F2F Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

process: (v and n) guo cheng
ie. The process of learning English is long./ The English learning process takes very long.
ie. My hair is over-processed. (v)

brittle: weak, easy to break
ie. Allys want to color/dye her hair again, but her hair is already too brittle.

flirty: dia
ie. (adj) Lily is flirty.

flirt (v and n) : tiao qing  (not that serious)
ie. Lily is such a flirt. Lily flirts with lots of people.

fattening: easy to make people fat (adj)
ie. Fattening food usually taste better.

fate: destiny (n)
ie. I already know my final(adj) fate.

contrast: dui bi (n)
ie. The pronunciation of Chinese vowels and that of English ones has a big contrast.

grime: leftover sticky stuff  (adj) grimy
ie. Lily always leaves her grimy coffee cups on the table.

Grammar

speak vs talk vs say vs use
– speak + language/volume….  (action)
ie. Can you speak a little louder? speak up a little bit? <> keep your voice down?
– say + meaning + opinion  / idea
ie. What are you saying? -> what do you mean?
– talk = communicate
ie. I just wanna talk with you. ( I wanna speak with you -> I have something to tell you *one way*)
– use +grammar (logic)
ie. I want to use longer sentences.

word+en -> to make it more…
ie. fatten, strengthen, weaken, tighten…

wait+for+person

wait+time

low on +noun = not a lot left (low stock)

It’s done. “What’s done is done.”

Some meanings in Chinese are so unclear.

Pronunciation

fate game joke ice rose type

wrong

ban ben

apple Ally

world = worrrrrrrr+old , not wol+rd

word = werd

Canada  = not Kenada

crazy

bird birch  bored  bar  burpee

battery, not bettery

brittle British

and/ end

vowel  vow

type right  wide

cap cup

cat cut

big bin

flatsharing = flat+she+ring

• a = wider “A” sound in “ally and apple”