F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, choose an article and write a paragraph about it.

Vocabulary

Petty (adj): 1- not important and not worth giving attention to. 2- [ after noun ] complaining too much about things that are not important:
E.g.: Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.
E.g.: ​Don’t be so petty!

Offense (n): 1-  an illegal act; a crime. 2-upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or shown no respect.
E.g.: Driving without a license is an offense.
E.g.: He committed several serious offenses.
E.g.: I really didn’t mean any offense (= did not intend to upset anyone) – I was just stating my opinion.
E.g.: Do you think he took offense (= was upset) at what I said about his hair?

Offend (v): 1- to make someone upset or angry.
E.g.: [ + that ] I think she was offended that she hadn’t been invited to the party.
E.g.: He looked offended when you called him middle-aged.
E.g.: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you.

Offensive (adj): 1- causing offense.
E.g.: This program contains language that some viewers might find offensive.
E.g.: He told some really offensive sexist jokes.

Cavity (n): 1- a hole, or an empty space between two surfaces. 2- a hole in a tooth.
E.g.: The gold was hidden in a secret cavity.
E.g.: The dentist told him he had a cavity.

Decay (n/v): 1- to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this:
E.g.: Sugar makes your teeth decay.

Grammar

I have to involve this – I have to be involved in this.

Why she has to involve in everything? – Why does she have to be involved in everything?

Pronunciation

Adversarial: /ˌæd.vɚˈser.i.əl/

Injury: /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/

Acronym: /ˈæk.rə.nɪm/

Coordinate: /koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪt/

Minority: /maɪˈnɔːr.ə.t̬i/

Majority: /məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/

Geographical: /ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl

Archipelago: /ˌɑːr.kəˈpel.ə.ɡoʊ/

Registered: /ˈredʒ.ə.stɚd/

Apron: /ˈeɪ.prən/