F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Option (n): 1- one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice:
E.g.: The best option would be to cancel the trip altogether.
E.g.: There are various options open to someone who is willing to work hard.
Nation (n): 1- a country.
E.g.: All the nations of the world will be represented at the conference.
E.g.: The Germans, as a nation, are often thought to be well organized.
E.g.: Practically the whole nation watched the ceremony on television.
Bite (v): 1- to use your teeth to cut into something or someone.
E.g.: He bit into the apple.
E.g.: He bites his fingernails.
E.g.: An insect bit me on the arm.
Attractive (adj): 1-very pleasing in appearance or sound:
E.g.: He’s a very attractive young man
E.g.: I find him very attractive (= he attracts me sexually).
Mosquito (n): 1- a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood.
E.g.: I’m glad summer is over and mosquitoes will soon be gone!
Eyebrow (n): 1- 眉
United Nations (n): 1- 联合国
BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Wanna = want to
Oriental Pearl Tower (n): 1- 东方明珠塔
Grammar
Did you let a bee sting you? – Have you ever been stung by a bee? Has a bee ever stung you?
Pronunciation
Oriental: /ˌɔːr.iˈen.t̬əl/
Pearl: /pɝːl/
Bite: /baɪt/
Bit: /bɪt/
Bitten: /ˈbɪt.ən/
Slang: /slæŋ/
Eyebrow: /ˈaɪ.braʊ/
Mosquito: /məˈskiː.t̬oʊ/
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