F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Dare (v): 1- to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do.
E.g.: I was going to ask if his dog was better, but I didn’t dare in case she had died.
E.g.: Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful, but nobody dares (to) mention it to him.
E.g.: I wouldn’t dare to have a party in my flat in case the neighbors complained.
E.g.: I don’t dare think how much it’s going to cost.

Hierarchy (n): 1- a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance. (adj: Hierarchical)
E.g.: Some monkeys have a very complex social hierarchy.
E.g.: He rose quickly through the political hierarchy to become party leader.

Adversarial (adj): 1- involving people opposing or disagreeing with each other:
E.g.: In the old days of two-party adversarial politics, voting was easy.
E.g.: An argument doesn’t need to be adversarial, as long as people stay calm and respect one another, even if they disagree.

Arrogant (adj): 1-  unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people:
E.g.: I found him arrogant and rude.
E.g.: She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
E.g.: I watched the interview and thought he seemed quite arrogant.
E.g.: In an interview it is very important to show confidence without being arrogant.

Grammar

The interview person – The interviewer.

The project you have did is not of you project. – The project you have done is not yours. 

Clinic research – Clinical research

It’s no meaning – It’s meaningless.

Pronunciation

Hierarchy: /ˈhaɪ.rɑːr.ki/

Hierarchical: /ˌhɑɪ·əˌrɑr·kɪ·kəl/

Quarrel: /ˈkwɔːr.əl/

Adversarial: /ˌæd.vɚˈser.i.əl/

Arrogant: /ˈer.ə.ɡənt/