F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (S)

Yim wants to learn more prepositions next time.

Grammar

to argue = 认为

When have you been in an argument before? Who was it with? When did it happen?

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Can someone say, ” I will pass” if you want to express that “I don’t want” or “I cannot do something/go somewhere”…

I’ll pass. = No, thanks. ( this is a slang or common speech)

——-> I am not interested in that …. I am not available for that.

I just came across this information<——-> I recently discovered this. <—- I learned something new<——- I just found out!

recently= 最近

I saw some people arguing in the subway. Some guys wanted to enter the train but there wasn’t enough space. They began to argue and yell at each other. I just told them “Hey, take it easy man! You guys need to calm down. The train is pretty full, there is no need to argue.”

Vocabulary

Mimi said, “the weather is to get hot in Shanghai” —-> “The weather is becoming warmer, because it is Spring.

*Very Cold—-Cold—-Cool-—–Warm—-Hot— Very Hot*  = a range of temperature 温度范围

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Cool  酷 – a very useful word with many definitions, very common.

1. to be/feel cool (adjective)= not too hot or cold, but refreshed 刷新, about the temperature 温度范围

• Examples…We can drink water to feel cool because the water lowers the temperature of our bodies. 

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2. to be/look cool 酷 (adjective) = when someone is stylish 时尚, popular 流行, or admired 钦佩,

relaxed 放松, Calm 平静….——-> Calm down! I think you should calm down.

examples.  She wears black glasses to look cool = the Present tense (normally, always, usually)

examples. She is wearing black glasses to look cool  = Present Continuous Tense  现在 xian zai 

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3 to cool off (verb) 冷却 leng que (similar to cold, to make a littler colder—> Can be physical or emotional

emotional example: My girlfriend is a little hotheaded sometimes, so I have to remind her to cool off / cool down.

emotional example: My brother was a little angry, so I told him a joke and helped him cool off. 

Adjectives for emotions:  angry, happy, sad, depressed, lonely, excited, hyper, down low, up high, cautious, brave,

help, let him,  = this is a helping verb, it is because you are talking about your Brother and you did something for him.

4. Is that cool ? –—–> Is that Okay? —–> Keyi ma?  很酷吗？<—-– Of course, it’s cool. 

*Asking for basic and obvious permissions*

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Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

To Describe a Positive Tone
fresh	open	animated	devoted
loving	sympathetic	encouraging	supportive
kind	clever	warm	hopeful
To Describe a Negative Tone
sarcastic	narcissistic	heavy	bitter
obnoxious	foolish	disgruntled	hurtful
disgusted	irritated	nasty	oppressive
anxious	horrified	annoyed	resentful
sick	guilty	downcast	overbearing
To Describe Other Tones
involved	sardonic	intelligent	religious
political	secular	bashful	democratic
republican	mysterious	conservative	bright
cautious	liberal	quizzical	secretive
To Describe a Positive Feeling
happy	amazed	free	wonderful
clean	strong	beautiful	excited
great	bold	gorgeous	attractive
better	agreeable	brave	calm
delightful	festive	gentle	jolly
proud	shy	optimistic	cheerful
To Describe a Negative Feeling
angry	sadistic	moody	cold
pessimistic	sad	chilly	thirsty
nervous	tired	weak	evil
terrible	dreadful	dirty	ugly
dreary	awful	stupid	dumb
To Describe a Positive Emotion
upbeat	joyful	sweet	serene
respectful	appreciative	contented	jubilant
To Describe a Negative Emotion
aggravated	miserable	mad	grumpy
tearful	selfish	depressed	sour