Online Class Notes (Joe)

We talked about the Big Bang Theory, Xiamen, and Shanghai. Our focus was on the present perfect tense, the past simple tense, and the passive voice.

Pronunciation

south – /saʊθ/
soothe – /suːð/

decision – /dɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/
disease – /dɪˈziːz/

Vocabulary

aboard – on a ship, bus, train, plane
There were 50 people aboard the bus so it was too crowded.

abroad – in a foreign country
The best decision I made was to study abroad

sitcom – a situation comedy tv show
The Big Bang Theory is my favorite sitcom

setting (noun) – the place where something happens
The setting of the Big Bang Theory is in the USA

set (verb) – where something is made to happen
The Big Bang theory is set in the USA

nature (noun)
Xiamen is surrounded by nature

natural (adj)
Xiamen is a place of natural beauty

introvert – a shy person
I was an introvert when I was younger, but then I came out of my shell and now I’m an extrovert

Grammar

I have a plan to apply a PhD degree
I have a plan to apply for a PhD degree

I have had 3 or 4 years already never using English
I have not used English for 3 or 4 years

I have 2 and a half years study in UK
I have studied in the UK for 2 and a half years

this is the first sitcom I saw it all from the beginning to the end
this is the first sitcom I have seen from beginning to end

I’m not good at the social
I’m not good at socializing