Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
inexpensive – writing
cheap – speaking
before I knew it, the week was over
under the table / cash in hand / off the books
eg. she did some work under the table
sweep sth under the rug
stay at home wife / housewife
deadend job – a job that has no future
eg. she was working in a deadend job in Brazil so she wanted to leave
paralyse / cripple
eg. fear cripples people very often
aftermath – the chaotic result of sth
“Feel the fear and do it anyway”
bets / betting / sports bets
Grammar
we are 200 people – there was 200 of us
there are just 2 of us / it is just the 2 of us
how many people are there? there are just 2 of us / it’s just us 2
it’s not simple like that – it’s not that simple / it’s not as simple as that
at least more 2 years – at least 2 more years
1 year and a half – 1 and a half years
we’re a development country – we’re a developing country / our country is in development
before back to brazil – before going back to brazil / before I am back in brazil
Pronunciation
multi – mol tee
asked – askt
edit – EH dit
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