F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Prefix (n): 1- a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word.
E.g.: In the word “unimportant”, “un-” is a prefix.

Crypto- (prefix): 1- hidden or secret:
E.g.: The minister accused his opponent of being a crypto-communist (= of being secretly a communist [共产])

Cryptography (n): 1- the use of special codes to keep information safe in computer networks.
E.g.: Cryptocurrencies use cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely.

Competitor (n): 1- a person, team, or company that is competing against others:
E.g.: Their prices are better than any of their competitors.
E.g.: How many competitors took part in the race?

Gov’t = Government

Grammar

Last week I sleeped later every night. – Last week I slept late every night.

I want to talk about my last travel. – I want to talk about my last trip / the last time I travelled.

All the departments introduced their work of the last year. – All departments made presentations, reporting on their work last year. 

It was difficult to reach our target for a few years. – It’s been difficult for us to reach our targets in the past few years. 

There are many competers – There are many competitors / There is a lot of competition. 

Pronunciation

App: /æp/

Sale: /seɪl/

Sell: /sel/

Third: /θɝːd/

Written: /ˈrɪt̬.ən/

Pollute:  /pəˈluːt/

Whole: /hoʊl/

Reliable: /rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/

Crypto-: /krɪp.toʊ-/

Technology: /tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/

Prefix: /ˈpriː.fɪks/

Project (n): /ˈprɑː.dʒekt/

Project (v): /prəˈdʒekt/

Segment: /ˈseɡ.mənt/

Earthquake: /ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/

Competitor: /kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/

Cryptography: /krɪpˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/

Cryptocurrencies: /ˈkrɪp.təʊˌkʌr.ən.si/

Distributor: /dɪˈstrɪb.jə.t̬ɚ/