F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

complex: complicated
ie. This is a very complex issue.

amid (prep): in the middle of sth..
ie. Amid all the chaos, I still managed to sign the client.

dominate: (v) zhi pei / to take the biggest/major power
ie. My daughter dominates most of my personal time.

dominant: (adj) the biggest, most major
ie. My daughter is the dominant part of my life.

discipline:  (v and n) jilv, guan jiao
ie. There are certain disciplines in our company.
ie. Parents should discipline their children in private.

self-discipline:(n) zi lv
ie. I want to learn Eng on my own but I lack self-discipline.
ie. I’m not a very self-disciplined (adj) person.
ie. I excel at self-discipline.

excel (v): shan chang
ie. I excel at running, swimming… basically all kinds of sports.

save up (v) for … : save money for sth
ie. I’m saving up for college.

upper-hand: advantage, you shi
ie. You have the upper-hand for this basketball game because you’re taller.

Grammar

less<>fewer

some: a group of …
ie. There are some cookies on the table. Help yourself.

It could be better – keyi gang hao (something’s not too good.) vs it would be better
ie. How’s my English hw? – It’s OK, but it could be better.
ie. I would come to work, but it’s raining and I got lazy, so I’m just gonna stay home and play. I will come tomorrow.
ie. I would (hui)come here everyday. -> I come here everyday.

to have: yong you
– what can you own? computer, iPad, boyfriend…

verb tense:
– for facts/truths; present simple tense
ie. I work at SE on Mondays. (fact) I come here every Monday.
ie. I will come to work on Monday. (next Monday-> future tense)
– whenever you have frequency (never, rarely/scarcely, sometimes, often, usually (>50%), always… etc) -> action becomes fact

I think someone always will sit there ..
always sits there.

It could be better.
It would be better/ It will be better.

I put a lot of effort into improving(n) myself/self-improvement.

Pronunciation

mindset: MY+n+d+set

seat sit set site

ban ben bin bean being

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