F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Fridge / Refrigerator (n): 1- a piece of kitchen equipment that is used to keep food cold. 2- 
E.g.: Why don’t you get some fruit juice in the refrigerator?
E.g.: Are you thirsty? There’s water and soda in the fridge.

Floral (adj): 1- made of flowers, or decorated with pictures of flowers
E.g.: Her dress is covered in a beautiful floral pattern.

Flora (n): 1- all the plants of a particular place or from a particular time in history.
E.g.: The government is trying to protect the country’s flora.

Fauna (n): 1- all the animals that live wild in a particular area:
E.g.: While she was in Hawaii, she studied the local flora and fauna.

Key (adj): 1-  very important and having a lot of influence on other people or things:
E.g.: She was a key figure in the international art world.
E.g.: This is one of the key responsibilities of this position.

Region (n): 1- a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided
E.g.: He comes from the Northern region of China.

Elegant (adj): 1- graceful and attractive in appearance or behavior. 2- 优雅
E.g.: She’s a very elegant woman

Inside out (adv): 1- 反了

Upside down: (adv) 1- 上下翻转

Air Purifier (n): 1- 空气净化器

Grammar

He already long time no did this.  – He hasn’t done this for a long time.

How long time he work for this brand? – How long has he been working for this brand?

Pronunciation

Suggestion: /səˈdʒes.tʃən/

Increase: /ɪnˈkriːs/

Decrease: /ˈdiː.kriːs/

Clothes: /kloʊðz/

Improvise: /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/

Refrigerator: /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/

Fauna: /ˈfɑː.nə/

Bracelet: /ˈbreɪ.slət/

Key: /kiː/

Purifier: /ˈpjʊr.ə.faɪ.ɚ/