F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Compromise (v/n): 1- to risk having a harmful effect on something. 2- to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone.
E.g.: We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.
E.g.: If this happens, our production might be compromised.
E.g.: Party unity is threatened when members will not compromise.
E.g.: Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let’s compromise at/on $350

Compromise (n): 1- an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree.
E.g.: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.

Middleman (n): 1- someone who communicates or makes arrangements between two people or groups who are unwilling or unable to meet or deal directly with each other.
E.g.: He acted as a middleman between the two companied.

Academia (n): 1- the part of society, especially universities, that is connected with studying and thinking, or the activity or job of studying:
E.g.: A graduate of law, he had spent his life in academia.

Postpone (v): 1- to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time:
E.g.: They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
E.g.: We’ve had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.

Joint (adj): 1- belonging to or shared between two or more people.
E.g.: The project was a joint effort between the two schools (= they worked on it together).
E.g.: The two Russian ice skaters came joint second (= they were both given second prize) in the world championships.
E.g.: In court, the parents were awarded joint custody of their son (= the right to care for him was shared between them).
E.g.: He holds joint citizenship in Sweden and Peru.

Thesis (n): 1- a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree.
E.g.: I need to write a thesis at the end of my master’s program.

Grammar

It’s not final decided. – There’s no final decision.

Yesterday I receive a call. – Yesterday I received a call

The day before yesterday I post my CV on the internet. – The day before yesterday I posted my CV on the internet. 

This is the best I want to do. – This is the thing I want to do the most.

Before I move back I contact with my professor. – Before I moved back I contacted my professor.

Do you know my meaning? – Do you know what I mean?

The two universities educate doctors together. – The two universities have a joint Doctorate program.

Pronunciation

Decrease: /ˈdiː.kriːs/

Compromise: /ˈkɑːm.prə.maɪz/

Academia: /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.ə/

Thesis: /ˈθiː.sɪs/