F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Screenplay (n): 1- the text for a film, including the words to be spoken by the actors and instructions for the cameras.
E.g.: Who wrote the screenplay for the movie “Hairspray”?

Humanoid (n): 1- a machine or creature with the appearance and qualities of a human.
E.g.: Google has created a humanoid virtual AI system that can teach itself to walk.

Wealth (n): 1- a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has:
E.g.: During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.
E.g.: Terrible poverty and great wealth coexist in the city.

Consumerism (n): 1- the situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things:
E.g.: He disliked Christmas and its rampant (= extreme) consumerism.

Grammar

The parents to them success. – The parents want them to succeed

Pronunciation

Humanoid: /ˈhjuː.mə.nɔɪd/

Consumerism: /kənˈsuː.mɚ.ɪ.zəm/