Online Class Notes (Joe)

Grammar

I heard a news
I heard some news

There is a reasonable reason
There is a valid reason
There is a reasonable justification

They wanted to lay off him
They wanted to lay him off

The employee don’t agree
The employee didn’t agree

Vocabulary

acupuncture 针刺 (noun)
I went for acupuncture

Gen X – born before 90’s
Gen Y – born before 00’s
Gen Z – born after 00’s
(these dates are different depending on different sources)

consumption 结核 (noun)
The economy is failing because there’s a lack of consumption

Pronunciation

economy – stress on second syllable