F2F Class Notes 1st March (Raph)

Vocabulary

Rarity (n): 1- something that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual:
E.g.: Diamonds are valuable because of their rarity.

Commercial (n): 1- an advertisement that is broadcast on television or radio.
E.g.: Coca-Cola always has some very interesting commercials.

Acronym (n): 1- an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:
E.g.: AIDS is an acronym for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”.

Extrovert (n): 1- an energetic happy person who enjoys being with other people.
E.g.: Most sales people are extroverts.

Introvert (n): 1- someone who is shy, quiet, and unable to make friends easily.
E.g.: As an introvert, it wasn’t easy for him to make friends.

Intuition (n): 1- (knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts.
E.g.: Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.

Perceive (v): 1-to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something:
E.g.: Women’s magazines are often perceived to be superficial.

Q: What do you do for a living? = What’s your job?
A: I work as an account executive in the advertising industry.

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

The major depends on how many scores we got. – The major depends on our score.

Come Vs. Go

We use come to describe movement between the speaker and listener, and movement from another place to the place where the speaker or listener is. We usually use go to talk about movement from where the speaker or listener is to another place.

Pronunciation

Gimmick: /ˈɡɪm.ɪk/

Café:/kæfˈeɪ/

Fund:/fʌnd/