F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Speed (n): 1- how fast something moves.
E.g.: He was traveling at a speed of 90km/h.
E.g.: The car has a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

Vacation (n): 1- a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax:
E.g.: We’re taking a vacation in June.
E.g.: They went to Europe (欧洲) on vacation.

Chinese New Year / Spring Festival (n): 1- 中国新年 / 春节

Seasons:

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn / Fall
  • Winter

Grammar

I at home two weeks. – I will be home for two weeks.

I don’t know speak – I don’t know how to say this in English.

Pronunciation

Zoom: /zuːm/ 

Speed: /spiːd/

Train:/treɪn/

Invited: /ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪd/

Kilometer: /kəˈlɑm·ət̬·ər/

Benefits: /ˈbe.nɪ.fɪt/

Stuffed: /stʌft/

Else: /els/

1st = First: /ˈfɝːst/
2nd = Second: /ˈsek.ənd/
3rd = Third: /θɝːd/
4th = Fourth: /fɔːrθ/
5th = Fifth: /fɪfθ/
6th = Sixth: /sɪksθ/
7th = Seventh: /ˈsev.ə/
8th = Eighth: /eɪtθ/
9th = Ninth: /naɪnθ/
10th = Tenth: /tenθ/

20th = Twentieth: /ˈtwen.t̬i.əθ/
30th = Thirtieth: /ˈθɝː.t̬i.əθ/
40th Fortieth: /ˈfɔːr.t̬i.əθ/
50th = Fiftieth: /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/
60th = Sixtieth: /ˈsɪk.sti.əθ/
70th = Seventieth: /ˈsev.ən.t̬i.əθ/
80th = Eightieth: /ˈeɪ.t̬i.əθ/
90th = Ninetieth: /ˈnaɪn.t̬i.əθ/
100th = One hundredth: /wʌn.ˈhʌn.drətθ/