Online Class Notes (Olivia)

Speaking exercise

which season do you like the most?

Spring. – warm, birth month, beginning of the year,

restart and refresh – All the great opportunities appear/emerge at the begging of the year.

which season do you like the least?

Winter – not because of the cold weather

wear many layers (of clothes) during winter.  – thick

Shanghai is nearby to the sea, so it can be very wet

weather – wet/humid – humidity 

You cannot live without the AC even if you are indoor all the time. AC – Air conditioning

breathe – 

indoor heating/ heater/heating device

pajama – cloth that you wear for sleeping, PJs

Recap your last week

register a TK account to record my work life  – accountant/account –

published/released 5 videos, 500 favorites  – likes

colleague and my boss support me – they were very supportive/encouraging

Surprised that they are all interested in this

give joy and happiness to others. – spread/share positivity, joy, happiness, positive vibe

inspire v.  inspiration n, inspirational adj.

I want to inspire others,

My videos can be inspirational to others

My life is my inspiration.

grow thick skin  – thin skin.

I’m a thick skinned person so those hate comments do not hurt me.

Thin skinned person – sensitive, shy, embarrassed easily.

I E – Introvert, Extrovert n.

I’m an introvert n. / I am introverted adj.

how to generate your ideas for your content 

many in SH works in an office – white collar,

most people are feeling like me – before/present/future – loss of direction,

interactive/engaging platform

interactive – back and forth, discussion from both sides.

reciprocate – returning the favor    – re ci pro ca te

eg. Connie has been very kind to me recently so I brought her a cup of coffee today to reciprocate the favor.

I bought a cup of coffee for my colleague to reciprocate the favor as she helped to take meeting minutes for me.

allergy – allergic reaction to something – cat hair/peanuts/nuts.

Purpose of creating this TK account:

create a space/platform with you TK account so people feeing alike can watch and have discussions with each other. Hopefully my content/videos can inspire those who watch me and receive the positivity that I wanted to share. Additionally, I wanted this to be interactive platform with the netizens so that some of the positivity and advise can be reciprocated back to me.

Mechanism of generating/editing your videos:

recording and editing on my phone  – record/shoot/make videos with my phone

everyday it takes me two hours – record + edit

Monetization process:

income source – when the account starts to generate income for you through monetization – selling products/service

Handling unfriendly opinions:

1: ignore it!!

2: tell myself that they are fools

3: do not take it personally!

Sometimes, people’s own insecurity can lash out, can be hurtful to others at times.

insecurity n -vulnerability  – vul ne ra bi li ty

something that you are insecure about: – height, weight, look, social status

insecure adj. – vulnerable adj.  – vul ne ra ble

I’m feeling vulnerable/insecure about my hair right now after Tony cut it too short.

Aries

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