F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Ruins (n): 1- the broken parts that are left from an old building or town:
E.g.: We visited a Roman ruin.
E.g.: The ruins of the ancient city of Athens are amazing!

Temporary (adj): 1- not lasting or needed for very long:
E.g.: The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
E.g.: Don’t worry, his depression is only temporary – it’ll soon pass.
E.g.: She has managed to obtain a temporary residence permit.

Impromptu (adj): 1- done or said without earlier planning or preparation:
E.g.: We had an impromptu party at the school.
E.g.: The boss decided to have an impromptu meeting with the whole staff.

Defect (n): 1- a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly.
E.g.: All the company’s aircraft have been grounded, after a defect in the engine cooling system was discovered.
E.g.: There are so many defects in our education system.
E.g.: It’s a character defect in her that she can’t ever admit she’s wrong.

Grammar

I will stay in the Seoul for two days. – I will stay in Seoul for two days.

I’m going to South Korea three days later. – I’m going to South Korea in three days.

We didn’t achieve the goal which set in the beginning of the year. – We didn’t achieve/reach the goal/target which was set in the beginning of the year. 

Pronunciation

Clerk: /klɝːk/

Profit: /ˈprɑː.fɪt/

Similar: /ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/

Impromptu: /ɪmˈprɑːmp.tuː/

Posthumous: /ˈpɑːs.tʃə.məs/

Posthumously: /ˈpɑːs.tʃə.məs.li/

Religiously: /rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs.li/

Familiar: /fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/

Defect: /ˈdiː.fekt/

Iron:  /aɪrn/