Online Class Notes (Mike)

参照下面的范文，写一下你理想中的房子（地理位置/各个房间/你的房间）

Write about your ideal home:
the location/the rooms/your room.

1   I live in a fairly small apartment with my parents and my younger brother. The apartment is in a large block just outside the town. There are two other blocks, a supermarket and a cinema in the same street. There aren’t any other shops in the area, although it’s very easy to get a bus into town.

2   The apartment only has two bedrooms, so I have to share a room with my brother. There are two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. The kitchen is not very large, but there’s a table. I usually do my homework in the kitchen because it’s quieter than the living room.

3   We often go to the cinema in the evening, because it’s very near our home. It’s also pretty cheap. We don’t eat in restaurants very often, but we sometimes have a special meal when it’s somebody’s birthday. There aren’t any restaurants nearby, so we have to get a bus into town.

A   Norilsk

Norilsk is in Russia and is further north than any other large city in the world. It is a very cold place, often -30°C in winter. You can’t get to Norilsk by car or bus because there aren’t any roads. You have to fly or, in summer, arrive by boat. (In winter, the sea turns to ice.) The city has a population of around 180,000. A lot of these people work for Norilsk Nickel, one of the biggest metal companies in the world. The factories there cause a lot of pollution. In fact, the average life of an inhabitant of Norilsk is ten years shorter than other Russians.

B   Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas is in the south of Chile, in South America. It is the furthest south of any large city in the world. It is near the Antarctic circle, but because of the ocean, the winters are not very cold (usually above 0°C). The population of Punta Arenas is around 110,000. The city has a main square with large, attractive buildings. There are also interesting museums. And Punta Arenas is a good place to start a walking holiday, because it is on the edge of Patagonia, a region with amazing scenery. You can explore mountains and beaches – and see penguins too!

C   El Alto

El Alto is the second largest city in Bolivia, a country in South America. It is also the highest large city in the world, with an altitude of 4,150 metres above sea level. It is near the capital, La Paz, but is bigger than the capital, with a population of about a million people. El Alto is not an easy place to live. There is a lot of traffic and the climate is cold: around -3°C in winter and only around 7°C in summer. And there are often problems with the water supply. The city’s main attraction is a large open-air market. Tourists sometimes come to El Alto to visit the market, but they have to be careful – there is a lot of crime in this region.

Last month, I ate too much junk food.

At night, I feel a pain in my stomach.
One night, I felt a pain in my stomach.

I wanted to vomit, I couldn’t sleep and I felt sleepy the next day. I doesn’t want to ate anything.
I wanted to vomit and couldn’t sleep. The next day, I felt really tired and sleepy and didn’t want to eat anything.

I was so sick that I didn’t go out for 5 days. I turned down all of my friends’ invitation.

I went to the pharmacy to buy painkillers to get some relief.
I bought some painkillers from a pharmacy to relieve myself.
I will never eat so much junk food again.

Grammar

does V
Does he drink coffee?
He drinks coffee.

did V
Did you see him?
I saw him.

So you’re between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. What makes you happy? There have been lots of 《surveys》 about teenagers and happiness and they all come to different 《conclusions》. 得出不同的结论

Some surveys say that most young people are happiest when they spend time with their family. Others say it’s when they’re with friends. Some teenagers think that getting good marks at school and passing exams makes them happy and others feel that it’s having a boyfriend or girlfriend that improves their lives.

The problem is that there isn’t just one thing that makes everyone happy. Happiness is something different for each of us, and what made us happy last week might not make us happy next week!

However, there are some things that can help 《improve》 our 《mood》 when we’re feeling unhappy. Experts believe that exercise can make you a happier person – but how? Exercise releases 《chemicals》 in your brain that are related to a feeling of 《pleasure》.

Many people who exercise say that the more exercise they do, the more they want to do. Now we know why! In addition to this, exercise is also good for our physical health. So, if we know that we’re doing something healthy, that should make us even happier!

There’s another surprising idea to help make us happier. Although you might think that eating chocolate is bad for you, it seems that it is good to eat chocolate when we’re feeling sad. According to some research, experts say that eating chocolate can make us feel happy.

Of course it isn’t healthy to eat too much, but chocolate releases《 chemicals》 in the same way that exercise does – and for some people it’s 《easier》 and 《quicker》 than running 《several》《kilo metres》 or working out in the gym!

