Online Class Notes (Jesse) [6]

Homework

What do you do when you feel stressed? How do you deal with the stress? Write about this and write about one of the most stressful times of your life – what happened?

Don’t use “and then” to continue sentences unless you mean “after that”.

Writing exercise

I try to lose weight as I would like to change my style for my new job and make me healthier.In fact , I feel more tired during recent several years and my appearance became worst and worst. When I started to join my job in 2010 , and I was 72kg and then I am 95kg right now.Why do I put on weight so much? Firstly, I didn’t do exercise properly and secondary as I ate so much , I absorbed too much calorie. During the time, in 2019, I also tried to lose weight by going to the gym who with my colleagues and I did more exercise hardly. It was fun which exercise with my colleagues. A interesting story which when my colleague pushed a heavy barbell, he always roared loudly and it sounds very sexy and then makes us shameful.
Recently I start to exercise to fit my body and then I have lost 4kg already.

I have tried / I have been trying to lose weight as I would like to change my style for my new job and make myself healthier. In fact , I have been feeling / I have felt more tired during the recent several years and my appearance has become / has been becoming worse and worse. When I started to join my job in 2010 , and I was 72kg and then I became 95kg right now / When I started my job in 201o I was 72kgs, and I put on 20 kgs so now I am 95kgs. Why did I put on so much weight? Firstly, I didn’t do exercise properly and secondly as I ate so much, I absorbed too many calories. During that time, I also tried to lose weight in 2019 by going to the gym which with my colleagues and I did a lot of exercise / I exercised very strenuously / intensely. It was fun to exercise with my colleagues (which I do often). I have an interesting story which is about my colleague at the gym. When my colleague pushed a heavy barbell, he always roared loudly and it sounded very sexual and then it made us feel uncomfortable / awkward / weird / funny / it was so funny. Recently I have been starting to exercise / I have been doing exercise to get fit and then I have lost 4kg already.

Vocabulary

I have been starting a business this month

Are you working hard? or hardly working?

it is sexual = it is related to sex / reminds you of sex
it is sexy = you like it because it makes you think of sex

Grammar

I have a pen which is black = I have a pen. It is black.
I bought a pen which took 1 hour = I bought a pen. It took 1 hour.
I have a friend who is funny = I have a friend. He is funny.

I want to drink water

(+ during that time) I tried + to lose + in 2019 + by going + to the gym + with my colleague

due to the fact that = because

When I am here, I am happy
When I eat mcdonalds, I feel great!

become / became / become

I did – I went to Japan in 2010 
I have done – before / I have traveled to Japan many times
I have been doing – started in the past, still happening now 

I am worse than you
I am the worst 

Needs more review

nasal swab – a COVID test in your nose
nasal – nose
swab – like swap

probation period – the first few months of a contract