F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Stranger (n): 1- someone you do not know.
E.g.: My mother always warned me not to talk to strangers.
E.g.: I’d never met anyone at the party before – they were complete strangers.
Obnoxious (adj): 1- very unpleasant or rude.
E.g.: Some of his colleagues say that he’s loud and obnoxious.
E.g.: When she’s in a bad mood she’s obnoxious to everyone.
Instantly (adv): 1- immediately.
E.g.: Both drivers were killed instantly.
E.g.: Through the Internet, we can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world.
Uprising (n): 1- an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are in power.
E.g.: Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital.
Memorial an object, often large and made of stone, that has been built to honor a famous person or event.
E.g.: The statue was built as a memorial to those who died in the war.
Memory the ability to remember information, experiences, and people. something that you remember from the past.
E.g.: After the accident he suffered from memory loss.
E.g.: I have vivid memories of that evening.
Valley (n): 1- an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it:
E.g.: There was snow on the hill tops but not in the valley.
Grammar
The style is very fashion. – The style is very fashionable.
A memory for died people. – A memorial for the people who died in the uprising.
There are many memorials halls in Guanju. – There are many memorials halls in Guanju.
Pronunciation
Negotiate: /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
Stranger: /ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ/
Obnoxious: /əbˈnɑːk.ʃəs/
Propaganda: /əbˈnɑːk.ʃəs/
Kimchi: /ˈkɪm.tʃi/
Woman: /ˈwʊm.ən/
Women: /ˈwɪmɪn/
Ate: /eɪt/
At: /æt/
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