food, however when I arrived there, I suddenly realized that going to a supermarket during the weekend was not wise at all since the place was full of angry people. I took the trolley with me and could barely move, the customers took the merchandise crazily as the next day would be the end of the world, and I just realized that the size of everything was too big for me to consume alone. I spent most of my time trying to move instead of considering what to buy. At last I just took some drinks, snacks as well as ice cream and then run away from that horrible place.

Last Sunday, I finally got the chance to pull myself out of / away from work and had a great break. In order to kill time, I drove to Costco with my friends to grab some food, however when I arrived / got there / reached the supermarket, I suddenly realized that going to a supermarket during the weekend was not wise at all / was not the wisest idea since the place was full of angry / anxious / fustrated people. I took the trolley / shopping cart with me but could barely move. The customers there took the merchandise crazily like the next day was the end of the world, and I just realized that the size of everything was too big for me to consume alone. I spent most of my time trying to move instead of considering what to buy. At last I just got / picked up some drinks, snacks as well as ice cream and then ran away from that horrible place.