Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I hope I am not broken my camera. -> I hope my camera is not broken  / I hope I did not break my camera.
Yesterday I used some paper and alcohol to clean my computer.
Maybe the camera is something wrong with it. -> maybe there is something wrong with the camera 

3 of my devices are fighting for the camera usage / to be the camera.

She told me if we go to the waterfall at 7:30 the flow of water would be small but after 9 the waterfall will become bigger.

It means nature is controlled by humans, it is like a faucet/tap.
I wondered if we visit a natural or an artificial waterfall / I ask myself “are we visiting a natural or an artificial waterfall”? / is it really a natural waterfall or is it artificial? / are we going to see a natural or an artificial waterfall  / (you are wondering if it is artificial or not)
why do we go to an artificial waterfall? (you already decided it is artificial)

The labour day holiday is very weird.

It lasts from April 29 to May 3. In the past it started from the fifth.

Why does the Chinese government decide weird plans like this.
Banking holidays don’t change, why can’t China have solid / fixed dates for their holiday.

I am happy we can have a video chat.
We are going in the beginning of May 

I struggle with the be verb
Companies are struggling to make a profit in this economy

they are difficult to stay with / to get along with / , people say they want everything to be well organized

My friend wants to make this trip as chill/relaxed as possible
The young generation likes to describe their life as “chill”

They decided to make a plan just to go to a place and explore and travel by themselves.
we almost fell out when I heard this   / it almost broke our friendship / I was wondering if I should unfriend them / I considered leaving the group.

They want to disconnect

Vocabulary

to disconnect (v) opposite of connect / cut the connection / be without internet and phone apps…
I like to disconnect during the week end.

instinct (n) inner voice / gut feeling
My instinct tells me not to trust him
I had a gut feeling that I should not trust him.

extinction (n) total disappearance
The extinction of this animal happened 200 years ago

anxiety / stress / nervousness (n)
Last year was full of anxiety

tide (n) 潮
We went there during the low tide

flow (n) movement of water / fluid
The flow of the river increases in summer

faucet (n) the thing used to control the flow of water in a kitchen ..
There is a faucet in the kitchen

Zodiac signs:

Pronunciation

label (n) tag / information
I checked the label

labour  (n) the fact of working
We celebrate labour day on May 1

liberal (adj) having market oriented views
They are more liberal

libra (zodiac sign) 天秤
I am Libra 

Pronunciation

fourth

fifth

weird

volume

Grammar

Do Questions:
“Do” questions are used to ask about actions or events.
Structure: Do/Does/Did + Subject + Main Verb

Do you like pizza? (present tense)
Does she work at the bank? (present tense)
Did they go to the party yesterday? (past tense)

Be Questions:
“Be” questions are used to ask about states or conditions, including identity, relationships, feelings, location, or possession.
Structure: Be (am/is/are/was/were) + Subject + Additional Information
Is she your sister? (identity)
Are they happy? (feeling)
Was the meeting at 3 pm? (location)
Were you the owner of that shop? (possession)