F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Profit (n): 1- money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services.
E.g.: You don’t expect to make much profit within the first couple of years of setting up a company.
E.g.: He sold his house at a huge profit.

Pro (n): 1- an advantage to or a reason for doing something.
E.g.: One of the big pros of living in Madrid is the night life.

Con (n): 1- [ C usually plural ] informal a disadvantage or a reason for not doing something:
E.g.: One of the cons of buying a bigger car is that it costs more to run.

Pros and Cons (phr): 1- the advantages and disadvantages of something, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
E.g.: They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.
E.g.: They believe the pros outweigh the cons.

Clown (n): 1- 小丑

Grammar

I came back to my hometown. – I went back to my hometown.

My two friends went to Shanghai. – My two friends came to Shanghai.

Now I don’t find a job. – I haven’t found a job yet.

They are get married. – They are married

Vocabulary

Worried: /ˈwɝː.id/

Blocked: /blɒkt/

Original: /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/

Context: /ˈkɑːn.tekst/