F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Overwhelming (adj): 1- difficult to fight against. 2- very great or very large.
E.g.: She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.
E.g.: She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.
Empire (n): 1- a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country.
E.g.: It used to be said that Britain ruled an empire on which the sun would never set.
E.g.: The temple ruins are a distant reminder of a vanished empire.
Imperial (adj): 1- belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it.
E.g.: The building is a reminder of the country’s imperial past.
E.g.: Many Byzantine works of art were produced to serve the imperial court.
E.g.: The play is set in imperial China.
Grammar
The previous, previous class – The class before last.
Pronunciation
Craved: /kreɪvd/
Overwhelming: /ˌəʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
Israel: /ˈɪz.reɪl/
Empire: /ˈem.paɪr/
Imperial: /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/
Imperialism: /ɪmˈpɪr.i.ə.lɪ.zəm/
Support: /səˈpɔːrt/
Anxiety: /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/
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