Online Class Notes (Joe)

Speaking exercise

they need to do a lot of things which comes from the lockdown
they need to do a lot of things which weren’t done during the lockdown

they have to work over
they have to work overtime

most of the time, I will work overtime every day
I work overtime most days

I will try to finish my every work
I will try to finish all my work

Pronunciation

colleagues – ko leeks

leave – rhymes with Steve

at first – say the /t/ clearly in ‘at’ to avoid sounding like ‘adverse’

Vocabulary

bad / worse / worst
scenario 设想
The government is preparing for the worst-case scenario

at first – used to create contrast with an earlier version
At first, she was fat. Now, she’s thin

first – in a list
The first thing we need to do is call our clients