Online Class Notes (Joe)

We did some catching up and talked about ourselves.

Pronunciation

variant – /ˈvɛːrɪənt/
Native speakers usually use a /j/ sound to link the /ɪ/ and /ə/ sounds

Vocabulary

run late / over – to not finish on time
The meeting ran late
The meeting ran over

sorry for the late
sorry for being late

I’m in a meeting
I was in a meeting

the meeting just a little late
the meeting just ran a little late

I keep learning about English
I keep learning English

I insist on learning
I persist in learning

South Africa has the new virus
There is a new variant of the virus in South Africa

have you ever infect?
have you ever infected?

Prioritize
I prioritize gym class in my daily schedule.
I prioritize gym class on my daily schedule.

Unrealistic
the film describe a unrealistic world.
the film describes an unrealistic world.

keep up with/catch up
keep learning could let myself catch up with marketing trend.
I will catch up with marketing trends if I keep learning

Manipulate
The man try to manipulate me, then he could obtain my wealth.
The man tried to manipulate me, so he could obtain my wealth.

be satisfied with
i am satisfied with myself after i took an excercise.
i am satisfied with myself after I did some excercise.

escalate
the number of infective pepole are escalated.
he number of infected people have escalated.

Warranted
it’s a warranted reason to fight for the benifit you deserved in such a company.
Fighting is warranted when you are fighting for the rights you deserve in such a company