F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Renovate (v): 1- to repair and improve something, especially a building:
E.g.: He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.

Refurbish (v): 1- to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning:
E.g.: The developers refurbished the house inside and out.

Profit (n): 1- money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services:
E.g.: She makes a big profit from buying old houses, refurbishing and reselling them.
E.g.: A year ago the Tokyo company had a profit of 35 million dollars.

Passage (n): 1- a short piece of writing or music.
E.g.: Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper.

Publish (v): 1- to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper:
E.g.: She’s just had an article published in a major newspaper.
E.g.: She was only 19 when her first book was published.

Show Off (v): 1- to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying.
E.g.: She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.
E.g.: He’s always showing off to his classmates.

Critical (adj): 1- of the greatest importance to the way things might happen. 2- saying that someone or something is bad or wrong.
E.g.: The president’s support is critical (to this project).
E.g.: The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.

Critic (n): 1- someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something. 2- someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc..
E.g.: Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
E.g.: He’s his own worst critic (= he judges himself severely).
E.g.: She’s a film/theatre critic for a newspaper.
E.g.: The play has been well received by the critics.

Original:

A friend of mine likes to paint, she likes to paint different style’s pictures, sometimes she show off her pictures,some people always pretend to critical “This pictures is wonderful,it was about what are you thinking when you are painting ” My friend told me,Actually some pictures didn’t about anything,they just looks good or not,same as the curtain pattern.
” some children is good critically than the adult ,such as my sister, she is honest. One day,she asked ” what are you doing “”I’m hanging the picture on the wall,what do you think?” She was thinking a moment and said “It’s ok but did you upside down it?” “I watched the picture a moment and said ‘yes, You are right ‘”
I think, children likes to speak for the truth about anything, Adult likes to speak truth and white lies,they just don’t want you lose heart. Sometimes white lies is good for anyone,but not always,sometimes people need to know what is true and to keep trying hard. Do something better than before.

Edited:

A friend of mine likes to paint different styles of pictures. Sometimes when she shows her pictures, some people pretend they think they are wonderful and that they know what she was thinking about when she painted them. My friend told me that actually some pictures aren’t about anything, they either look good or they don’t,  just like a curtain pattern.
My friend told me that some children are better critics than adults. Her sister, for example, is very honest. One day, she asked “What are you doing?” “I’m hanging the picture on the wall. What do you think?” She thought for a moment and said “It’s ok but is it upside down?” My friend then looked at the picture a moment and realized that her sister was right.
I think, children like to say the truth about everything, Adults likes to say truth, but they also tell some white lies when they don’t want you  to lose heart. Sometimes white lies are good, but sometimes people need to know the truth, so they keep trying hard and do better than before.

Pronunciation

Early: /ˈɝː.li/

Refurbish: /ˌriːˈfɝː.bɪʃ/

Studio: /ˈstuː.di.oʊ/

Drawing: /ˈdrɑː.ɪŋ/

Passage: /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/

Publish: /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/

Curtain: /ˈkɝː.t̬ən/

Pattern: /ˈpæt̬.ɚn/

Adult: /ˈæd.ʌlt/ /əˈdʌlt/