Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Try to place more importance on verbs – remember: the verb TELLS US the time… so if you say “he hadn’t do”, you’re saying “he, before some time in the past, always does something these days” – that is super confusing!!

Vocabulary

work is indefinite 

he’s holding me back from doing my part

“I wanted to get it but something came up” = i suddenly became busy

speaking of = oh that reminds me
when it comes to = regarding = on the topic of…

it made me take a step back – feel like your attitude changes in a negative way

kept contracting with us – kept signing up / continued the contract with us

“fake it til you make it” – be confident until you can eventually do it well

high self esteem = small ego
low self esteem = big ego

newlyweds – sb who just got married
eg. they’re newlyweds

groom – man
bride – woman

“you’ve gotta be in it to win it”

she’s going through menopause

your biological clock is ticking = hurry up and have a baby, you’re getting too old

Grammar

he said he wanna – he said he wanted to 

i hadn’t go to the office for 3 days last week – I hadn’t gone / been to / been in / I didn’t go to 

it’s always the same – it has always been like that / it has always been the same 

i left the office at 10 PM so the centre closed – when / so the centre was closed / had already closed 

i went out for getting the nuts / i don’t want to go there for picking sth up – to get / to pick sth up / for nuts 

i bicycled to the centre – I cycled to the centre / I biked to the centre 

he did a favor to me – he did me a favor 

have a negative effect to your career – on your career

someone else – unknown / particular
others / other people – anyone except you or someone specific

he was defensive

i always be – i was always