Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I had a vacation in July and came back to work and went to BJ.
The temperature was between 10-20.
I wore a t-shirt there and felt it was quite cool. / chilly

In the north it is a desert but in the south it is at higher altitude

We went to each city for 1 day / we spent 1 day in each city and then we moved to the next stop. We hired a driver with a car, we booked a car and hired a driver.
I cannot drive in that place, the road is not as good as SH. / I wanted to avoid driving there because the roads felt dangerous.

there are some roads going around mountains.

The driver drove for 5-6h.

There are a lot of people there,/ it is a popular destination for the summer holiday or winter one there are too many people.
If you go to there in May it would be ok.  / it would be less crowded.

I would like to go to EU or Japan in the summer holiday because my son will graduate from middle school and I want to take him on a trip.

I decided to try another sport to do it more proactively and get more motivation.
I work hard during the work day so I need to push myself to exercise more.

Maybe he would want to go abroad for university.

I didn’t hear her songs -> I haven’t heard her songs
I haven’t heard any music for a long time -> I haven’t listened to music much recently

I had my first tennis class last week.
It was easy but later there will be technical skills to learn.

When I athletes won it brought glory to the country.
After I grew up my excitement went down / I felt less and less excited about it.

I started watching AC Milan at their peak.

I prefer sweet food / I have a sweet tooth. I prefer to have the original taste of the ingredients.
I like Japanese food.

I rented a gondola and it was EUR100 for 30min 11 years ago.

for ice hockey it is part of the game.
The audience is interested in the fights between the teams.

Vocabulary

uranium (n) one of the element used for nuclear energy 铀
They decided to mine uranium

majesty (adj) how great something is / grandness
When you enter the palace the gold and diamond give a feeling of majesty

sacred (adj) very important  / blessed  / holy
For Tom’s family summer holiday is sacred, even when the economy is bad they still save up to go on holiday.
When you enter a mosque you have to remove your shoes because it is a sacred place

to gesture (v) to use hands  / to use hand language
He gestured as he presented the graph

flood (n) when the water level gets too high and water is everyone on the streets
There was a flood in BJ a few days ago

to flood (v) produce at a large member and sell for cheap
The company decided to flood the market to get more market shares

have a sweet tooth (expression) love sweet things
Tom really has a sweet tooth

to launder money (v) to wash money to make it appear clean
Criminals need to find ways to launder money to then use it normally

money laundering (n)
The bank asked for additional documents because they were worried about money laundering

gymnast (n) professional gym athlete
She is a famous gymnast

altitude (n) elevation level compared to the level of the sea
As altitude gets higher it is harder to breathe.

penalty (n) (sports / soccer)  when a player positions the ball close to the goal and tries to score and only the goalkeeper can defend

estate (n) domain / land
I went to Smith Estate for the dinner

triumphant (adj)
It was a triumphant return

triumph (n) victory / success
They all clapped to celebrate her triumph

to wrap up (v) conclude / finish
Tom told everyone it was time to wrap up.
Tom told me he needed 5m to wrap up at work and he would then go and meet me for lunch

leg (n) segment / stop for a trip
I had a long trip, the first leg was in BJ and the second one in SZ

Grammar

the past simple just refers to one point in time in the past
I didn’t eat Chinese food while I was in BJ

Tom has never had Chinese food (presnet perfect) -> present perfect is used to talk about the past which has an influence on the present