F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Headache (n): 1- a pain you feel inside your head.
E.g.: I’ve got a splitting (= very strong) headache.
Migraine (n): 1- severe continuous pain in the head, often with vomiting and difficulty in seeing. 2- 偏头痛
E.g.: Do you suffer from migraine ?
E.g.: Considering the amount of stress she’s under, it’s not surprising she keeps getting migraines.
Alpha and omega (phr): 1- the beginning and the end.
E.g.: According to the boss, this is the alpha and omega of the plan.
Assertive (adj): 1- Someone who is assertive behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe.
E.g.: If you really want the promotion, you’ll have to be more assertive.
Turbulent (adj): 1- involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence.
E.g.: He is a very turbulent person.
E.g.: This has been a turbulent week for the government.
Interaction (n): 1- an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other.
E.g.: There’s not enough interaction between the management and the workers.
E.g.: Language games are usually intended to encourage student interaction.
Resist (v): 1- to fight against something or someone that is attacking you. 2- to refuse to accept or be changed by something. 3- to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do.
E.g.: The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.
E.g.: The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.
E.g.: I can never resist chocolate.
Variant (n): 1- something that is slightly different from other similar things:
E.g.: There are many colas on the market now, all variants on the original drink.
Grammar
I read the article what you gave it to me. – I read the article that you gave (to) me.
You have to spend many time in it. – You have to spend a lot time in it.
Pronunciation
Migraine: /ˈmaɪ.ɡreɪn/
Northern: /ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
Southern:/ˈsʌð.ɚn/
Eastern: /ˈiː.stɚn/
Western: /ˈwes.tɚn/
Marked: /mɑːrkt/
Assertive:/əˈsɝː.t̬ɪv/
Assured:/əˈʃʊrd/
Individual: /ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
Exhausting: /ɪɡˈzɑː.stɪŋ/
Casual: /ˈkæʒ.u.əl/
Unexpected: /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
Omega: /oʊˈmeɪ.ɡə/
Strategy: /ˈstræt̬.ə.dʒi/
Theory: /ˈθɪr.i/
Theoretical: /ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
Event:/ɪˈvent/
Driven: /ˈdrɪv.ən/
Similarly:/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ.li/
Analyze /ˈæn.əl.aɪz/
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