Online Class Notes (Tibo)

it is like a main campus but there are many departments and modules so many classrooms are not in the main campus.

The food in the market is different from in China

It is nice and not expensive but in Chinese supermarkets you will find you will pay a lot to buy a not very good food, They have add some chemicals / additives

I don’t like the meals in the restaurant / I don’t like the diet.

The food in the market is not expensive / comparatively cheap compared to China

sometimes I felt embarrassing because the accent is different from American accents.

In London you find any people from any country . At first I found very hard to stay in London but compared to Manchester I feel it is better. Not that many accents.

If the teacher is from America or the UK I can understand what they say because the teachers are from UK they don’t have much of an accent / they say standard english -> they speak standard English 

but teachers from Italy and India you need to understand what they say.
Many classmates are much younger than me and they don’t have the courage to speak out.
But I am different because I worked for many years I don’t think about the embarrassment I just say what my opinion is / I just express my opinion/speak my mind.
I just say key words so they can get easily what I mean.
I need to start to do things differently. I don’t want to be quiet.
I want to change myself. / I want to improve

I need to expand my vocabulary
When I talk one about issue I need to think for a long time to have a vocabulary … -> to find the exact word
In economics I can pre study / check the class materials beforehand

If I talk about some life things I lack a lot of vocabulary –

They separated us into 3 groups. So 3 different tutors are responsible for 3 groups in separate classrooms
Half of the people are from foreign countries.

he has a thick accent.
I speak a lot in Chinese because my mother with me.
In the class it depends on situation. If it’s mathematics I have a lot of discussion with foreign students but in economy classes I speak a lot in Chinese because I can’t explain a lot in English

If I explain the example in English I speak slowly and not fluently so I am frustrated

I can give you a basic meaning.

you need to think about what is the best strategy in your plan. You have a lot of plans and you need to choose the maximum utility of your strategy -> choose the plan that brings the most utility

It can apply to everything.

in the market when your competitor produces a medicine, the price of the medicine is A
So you have to think about what your medicine does / the effects and the price and you compare many characteristics to choose your best strategy

Grammar

cannot / can -> ability
Most people cannot buy a Ferrari -> most people are not able to buy one

but most people want to buy a sports car.

Vocabulary

to produce (v) make
We produce many kinds of medicines

product (n)
we have many products

equilibrium (n) opposing forces balancing
We need to reach an equilibrium

opponent (n) foe
Our opponent is much bigger than us

competitor (n) someone competing against you
Our main competitor is Coca Cola

to nod (v) say yes with the head
I just nod and pretend I understand

artificial additive (n) (something added) usually for food
The food has many artificial additives so it is bad for health

Pronunciation

component

opponent