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/
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