F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Bureaucracy (n): 1- a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully.
E.g.: I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid.
E.g.: Investors complained about excessive bureaucracy in the process of opening a new business.

Hail (v): 1- to call someone in order to attract their attention.
E.g.: Shall we hail a taxi?
E.g.: I tried to hail her from across the room.

Seizure (n): 1- a very sudden attack of an illness in which someone becomes unconscious or develops violent movements. 2- 发作
E.g.: She had a seizure in the middle of the party.

Rescue (v): 1- to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation.
E.g.: The lifeboat rescued  the sailors from the sinking boat.

Vehicle (n): 1- cars, trucks or any other machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods on land, especially on roads.
E.g.: A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

Antonym (n): 1- a word that means the opposite of another word.
E.g.: Two antonyms of “light” are “dark” and “heavy”.

Oncoming (adj): 1- moving towards you or coming nearer.
E.g.: The car went onto the wrong side of the road and hit an oncoming truck.

Veer (v): 1- to change direction.
E.g.: All of a sudden, the car veered off the road.

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People hailed a man as a hero after he saved a driver who was having a seizure behind the wheel in Illinois, USA. The rescuer jumped into the moving car through an open window after he spotted that something was wrong when the slow-moving car headed into oncoming traffic.

Police officers were following the vehicle, but they failed to notice that medical help was needed. The driver later went to hospital for treatment.

Grammar

I want the topic not too seriously. – I want a topic that is not too serious. 

Pronunciation

Signal: /ˈsɪɡ.nəl/

Illinois: /ˌɪl.ɪˈnɔɪ/

Seizure: /ˈsiː.ʒɚ/

Vehicle: /ˈviː.ə.kəl/

Advertisement: /ˈæd.vɝː.taɪz.mənt/