Online Class Notes (Joe)

Talk about Georgian cuisine

Pronunciation

months – don’t add an extra vowel before the /s/ at the end

Vocabulary

Office – when used without an article such as ‘an’ or ‘the’, it refers to the software MS-Office.
e.g. Turn on your computer and go to Office. Now click on file and find the properties menu.

An/The Office – When used with articles, it refers to a workplace.
e.g. I went to the office this morning.

Gym – Sounds like the name ‘Jim’. It is important to use an article before it.
I’m going to gym sounds like ‘I’m going to Jim’. It could be confusing.

Grammar

many of the restaurants has closed for 3 months
many of the restaurants have been closed for 3 months

I come back to office
I went back to the office

after go back to the office, I am much more productive
after going back to the office, I am much more productive

when work from home, we have to call a meeting online
when working from home, we have to call a meeting online

The government didn’t allow us to eat at the restaurants – before
The government doesn’t allow us to eat at the restaurants – usually
The government is not allowing us to eat at the restaurants – now
The government has not been allowing us to eat at the restaurants – before and now

if we still cannot eat in the restaurant their business may bankrupt
if we still cannot eat in the restaurant their business may go bankrupt
if we still cannot eat in the restaurant their business may be bankrupted