F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Remedy (n/v): 1- a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty:
E.g.: This is an effective herbal remedy for headaches
E.g.: The best remedy for sadness is hard work.

Address (v)to speak or write to someone. 2- to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:
E.g.: He addressed a few introductory remarks to the audience.
E.g.: He likes to be addressed as “Sir” or “Mr Partridge”.
E.g.: We need to address this problem.
E.g.: The issue of funding has not been addressed.

Perfect (v) to make something better.
E.g.: He wants to perfect his golfing technique.

Tipping Point (n): 1- the time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped:
E.g.: The Earth has already passed the tipping point in terms of global warming.

Inept (adj): 1– not skilled or effective.
E.g.: He was always inept at sport.
E.g.: He was criticized for his inept handling of the situation.
E.g.: He was socially inept and uncomfortable in the presence of other people.

Phase out (phr v): 1- to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages:
E.g.: The airline is planning to phase out this kind of plane at the end of this year.

Primarily (adv): 1- mainly.
E.g.: We’re primarily concerned with keeping spending down.
E.g.: Baseball is primarily a summer game.

Revise (v): 1- to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it.
E.g.: His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.
E.g.: His publishers made him revise his manuscript (手稿) three times.

Decade (n): 1- a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019
E.g.: Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade.
E.g.: They predict that a large earthquake will strike the east coast before the end of the decade.

Insect (n): 1- 昆虫

Banknote (n): 1- 钞票

Big Education Publisher to end printed textbooks
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1907/190718-textbooks.html)

The world’s largest education publisher, Pearson, has said it will gradually phase out printed textbooks. It has taken a decision to make all of its learning resources “digital first”. Pearson said the future of the industry is in e-books and digital services. Pearson CEO John Fallon explained more about the company’s future direction. He told the BBC: “We are now over the digital tipping point. Over half our annual revenues come from digital sales, so we’ve decided, a little bit like in other industries like newspapers or music or in broadcast, that it is time to flick the switch in how we primarily make and create our products.” He added: “I am increasingly confident and excited about this.”

Pearson said a huge advantage of digital books is that they can be continually updated, which means teachers will always have access to the latest versions of textbooks. Mr Fallon said Pearson would stop its current business model of revising printed course books every three years. He said this model has dominated the industry for over four decades and is now past its use-by date. Fallon said: “We learn by engaging and sharing with others, and a digital environment enables you to do that in a much more effective way.” He added the digital books will appeal to the “Netflix and Spotify generation”. Textbook writers are worried they will earn less from their books as digital products are sold on a subscription basis.