Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Speaking exercise


I am quite interested in it but I only tried once.
it was exciting. I think in the future if I have the chance I will spend more time on this.

you can rent some instruments to protect you -> you can wear some protective gears to avoid getting hurt

Not in SH but it snowed in BJ and the north area

I like pop music and folk songs.
Rap and hip hop. The most popular type is hip hop.
In SH a lot of people come from all over the world, a few of them have an international background.

They prepared a lot for Xmas, my company has a lot of Xmas related decoration.
We have a Christmas tree and a Santa

My plan is to go to a board game but I may change it.
I think working during the night time I am more focused than during the day time. Maybe between 9 to 11pm.
The biological clock makes you get up at 9 or 10 and sleep at 12.

volcanoes which are not active can be beautiful but active volcanoes can be very dangerous. They might erupt at any moment.

If the base of the society changes the patriarchy won’t last forever. But currently it is still a patriarchy.

They might not recognize your professional success and think you should get married and have a child.

Vocabulary

eruption (n) when a volcano makes lava spread around
Planes were cancelled due to the eruption

on the rise (expression) developing rapidly / gaining momentum
rap music is on the rise

cathedral (n) big church / structure with a higher rank than a normal church
We went to visit the cathedral

gear (n) equipment
I want to buy some climbing gears

Choir (n) people singing  / group making music with their voice
The choir singed beautifully
to float (v) to stay in the sky around a certain spot / to stay on water without sinking
Before learning how to swim you learn how to float

allegedly (adv) supposed / not proven yet
Tom allegedly stole money from the company, He is now waiting for his trial.

alleged (adj)
He is the alleged killer

to resent (v) to feel bitter about …
I resent Tom for not helping me when I needed him, I thought he was a friend and he really wasn’t

resentful (adj) still holding bad feeling / still holding a grudge

resentment (n)
I still have some resentment for what she did but overall I managed to forgive her

outcry (n) strong reaction for something which happened and you feel is not correct / just
The death of a young boy sparked an outcry and started the black lives matter movement

patriarchy (n) society ruled by men or by the figure of a father
The country used to be a patriarchy

patriarchal
(adj)
China is still a patriarchal society.

matriarchy (n)

matriarchal (adj)

Pronunciation

cathedral