Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

In summer have daylight savings for 4 months

social butterfly – she jiao niu bi

worthy – deserve sth
eg. I don’t feel worthy of her love = I don’t feel good enough to deserve it

it’s not worth the money = it’s too expensive
it’s not worth my time = I don’t want to spend the time

my studies took me throughout the world and allowed me to experience so many things

active – zhu dong < > passive – bei dong

interested = your feeling / thinking
eg. I am interested in coffee / AI
interesting = it makes you feel sth
eg2. Coffee is interesting / AI is interesting

bored = feeling
boring = describe how things make you feel
eg. He is bored.
eg2. He is boring.
eg3. The students are bored because the teacher is boring.

tired = feeling
tiring
eg. I am tired because the flight was tiring. / traveling is so tiring!

Grammar

I have a friend that lives in China
I have a pen that is black
I know that your name is Jesse

what – replaces a noun – “the thing that” / “the food that” / the ____ that”
eg. You can do anything you want = you can do anything that you want
eg2. I know what you want to eat.
eg3. Starbucks: Sorry i don’t know what I want = Sorry I don’t know the food or drink that I want.

where = “the place that”
eg. I don’t know where I am = I don’t know the place that I am

I went to the park and saw a man with a dog which was running around. .
I went to the park, seeing a man with a dog running around.

Pronunciation

debris – “de bree”

And the second thing I must record is that I learned to use AI like Chat-GPT4 or Claude. It is a new world. I can feel the AIs are more than a “robot”, they have a very high level intelligence, knowing everything, also can discuss any topic what you want. So, I felt some uncomfortable feelings about AI, especially when I remembered the movie “The Matrix”. I think we must keep an eye on them, or they will evolve to an unpredictable level.

The third thing worthy remember was that I restarted my English study, systematically. I tried self-learning in speaking English via some Apps, like Hello-Talk, Ome-TV etc., but I found that it was not efficient and was debris. Maybe I could say I can do better in read, written and listening, but totally did not perform good enough in speaking English. So, I decided to find a pro teacher whose teaching methods and concerns are matching with what I care about. I searched on Douyin, focused on the following list of my account. Finally, locked on some interested tutors, and got in touch with Jesse, who is not only pro but also friendly and patient. Hope I can do better and better with his help and my efforts.

And the second thing I must record is that I learned to use AI like Chat-GPT4 or Claude and I think / feel it is a brave new world. I can feel the AIs are more than a “robot”, they have a very high level of intelligence, knowing everything, also can discuss any topic that (which) you want / also can discuss what you want. So, I felt some uncomfortable feelings about AI, especially when I remembered / think back to the movie “The Matrix”. I think we must keep an eye on them, or they will evolve to an unpredictable level.

The third thing worth remembering was that I restarted my English studies, systematically. I tried self-learning in speaking English via some Apps, like Hello-Talk, Ome-TV etc, but I found that it was not efficient and was sporadic / a bit stop and start. Maybe I could say I can do better in reading, writing and listening, but totally did not perform good enough in speaking English. So, I decided to find a pro teacher whose teaching methods and concerns are matching with what (with the things that) I care about. I searched on Douyin, and focused / I searched on douyin, focusing on the following list of my account. Finally, I locked onto some interesting tutors, and got in touch with Jesse, who is not only pro but also friendly and patient. I hope I can do better and better with his help and my efforts.