Online Class Notes (Tibo)

prepare an answer for these 3 questions:

• What do you usually do in your spare time?
• Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
• What do you usually do on weekends and weekdays?

I waited 6 weeks for it.
When I received it, it had many problems.

It didn’t work.
When you moved to next page it did not work. So I contacted  the Apple store, I chose to return the phone to get a new one / I chose to exchange the phone but I had to wait 6 weeks again.

It is slow because the Zhengzhou factory has many covid cases

I didn’t know the new iphone had problems.

I checked on Baidu about these questions, I feel I need to spend time.

I was born in the morning and it inspired my name

• Where do you come from?
  I come from SH in China. It is one of the biggest cities in China.
• Are you a student or do you have a job?
• I am not a student, I have a job. I have been working for many years.
  I work in e-commerce, I manage an Amazon store.
  We sell outdoor decorative products. My team has 4 people.
• Could you tell me a typical day of yours?
  I wake up at 6am. Normally I go to work at 9am after I eat breakfast. I usually take a taxi to the office. When I arrive, I check my emails and start my work.
  I eat lunch at 12. Usually I eat food I prepared myself.
  Usually I like to write blogs for my company’s weibo in the afternoon.
  I go home at 5pm.
  I like to cook my dinner and I watch TV and ride a bike in the evening.
  I go to bed at 11pm.

• What do you like most about your job?
  Everyday is different, it is never boring.
  Everyday I need to learn new things.
  I feel more knowledgeable, my colleagues talk to me about new things everyday.
• Are you satisfied with your job?
  Yes, I am satisfied with my job. My colleagues are all very nice / I get along very well with my colleagues.

Vocabulary

get along (v)关系融洽
I get along well with my boss
I don’t get along with Tom, I really hate him because he always brings troubles.

satisfied (adj) 满意的
I am not satisfied with my job because I hate my boss

colleague (n)  同事
My colleagues tech me something new everyday

knowledgeable (adj) 博学的
Tom is very knowledgeable about e-commerce

Knowledge (n)  知识/学问
You can find a lot of knowledge on the internet

social media (n) 社交媒體
I write articles for my company’s social media

take a taxi / Didi/Uber (v) 坐车
I usually take a taxi to the office

typical (adj) 典型的/特有的
A typical day for me is waking up at 6am, going to work and coming back at 6pm

e-commerce (n) 电子商务
I work in e-commerce, I manage an Amazon store.

to bark (v) 吠叫
My dog barked for me to open the door

to inspire (v) 鼓舞 / 使产生
His trip to Japan inspired his painting

identification card / ID card  (n) 身份证
Can you please show me your ID card?

Pronunciation

colleague (col ig)

colleagues (col ig z)