Online Class Notes (Joe)

Grammar

It’s not a good things
It’s not a good thing

There are a lot of mountains in your current stay place
There are a lot of mountains where you currently stay

I just come back Shanghai last week
I just came back to Shanghai last week

My weight increased a lot (grammatically correct but not natural)
I gained a lot of weight

Last month, I think it’s fine
Last month, I thought it was fine

We choose the most spicy hotpot
We chose the spiciest hotpot

My buddy can endurance the spicy food
My buddy can tolerate the spicy food

Vocabulary

thick clothes / winter clothes
I need to buy some winter clothes for my trip
I’m wearing thick clothes to protect me against the cold

Endure – we can endure pain that lasts for a long time
If you break your leg, it will be hard to endure it without pain killers

Tolerate – we can tolerate something that makes us uncomfortable
I can tolerate spicy food from Mexico, but not from India

Pronunciation

Weight /weɪt/

Colleagues /ˈkɒliːɡs/