Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

efficacy (n) – the effectiveness of the vaccine in stopping the virus
eg. the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine is 95%

open the borders – “bor der”

definitely – 100% will happen / 100%  true

exactly – 100% accurate

in the centre of the year – in the middle of the year

at the start < > at the end
early in the year < > late in the year

travel bubble
eg. there is a travel bubble between China and Singapore

bitcoin – e-currency / digital currency – “bit coyyn”

environmentally friendly

driver-less technology / self-driving 

car accident / car crash 
eg. when using self-driving, there have been a lot of car accidents

climate change / global warming
eg. there is a trend towards renewable energy as a way of combating climate change

low carbon emissions
low carbs
low cost

they need to take initiative

census – the survey of a country’s population

birth rate – the speed that babies are born

the population age faster / China will have an aging population

Grammar

at first – originally
eg. At first, I thought your name was “Jane” but then I realised it’s “Jade”
first – the first thing
eg. First I make a short term plan and then I try to decide on a long term plan

any – zero
eg. I don’t have any plan / I haven’t got any

do you have any plan? – do you have no plan?

we haven’t happened it for HK – we haven’t done it for HK / it hasn’t happened for HK

learn different knowledge – learn a variety of things / gain knowledge 

no need to add “s”
1.4 billion people
3 billion

i was responsible for sth

i talk about with them – I talk about politics with Jesse
I talk with them

Pronunciation

analysis (n) – an na li sis
analyze (v) – an na lize

maturity (n) – ma choo ri tee
mature (adj) – ma choo wer

metro – di tie – meh troe

bored – bord
border – bor der

symptoms – simp tumz