Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Speaking exercise

she is a big fan of brutal games and one day she found this movie and asked us to go to the cinema to see this movie so that is why  on Monday at midnight we went to the cinema to watch it.
They were disappointed about this movie. / the movie was a disapointement
Before I see this movie I didn’t have high expectations  / no expectations
Actually after that I think the visual effects and the funny plots made my day. I think I can rate it 7.5/10

it reminds me of another word / I record another word

due to the revolution of the game culture there is a job called game scene photographer.
They have good screenshooting skills. / they are good at taking screenshots
When you have a brand new game you can see fascinating pictures from the game.

have you heard about  …

She created her avatar.
I am a total freshman at games. / newbie
My parents were very strict.
in my parents’ opinion I was an introvert  / and introverted kid so they believed I needed to go outside hiking instead of staying at home to play games.
And my mum wanted me to learn to play an instrument.

I didn’t waste my time being addicted the old games / I didn’t waste time on games.
The experience was not very good at that time. but I don’t have memories of playing together  with my friends

Last year due to the pandemic I had to stay at home so at the time I bought a Nintendo switch. It was the first time I started to play the games together with my friends.
I downloaded animal crossing…

I am envious of people who have a lot of game playing experience and memories.

in the  last 2 years I was totally against Tik Tok.
I preferred to go out to have fun with my friends.
Now I have no idea why I find myself addicted to Tik Tok and LRB to do some research.

The apartment will be delivered next year so recently we do a lot of research on LRB to find inspiration and ideas from users uploading to this app to show their decoration / interior design
 in 2011 we didn’t have any social media you could use for research to gain ideas about decoration . we went to stores to find the furniture and materials

It is a little weird when you see LRB a lot of apartment look similar it is like LRB decoration. / there is a LRB style.
It is an homogenized aesthetic . I don’t know it is good or bad but for modern life maybe it is much more convenient.
I felt terrible, I feel I waste my iPad. / I regretted buying an old model 

We are the digital generation and smartphones become our basic level on the pyramid of needs. / smartphones are a necessity
Personally I would like to change my phone every 2-3 years / I usually replace my phone after 2-3 years.

Vocabulary

newbie (n) inexperienced newcomer
I am still a newbie so I have a lot to learn

low light (n) with little light available
The new camera has a good low light performance

habit (n) 习惯
people have the habit to guess from the poster

to update (v) : improve the software
I updated to the new iOS

to upgrade (v) improve the hardware
I upgraded to the new iPhone

anime figure (n) he likes to collect anime figures
He likes to buy anime figures

to like /press the like button (v) 点赞👍
I liked his WeChat moment

decoration (n) 装饰
I like the decoration of your apartment

fragmented (adj) time (start and stop and again)
We only have fragmented play time so we can only play mobile games

play session (n) how long one plays
The average play session for Honor of kings is about 20mins

introverted (adj)
I was introverted

introvert (n)
I was an introvert

anchor (n) 锚⚓️
The ship dropped the anchor

avatar (n) representation in picture of someone 图标
I changed my WeChat avatar

avocado (n)鳄梨🥑
Avocado toasts are popular

Pronunciation

algorithm

7.5/10 : seven point five out of ten