F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Entire (adj): 1- whole or complete, with nothing missing.
E.g.: Between them they ate an entire cake.
E.g.: He’d spent the entire journey asleep.
E.g.: They got an entire set of silver cutlery as a wedding present.

Competent (adj): 1- able to do something well (n: Competence)(≠ Incompetent)
E.g.: I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he is competent at his job.
E.g.: She has shown herself to be a highly competent manager.
E.g.: Her competence as a teacher is unquestionable.
E.g.: He reached a reasonable level of competence in his English.

Effective (adj): 1- successful or achieving the results that you want.
E.g.: It’s an extremely effective cure for a headache.
E.g.: The lighting for the production made a very effective use of shadow.
E.g.: She’s a very effective teacher.

Efficient (adj): 1- something or someone that works in a quick and organized way, achieving the aimed results in the best way possible.
E.g.: The city’s transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.
E.g.: We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
E.g.: The new online banking system offers a convenient and efficient way to check your account.

Pronunciation

Edge: /edʒ/

Issue: /ˈɪʃ.uː/

Competence: /ˈkɑːm.pə.t̬əns/

Fluctuate: /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/

Fluctuation: /ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/