Online Class Notes (Tibo)

correct the speaking

in speaking I don’t really use it. I think I am easy to forget to use this kind of sentence.
It will make my speaking more logical and offer more possibilities

In use I still confused

if John eats seafood he gets sick because he has an allergy  / if he eats seafood he will definitely get sick

I chose the topic is brutalism
It is a kind of art and architecture style.
If I have enough money I would like to buy an apartment in Barbican center.
It is the dream place.

Another side is this topic is too important so I am not good enough to prepare -> I don’t feel ready.
Before I send the sentence to you I think one kind of grammar I need to use.

on the old one the apple logo was lit

it is good for mobile working or working on the go
The working situation looks like you are taking the laptop outside and put it on the table for a long time.

the touch bar remove is a good thing.

Many people think it is the ugliest building in the world
The ecology was not good enough so the people need to figure out how to use basic materials to quickly create buildings and make people produce things.
to get a quick economic recovery.
The mold of this kind of machine is easy so it is good in copying again into this city and to the next city.

Why I am interested in brutalism. My father is an electric engineer and my grandpa from my mother side is also an engineer for a mine so in my childhood I went to their research institute and the buildings were tall with naked concrete so in my childhood I was 7 or 8 and I was shocked.
I saw this kind of building which gave me a sense of gigantic -> of being gigantic  / it felt alien.

I saw a lot of machines in this kind of building and I feel it is a special memory.
after the privatization the buildings were removed / demolished

A laptop is not only a tool it is a design dialog.
When the designer he or she designs this kind of tool they must imagine and think about the user.

I feel that is the reason when I went to London I felt this came back to my mind again.
Now it is difficult to see this kind of building.

Vocabulary

erode (v) 侵蚀
The rocks are eroding
Inflation erodes the savings of everyone

erosion (n)
We looked at the erosion of the rocks

to privatize (v) 使私有化
They privatized the railway industry

privatization (n)

to go on a business trip (v)
Tom went on a business trip

thin (adj) not thick
The previous one was thin

notch (n) 凹口
Iphones all have a notch

curved (adj) 弯曲
It has curved edges

bulky (adj) large
The new design looks bulky

procrastination (n) 拖延
Procrastination is a big issue for us

logic (n)
The logic is wrong

logical (adj)
It is not logical

scarf (n) 围巾
He wears a scarf

Pronunciation

apt (adj)

aptitude (n) natural ability / potential
Tom has a good aptitude for math