F2F Class Notes (Tanya) [W]

Vocabulary

even number – numbers that you can divide through 2

e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8

uneven numbers – numbers that you cant divide through 2 (without it becoming a number with decimals )

e.g. 1, 3, 5, 7

decimals – numbers after ,

e.g. 1.50 or 2.50 or 3.52.

singular –  one

plural – more than one

a run – a jog

e.g. I like to go for a run on the weekends.

Grammar

  • action that started in the past and continues on in the present (continuous) – has been

e.g. I have been really happy ever since I came to Shanghai.

e.g. I have been studying English at SE for six months.

  • to have + choices

to have not + choice -> doesn’t have

Writing exercise

correction

Uneven

The Beijing traffic department has been asking drivers to choose an even or uneven number as the last number on their car plates, they do this because they want to solve the traffic jam problem.

Even
This elevator only takes passengers to even floors. 

Ignorance (to be + ignorant)

He explained why he was ignorant, and why he gave that horse cold water to drink after it had run a long time (fits in context of story)

Desperate (to be + desperate)
He doesn’t have any other choice and he bought those devices because he was desperate

original

Singular

Beijing traffic department asked drivers to choose singular of plural number on the road.

even or uneven

Plural
This elevator only take passengers to plural

Ignorance
He explain for his ignorance, and why gave that horse to drank cold water when it is after a long running.

Desperate
He hasn’t other choices and he bought those devices desperate

Pronunciation

flower – flour – floor

Homework

Make another sentence with the words ignorance, factory, to process, flour,