Online Class Notes (Jesse) [1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4&t=162s

Watch the video, write the words you learned, use a dictionary if you want to find the meaning, then write a summary about it. And we will discuss in class.

Grammar

they want have room class – they want to have a zoom class

she contact with me – she contacted me (no need prep)

contact sb
connected with sb
give to sb 

we did it once time – we did it once / we had one class 

once 
twice
three times
four times

i need to uncouple the boat from the dock

that was no problem for me – there’s no problem / that is no problem for me / that isn’t a problem

they don’t make up – they don’t wear makeup / they didn’t put makeup on

there’s one thing (that) I found (that / which) (was) interesting / there was one interesting thing that I found

i didn’t say something positive for her – say sth about her / i’m not arguing for her

Vocabulary

virtual class / online class 

it’s purely visual – it’s totally based on what you see

similarities (n)
eg. there are many similarities between China and Japan
eg2. what are the similarities between online and face to face classes?

push back / put off / delay / postpone
eg. i think we’ll put off the wedding for a few months

aside 
eg. put  her personality aside

in the hope of
hoping for sth / to hope for sth

hoping for things is not useful.
S                        V              O

dancing is fun
S      V

to hope for sth is to be positive about the future.

in the hope of improving her English, Heidi started taking classes again
because she hopes to improve her English, Heidi started taking classes again
hoping to speak publically, Heidi started taking classes again
hoping that she could speak publically, Heidi started taking classes again

I saw a man and he was running in the park (simple)
I saw a man who was running in the park (int)
I saw man running in the park (adv)

reviving – bringing sth back to life / starting sth again
eg. the man died but was revived and became a zombie

battered – to be hit over and over
eg. the wind battered the windows of the house during the storm

passive voice – bei dong de
active voice – zhu dong de

the water is drunk by people (present) / people drink the water
the water was drunk by people (past) / people drank the water
the water will be drunk by people (future) / people have drunk the water

it was battered by the wind (passive)
the wind battered the windows (active)

they throw their weight behind it – to actively promote / do / support / push

It increased by 10 – it changed and went up 10 points
It increased to 10 – the final amount was  10
100 – increased by (plus) 200 – 300 
100 – increased to 200 – 200 

curb – to control / make it a bit less
eg. I need to curb my smoking
eg2. I need to curb my emotions

lucrative – to be able to make a lot of money
eg. this business is very lucrative! / this business has the potential to earn a lot of money

Pronunciation

soon
zoom

website – web saaiiit 

bed – ehhh
head

southern – suth then (soft, tongue out)
sudden – sud den (stronger, tongue in)

plunged – plun jjjjd

lucrative – LOO kraa tiv