F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Sunrise (n): 1-  the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky.
E.g.: They went out at sunrise to go bird-watching.
E.g.: We have to leave before sunrise tomorrow.

Sunset (n): 1- the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky.
E.g.: The fishermen set out at sunset for a night’s fishing.
E.g.: We sat on the beach watching a spectacular sunset.

Amusement (n): 1- the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh.
E.g.: She looked at him with amusement.
E.g.: I looked on in amusement as they started to argue.
E.g.: Carl came last in the race, (much) to my amusement.
E.g.: I play the piano just for my own amusement (= to entertain myself, not other people).
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Amusement Park / Theme Park (n): 1- a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc. 2- 主题公园
E.g.: We went to an amusement park last Sunday.

Photography (n): 1-  the activity or job of taking photographs or filming.
E.g.: She’s taking an evening class in photography.
E.g.: The film won an award for its photography.

Photographer (n): 1- a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby.
E.g.: She’s a professional photographer.
E.g.: He’s studying to be a photographer.

Casual (adj): 1- informal or not very serious.
E.g.: Everyone else was wearing jeans and casual clothes and I had my office clothes on.
E.g.: It was just a casual comment, I didn’t mean it to be taken so seriously.

Seafood (n): 1- 海鲜

Q: How was your holiday?
A: It was ______.
E.g.: good, great, not bad, not so good, boring , terrible, etc.

Grammar

I look at the sunrise in Xiamen. – I watched the sunrise in Xiamen.

If I see it I will hungry. – If I see it I will get/be hungry.

This holiday you didn’t go somewhere? – Didn’t you go anywhere this holiday?

The first four days I didn’t go to somewhere. – The first four days I didn’t go anywhere.

I wanna look at this day’s notes. – I wanna look at today’s notes.

Pronunciation

Ate: /eɪt/

Amusement: /əˈmjuːz.mənt/

Theme park: /ˈθiːm/

Full: /fʊl/

Photography: /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/

Photographer/fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/

Photograph: /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf/

Photo: /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ/

Casual: /ˈkæʒ.u.əl/

Exactly: /ɪɡˈzækt.li/