Online Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

Vocabulary

out loud
If you say or read something out loud, you say or read it so that other people can hear you.
大声地,响亮地
I had to read the essay out loud in front of the whole school.
我不得不在整个学校面前大声朗读这篇文章。

Could you read that out loud, please?

subject noun [C] (AREA OF STUDY)
an area of knowledge that is studied in school, college, or university
(中小学或大学的)学科;科目;专业
My favourite subjects at school were history and English.
上学时我最喜欢的科目是历史和地理。

omnivore (n): an animal that is naturally able to eat both plants and meat
杂食动物

for example
used when giving an example of the type of thing you mean
例如;举例来说
Schools can become more friendly if, for example, teachers were giving out candies

once (conj): as soon as, or from the moment when
一…就;一旦…就
Once I’ve found somewhere to live I’ll send you my address.
我一找到住的地方就把地址告诉你。
Remember that you won’t be able to cancel the contract once you’ve signed.
记住一旦你签了字就不能取消合同了。

Writing exercise

Electricity can help us a lot. Like, electricity can give energy to phones, then we can use the phone to communicate with each other. So now you can see that why are electricity so powerful. Just think about it, Nemo…what will your life be like if there is no electricity? You can tell me when we start the class, ok?

Electricity can help us a lot/make our lives much easier. For example, electricity can power our phones, then we can use the phone to communicate with each other. So now you can see that’s why electricity is so powerful. Just think about it, Nemo…what would your life be like if there was/is no electricity? You can tell me about it once we start with the class?