F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

work overtime: 加班

eg. Sally rarely works overtime.

overwork: working too much

eg. She got sick because she overworked for the past 3 weeks.

book a class: 定课

eg. If I have to work overtime, I would not book a class on that day.

It is/was pouring – raining very heavily

camp: set up a tent outdoors

eg. We went camping with our friends last weekend.

eg. I went to three summer camps when I was a teenager.

in the past/before/previously

smoke:

eg. People did not realise that the building was on fire until they saw smoke escaping the building.

So/Sbd is very cheap!: 好抠!

eg. Andy refused to pay for his portion of the meal because he argued that he didn’t eat much – So cheap!

companion: partner 伴侣;同伴;伙伴

eg. Finding a good travel companion with similar habits and travelling preferences takes time.

Today is sbd’s day off/SBD is not in work today

Grammar

-ly adverbs

eg. heavily/quickly/slowly

*usually after the verb

eg. It was raining heavily.

eg. John drove (quickly) to the hospital (quickly).

Speaking exercise

If we have some job to do this day, we have to apply for him. If we work overtime, they have to pay us more. I don’t like work overtime, sometimes if I have to work overtime, I will take a holiday for this overtime.

Last Saturday, it was heavy raining, but we had a plan to go campers. We went outside to build a tent and camp. There was nobody else. But, our kids were happy because they can wear boots, raincoat and they were running outside.

Revised: 

If we have some extra job/work to do today, we have to apply for it. If we work overtime, they have to pay us more/pay extra. I don’t like working overtime, sometimes if I have to work overtime, I will apply for a holiday to make-up for this overtime.

Last Saturday, it was raining heavily, but we planned to go camping. We went outside to build a tent to camp. There was nobody/no one else. But, our kids were happy because they could wear boots, raincoats and they were running outside.