Lingoda Group Class Notes 21
Topic: Barter economy Relatedskill: Reading
Date: 20 June 2024 Teacher: Christina(US & Greece)
What I've learned
Idioms
beyond one’s means - Meaning: spending more money than you can afford to spend - Example: I had to move into a flat with flatmates because I was living beyond my means and could no longer afford my own place.
Vocabularies & Phrases
| V&P | Definiation | Note |
|---|---|---|
| downsize | vt. 以较小尺寸设计；缩小尺寸；裁减人数 | I was inspired to downsize and live within a close community. |
| bartering | n. 以货易货 | In bartering economies, exchanges do not have to take place at a mutual time. |
| capacity | n. 能力，才能；容积 | Our capacity to make products with our own hands has inspired many people to leave monetary-based societies behind. |
| monetary | adj. 货币的，金融的；能用金钱衡量的 | After all, there was no legal mechanism for a country like Greece to leave the monetary union. |
| lean time | 经济萧条期：指经济活动低迷、生产停滞、失业率上升等经济困难时期 | In close communities, people help each other in lean times. |
| the beaten track | 踏出来的路；惯例 | People become inspired to leave the beaten track behind and move out of the cities. |
| reciprocity | n. 互惠，互换 | It’s based on the idea of reciprocity, which is the process of exchanging things for mutual benefit. |
| abundance | n. 丰度；丰富；大量；富足 | In certain societies, practical skills are in abundance, while money is in short supply. |
| historian | n. 历史学家；年代史编者 | |
| myth | n. 错误的观点，荒诞的说法；神话 | It's a myth that bartering economies existed before money economies. |
| substitute | n. 代用品；代替物；代替者 | Rather(更准确地说), bartering developed as a substitute to money-based economies. |
| get by | 维持生计：指勉强维持生活，勉强度日 | According to some, it’s possible to live without money, but direct bartering is only one way of getting by. |
| organic | adj. 有机的，绿色的；有机物的 | The idea is that people interested in wwoofing support organic agriculture and sustainable living. |
| city-bound | adj．开往市区的，朝市区行进的：指交通工具或人们正朝市区方向行进 | If you are citybound, the way to survive is to find food that is being thrown away. |
| hygienic | adj. 卫生的 | Many supermarkets throw away food that has reached its expiry date, but which is still tasty and hygienic to consume. |
| dumpster diving | 翻垃圾箱 | Looking for food that is being thrown out is called dumpster diving or skipping |
| better off | adj. 富有的；富裕的；境况良好 | However, people can live with much less than they think they can and in fact find themselves feeling much happier and better off as a result. |
Review
4/5
Same teacher possibility: 80%
Christina was a different kind of teacher. She taught without strictly following the execises in the learning materials. She didn't ask us to complete all the execises once she knew we had mastered the material, which saved a lot of time. Additionally, she helped us get familar with new vocabulary by having us make up questions using the new word, and then having other classmates answer thee. This helped us become familar with the vocabulary and practice our speaking. I liked her teaching styles.
Resources
- Learning material
- https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/activities-for-learners/?skill=pronunciation
- https://www.howmanysyllables.com/
- https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/
- https://www.englishclub.com/listening/
- https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions.php
- https://agendaweb.org
- https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
- https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-ia.php
- https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/prepositions.htm
- https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/prepositions/preposition-index.htm
- https://agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-exercises.html
- https://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-exercises-prepositions.html
- https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/at-in-on-prepositions-time/
- https://testbook.com/english-grammar/preposition-exercise
- https://www.masterclass.com/articles/barter-economy
- https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Reading-B2-The-sharing-economy.pdf