F2F Class Notes 17th January (Tony)

Grammar

How are you?

I am, + adj.

eg: “I am good. I am happy. I am unhappy. I am busy. I am

I’m familiar to with this pronunciation, but I don’t remember the meaning.

I have seen a video – I saw a video of

a girl who is come from – a girl from

more better

I have some relatives live in Chicago – I have some relatives who live in Chicago.

I don’t have any relatives who live in Chicago.

I have some relatives who live in Chicago.

Vocabulary

preposition – short words, used before nouns, used as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that express a spatial(space), temporal(time), or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.

quote N. – the exact words that someone said.

eg: “I can’t remember any famous quotes.” “There’s a quote from a famous book, it says, “Success is the mother of failure.” or “Failure is the mother of invention.”

paraphrase – to repeat what someone said or what was written, but not in the exact words

eg: “He paraphrased a lot of other president’s speeches in his speech.

ill-prepared – not prepared well

ill-informed – not informed well

ill-equipped – not equipped well

wrap your mind around it – to fully understand something, inside and out.

eg: “It’s hard to wrap your mind grammar, it’s easier to just remember it.”