F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Expensive (adj): 1- costing a lot of money.
E.g.: This restaurant is very expensive.
E.g.: Big houses are expensive.

Cheap (adj): 1-  costing little money or less than is usual or expected:
E.g.: I got a cheap flight from the website.
E.g.: Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.

Zoom (n/v): 1- 放大
E.g.: I can’t read on that screen. Can you please zoom in?

Pet (n): 1- an animal that lives in your house.
E.g.: They have many pets – a dog, two rabbits, a cat, and a bird.

Travel agency (n): 1- a company or shop that makes travel arrangements for people
E.g.: Yolanda worked for a travel agency when she first moved to Shanghai.

Website (n): 1- 网站

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

My best friend have a pregnant. – My best friend is pregnant.

I plan to New York traveled. – I plan to travel to New York. / I’m planning to travel to New York.

I think yoga make me body very gooda. – I think yoga makes my body very good. / I think yoga is very good for my body.

This year year, second half 2018. – On the second half of the year. 

I from Shanghai I first practice yoga. – I started practicing yoga when I first came to Shanghai.

It makes my happy. – It makes me happy.

Pronunciation

Short Vowels Sounds: A, E, I, O and U

Short A:

• car
• apple
• umbrella
• Mark
• lack

Short E:

• umbrella
• net
• pet
• pen
• red
• let
• energetic
• everyday

Short I:

• pig
• big
• suspicious
• tricky
• energetic

Short O:

• octopus
• odd
• clock
• October
• chocolate
• knock

Short U:

• umbrella
• bug
• but
• plum
• truck
• run

Expensive: /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/

Cheap: /tʃiːp/

Zoom: /zuːm/

Website: /ˈweb.saɪt/

Pregnant: /ˈpreɡ.nənt/

Aunt: /ænt/

Three: /θriː/