F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Hangover (n): 1- a feeling of illness after drinking too much alcohol. (adj: Hungover)
E.g.: I had a terrible hangover the next morning.
E.g.: That was a great party last night, but I’m (feeling) really hungover this morning.

Episode (n): 1- one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially on a TV show.
E.g.: Have you seen the new episode of Game of Thrones?

Destination (n): 1- the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken:
E.g.: We arrived at our destination tired and hungry.
E.g.: His letter never reached its destination.
E.g.: The Caribbean is a popular holiday destination.

Priority (n): 1- something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things:
E.g.: The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.
E.g.: My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live.

Prioritize (v): 1-  to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first:
E.g.: You must learn to prioritize your work.

Youth (n): 1-  the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young:
E.g.: I was a really good football player in my youth.

The Alps (n): 1- 阿尔卑斯山

Christmas Eve = December 24th
Christmas Day = December 25th
New Years Eve = December 31st
New Years Day = January 1st

Grammar

December thirty-oneth  – December thirty-first

Teeth hospital – Dental hospital.

I went to the karaoke with my friends at December 30th. – I went to the karaoke with my friends on December 30th.

They live in Portugal last month. – They went to live in Portugal last month. / They moved to Portugal last month

They fire job by themselves. – They quit their jobs.

Pronunciation

Karaoke: /ˌker.iˈoʊ.ki/

Episode: /ˈep.ə.soʊd/

Priority: /praɪˈɔːr.ə.t̬i/

Prioritize: /praɪˈɔːr.ə.taɪz/

Youth: /juːθ/