F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Deal with something (v): 1- to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem.
E.g.: How do you intend to deal with this problem?
E.g.: General enquiries are dealt with by our head office.

Picky (adj): 1- Someone who is picky is very careful about choosing only what they like:
E.g.: The children are such picky eaters.
E.g.: Big companies are usually picky about who they hire.

Disappointed (adj): 1-  unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen:
E.g.: We were deeply disappointed at/about the result.
E.g.: His parents were bitterly disappointed in/with him.
E.g.: [ + (that) ] She was disappointed (that) they hadn’t phoned.
E.g.: [ + to infinitive ] He was disappointed to find they’d already left.

Discipline (n/v): 1- training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behavior produced by this training. 2- the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations. 3- to punish someone.
E.g.: There should be tougher discipline in schools.
E.g.: Maintaining classroom discipline (= control of the students) is the first task of every teacher.
E.g.: A senior army officer has been disciplined for revealing secret government plans to the media.

Vocabulary

We have three nieces and we decide to dress the same dress. – We have three nieces and we decided to dress them in same kind of dress.

They are less picky to the boys.  – They are less picky than the boys. 

She don’t want to understand. – She does’t want to understand. 

My parents learn me to respect older people. – My parents taught me to respect older people. 

They have ten years old. – They are ten years old.

Pronunciation

Receive: re.see.v