It’s also important to remember that we can’t all be happy all the time. There are times in our lives when things are going well and we feel good. But we can also we happy for 《brief》 moments and we should 《value》 these as well. For 《example》, 《perhaps》 you’re sitting on a beach watching the sun on the water, with friends around you, and you feel happy.

Remember that moment! Or maybe your dog does something silly that makes you laugh. Remember it! And when you feel sad, go for a run or eat some chocolate – you’ll soon cheer up!

When you ask more people about the 《benefits》 of apps on their 《smartphone》, they say they use them to play games, surf the net, keep in touch with people and 《organise》 social events. But Jenny Harlow, a scientist from London, has got an app that does something much more important: it warns her when she is in danger. The app is called Safety Tips and it gives users real-time 《earthquake》 and 《tsunami》 warnings. 实时地震和海啸的警报

The Japan Tourist Agency （日本旅游局） had the idea for the app after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, when many foreign tourists in the country were confused about what was happening and what they should do. Jenny was on a 《business》 trip to Japan when the earthquake 《struck》. ‘Although there are a lot of earthquakes in Japan, it was the first time I experienced one.

All the warnings and information on the internet, radio and TV were in Japanese, and I couldn’t understand. It was really confusing and I didn’t know what to do.’ She had to 《rely》 on Japanese 《colleagues》 to help her.

The Safety Tips app sends an alert to users when a major earthquake happens, and also tells them if a tsunami is likely to arrive at the coast. The app gives lots of tips about what to do, where to go and how to stay safe, as well as a list of 《useful》 Japanese 《phrases》 such as ‘Is this an earthquake?’ and ‘Is it safe here?’ Importantly, all the information is in English, and there are plans to add other languages.

The Japan Tourist Agency plans to 《advertise》 the app at 《airports》 and 《tourist》 information centres in Japan. In order to get the app, people visit a 《website》 and download it. ‘I’m coming to Japan again next year and I will 《definitely》 watch out for alerts from the app,’ says Jenny.

Vocabulary

rely (v) 依靠，依赖
rely on parents

colleague (n) 同事

alert (n) 警报

sushi
kimono (n) 和服

coast (n) 海岸
coastline 海岸线

useful (adj.) 有用的

phrase (n) 短语

advertise (v) 做广告，推广
We need to advertise our products online/on Douyin.

airport (n) 机场

tourist (n) 游客

website (n) 网址/网站

definite (adj.) – definitely (adv.) 绝对的，十分的，百分百的，肯定
I will definitely go to the party.

science (n) – scientist (n) – scientific (adj.) 科学的
Scientific study shows that 科学研究表明

benefit (n) 益处，好处，福利
Our company has great benefits.
the benefit of …

dumbphone (n) 老人机
smartphone 智能机

organize (v) 组织 – organization (n) 组织/机构
I want to organize an English Corner this Friday.

WHO：World Health Organization

keep in touch with 联系

confuse (v) 迷惑，困惑
The bathroom sign confuses me. 厕所标志让我很困惑。
confusing (adj.) 有迷惑性的
Time words in English are confusing.
What he said was confusing.
The government’s announcement was confusing. 政府的通告

on a business trip 出差
I went to BJ last month for a business trip.

experience (v/n) 经历，经验

safe (adj.) – safety (n) 安全
security (n) 安保
security guard (n) 保安
safety seat 安全椅
safety net 安全网

tip (v/n)
I tipped him 10 USD.

pleasure (n) 愉快，享受

release (v) 释放，发行，发售
He was released from the prison in June. 出狱
Jay Chow released a new album last month. 新专辑

chemical (n) 化学物质

improve (v) 提升/改善 – improvement (n)
I want to improve my English.
My drawing skills improved greatly last year.
There is still room for improvement. 还有提升的空间。

mood (n) 心情，
I am in a good mood today.
The lockdown greatly affected my mood.
moody (adj.) 情绪多变的

affect (v) 影响

believe (v) 相信
belief (n) 信念

conclusion (n) 结论
The police came to the conclusion that he was the murderer. 警察得出结论，他是杀人犯。

in addition to 除此之外

physical (adj.) 身体的，物理的

Physical Education = PE

mental health 精神健康

several 若干，几个

kilometer: KM 千米

brief (adj.) 短暂的，简短的

value (v/n) 价值，价值观，看重/重视

perhaps = maybe