Online Class Notes (Joe)

We talked about the Olympics and new COVID cases in Shanghai.

Vocabulary

Snowboard halfpipe – The winter olympic event at which Eileen Gu is a genius
Eileen Gu may win the gold in the halfpipe event.

prodigy – a young person who is really good at something
Mozart was a musical prodigy and started composing music when he was 5 years old.

live – at the place which is your home
I live in Shanghai

stay – at the place which is not your home
It would be nice to live in a hotel, but I only stayed there for 2 days

Grammar

He should stay at home (this sentence is about the present, not the past)
He should have stayed at home
He had to stay at home

Do you have a specific plan to go there? (this seems like you are asking about my flight)
Do you have a specific plan for when you get there? 

Pronunciation

exchanges – /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/

trade – /treɪd/