Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Speaking exercise

just forgot it-> just forget  it

when I think back at that time  / when I remember that time

if you didn’t fight back you would look down on yourself (2nd conditional -> about present)

if you hadn’t fought back , you would have looked down on yourself for a long time / you would have lost your self confidence (3rd conditional )

it is not about the result you conquer them -> it is just about fighting them / defending yourself

if you didn’t do that you would be full of nervousness then you didn’t protect yourself -> if you hadn’t done that you would have been full of nervousness / would have questioned yourself (3rd conditional)

Vocabulary

to conquer (v) take control by force
Germany conquered France during WWII

conquest (n)
The general led many conquests

self esteem (n)
Tom has high self esteem

root (n) : base of the hair
I use a special shampoo that is good for hair root

telescope (n)thing used to watch the stars
I use a telescope to watch the stars

astrology (n) : the study of the stars
They used the jade telescope for astrology

astrologist (n) : job

row (n) number of people in a line
I always sat at the front row during class

to think straight : be in a normal state of mind / rational
I so tired, I think I am not thinking straight

memory  (n)

memorize (v)

Pronunciation

demanding

memorize