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. Â – thick
Shanghai is nearby to the sea, so it can be very wet
weather – wet/humid – humidityÂ
You cannot live without the AC even if you are indoor all the time. AC – Air conditioning
breathe –Â
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. Â 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 contentÂ
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. Â – vul ne ra ble
I’m feeling vulnerable/insecure about my hair right now after Tony cut it too short.
Aries
Taurus
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