F2F Class Notes (Georges)

Homework

Check for Xiao Lu Guo’s book “A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers”

Vocabulary

Junkie- (News Junkie) Someone who is addicted to something like drugs. News junkie refers to people who can’t stop reading or checking the news.

e.g. Peter is a real news junkie, he is always checking the BBC and CNN for news updates.

Genre- A kind of category used to describe music, films, or books.

  • Comedies
  • Dramas
  • Romance
  • Horror
  • Action
  • Animated

e.g. My favourite genre of music is jazz, I feel so calm when I listen to it.

Devastated- To feel very terrible about something, to have an intense feeling of emotional pain.

e.g. The mother was devastated when she heard her son had died.

Concise- Something that is very direct, that gets to the point.

e.g. The report my colleague gave me was not very concise, it had a lot of useless information in it.

Grammar

It’s nothing too scared- It’s nothing too scary.

Is not the scardest person- He’s not the scariest person/ he’s not the most scared person,

Is kind of a tragedic- It’s a tragedy/  It’s very tragic

to grow up her son- She raised her son

the fortunately- fortunately

their son was in sick- Their son was sick/ their son was ill.

the written is- The writer/author