F2F Class Notes (Lily)[R]

Pronunciation

an- can, ban, man, pan, ran

ain- 诶n: brain, train, pain, rain

a_e: hate, nate, make, lake, pate

Vocabulary

1 kindergarten: a school for children 3-6

2 elementary school: a school for children 7- 12

3 high school (secondary school) : a school for teenagers 13-18

4 university/ college: a school for students 19- 23

5.reputation: the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally

ex: This teacher has a good reputation because he teaches well.

6. jumpy: a little hyper, not calm

ex: People can get a little jumpy from consuming too much caffeine.

7. link (verb/ noun) = connect

ex: there is a link(noun) between miscarriages and pregnant women

ex: you have no evidence to link (verb) this incident to me.

8. miscarriage= lose a baby by accident

ex: If I run 10K everyday, I might get a miscarriage.

9. beverage (noun)= drink (any type of drinkable liquid) any potable liquid, especially one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk

ex: I ordered salad for lunch and each meal included a beverage.

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Is Tea Beneficial

Tea had a reputation for being both safe and almost always beneficial. However, scientists are now suggesting that tea may not be as safe as we had previously believed. Tea contains caffeine, and caffeine has been linked to sleeplessness and to the unpleasant jumpy feeling some people get when stressed. More seriously, there is a link between miscarriages, and pregnant women are advised to reduce their intake of tea until after their baby is born. Due to its critical side-effects, some people who like tea choose to be safer and drink a beverage from which the caffeine has been removed, decaffeinated tea, but many claim that it simply doesn’t taste right. The reasonable thing to do is probably moderation; continue to enjoy a cup of tea, but don’t have too many!