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/