Online Class Notes (Mike)
Homework
What do you want to do after the lockdown?
Reading
Great Part-Time Jobs for a College Student
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
It seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius. Such people earn money using their talent. If you are one of them, you could be responsible for technical support in your college or university and get your part-time job for a college student.
You are able to help your friends with programs install and you can market services on different sites and social media. Set your hours free and enjoy the process of earning money by doing your favorite thing.
TUTOR
A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college. If you are good at some subjects, why not work as a peer tutor? It’s a dual thing because you help your friends and earn money at the same time. If you know foreign languages, you can make more money. All you need to do is to make an appropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers and other tools of spreading info. One of the best things about being a tutor is that you can set your hours.
FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
If your college or university has a fitness center and if you are a sporty person, go and sign up to get this job. You will have an absolute free opportunity to engage yourself in sports. You need to be a good psychologist, because you going to work with people and it’ll be your job to persuade and motivate them to become sporty, healthy and strong. Being fitness instructor is a perfect position for those who love to help other people and want to make more friends.
OFFICE WORKER
Nowadays many companies cooperate with students, giving them part-time jobs. Some of the major job duties of an office worker are answering calls and scheduling appointments. If you are interested in doing this job, contact the representatives of different companies to find out if they’re currently hiring anyone.
BABYSITTER
Babysitting is quite a widespread thing, so there’s a nice opportunity for students to make extra money while having a lot of fun. You can apply for a job at school day-care centers or consider babysitting for families you know.
Vocabulary
lockdown (n)
under lockdown 在封城/封锁的状态中
I went crazy under the lockdown.
Many people left SH because of the lockdown.
lock down (v) 被封锁住
The government locked down SH for two months.
lock (v) 锁
(n) 一把锁
entire (adj.) 整整，完全，彻底，全部的
entirely (adv.) 完全地
He is entirely wrong!
My fridge was entirely empty.
online 线上，在线
I like to shop online.
I bought this cup online.
online platform 线上平台
online meeting 在线会议
online concert 线上演唱会
offline 线下
efficient (adj.) 有效率的，有效的
efficiency (n) 效率
Our company’s efficiency is low. 我们公司的效率很低。
This painkiller is very efficient. 止疼药
inefficient (adj.) 无效的
Coffee is inefficient for me.
in-person 亲自的，面对面的，线下的
I prefer to have in-person class.
(not) as +adj. + as ： 和…一样（不如）
A is as tall as B.
My phone is as expensive as yours.
Today is not as sunny as yesterday.
My salary is not as high as hers.
depressed (adj.) （人）感到很沮丧/郁闷/抑郁
depressing (adj.) 郁闷/沮丧的人/事
The weather today is quite depressing.
Last night, I watched a depressing movie.
My friend is depressing. 我的朋友让别人感到很郁闷。
My friend is depressed. 我朋友感到很郁闷。
depression (n) 抑郁症
I had depression for 3 years.
hang out (v) 玩
Do you want to hang out in my house this Friday?
go out (v) 出去
play (v) 玩耍，打，弹
Play with kids
follow (v) 关注
I have 300 followers on Bilibili.
I followed you on Twitter this morning.
blog (n) 博客/博文
video-blog – vlog
vlogger (n) 视频博主
log (n) 日志
weight (n) 重量
gain weight 增重
lose weight 减肥/减重
I gained 2kg during the lockdown. 我封城期间长了2kg。
get fat
My brother got so fat last year.
flexible (adj.) 灵活的
My body is not as flexible as my sister.
My time is flexible.
Speaking exercise
How was your lockdown experience?
My lockdown experience was not so great.
I was under lockdown for two entire months. And I had to teach online, which was not as efficient as teaching in-person.
Also, there was two weeks of time when I could not leave my house at all! I felt very depressed because I could not meet my friends and could not go out to exercise.
I really miss eating in a restaurant and hanging out with my good friends.
yoga (n) practice/do yoga
During the lockdown, I started to practice yoga because I did not want to gain weight/get fat. Every day at 10pm, I would do yoga for 30 minutes. I follow a vlogger on Bilibili. I became stronger and more flexible.
Grammar
表示时间持续的时候，一定要在时间前加for
Yesterday, I ran for one hour.
I eat for 20 minutes.
because of: 接一个短语/词语
because: 接一个完整的句子
I feel sad because he did this.
I feel sad because of him.
I can’t go out because of this rain.
I can’t go out because it is raining.
start to do sth
not + adj. + at all： 一点都不贵/远/nice
My phone is not expensive at all.
My friend is not nice to his girlfriend at all.
My company is not far from my home at all.
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