F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Write a paragraph using some of the words that you’ve learned in the last three classes.

Vocabulary

Save (v): 1- to keep something, especially money, for use in the future:
E.g.: Tom’s been saving his pocket money every week.
E.g.: We’re saving (up) for a new car.
E.g.: I save all my old letters in case I want to read them again.
E.g.: Save me a place at your table, OK?
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Crossroads (n): 1- a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
E.g.: I will wait for you near the crossroads between Huashan Road and Wulumuqi Road.

Directions (n): 1-
E.g.: Why don’t you just stop somewhere and ask for directions?
E.g.: You gave us very clear directions.
E.g.: I gave her directions how to get here.

Corner (n): 1- the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc.:
E.g.: You go around corners too fast when you’re driving!
E.g.: There’s a postbox on the corner (= the place where the street crosses another).
E.g.: Click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
E.g.: I have a bruise where I hit my leg on the corner of the table.
E.g.: They live just around the corner (= very close although not in the same road) – so we see them all the time.

Asking for Directions 

Excuse me, is there a ________ around here?
Excuse me, where can I find a _________ around here?
Excuse me, where is the _______?
Excuse me, how can I get to the _________ from here?
Excuse me, what’s the easiest way to get to ______ from here?
Excuse me, can you give me some directions on how to get to the _______>

Turn left / right / make a U turn (= go back)
Go straight / go back
Go up / down _______ road.
Cross the road

The _____ is between _____ and ______.
The _____is next to / beside __________.
The ____ is across from / in front of _____.
The ____ is behind ______.
The ____ is around the corner from _____.
The ____ is near the crossroad between ____road and ____ road.

Grammar

Today I work until six thirty minutes. – Today I worked until six thirty. 

I don’t know their meaning. – I don’t know what they mean.

Pronunciation

Appetizer: /ˈæp.ə.taɪ.zɚ/

Server: /ˈsɝː.vɚ/

Tip: /tɪp/

Split: /splɪt/