F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Week (n): 1- a period of seven days, especially either from Monday to Sunday.
E.g.: We go to the cinema about once a week.
E.g.: Will you go to next week’s class?

Killer (n): 1- someone or something that kills people.
E.g.: Police are still hoping to find the dead woman’s killer.
E.g.: Cancer and heart disease are the UK’s biggest killers.
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Global (adj): 1- relating to the whole world:
E.g.: Pollution is a global problem.

Disease (n): 1- an illness.
E.g.: The disease has killed many people in the city.

Economy (n): 1- system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region. 2- 经济
E.g.: The war (战争) caused problems to the country’s economy.
E.g.: Tourism will help the city’s economy.

Development (n): 1- the act or process of growing or causing something to grow or become larger or more advanced. 2- 发展
E.g.: Eating well is important for children’s development.
E.g.: We are trying to improve economic development [=growth].

Lung (n): 1- 肺

Cancer (n): 1- 癌症

Stroke (n): 1- 行程

Q: How was your week?
A: My week / it was _____.
E.g.: good, great, happy, busy, not too bad, not so good, terrible, boring, etc.

Pollution is the World’s Biggest Killer
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1710/171023-pollution-1.html)

Pollution is the world’s biggest killer. It caused one in six, or 16 per cent, of all global deaths in 2015. Most of these deaths were from diseases like heart disease, lung cancer and stroke. Researchers said 92 per cent of pollution-related deaths were in poor countries, especially countries with a lot of economic development. Bangladesh and Somalia were the countries most affected. Brunei and Sweden had the lowest numbers of deaths because of pollution.

Grammar

After class I will back home – After class I will go home. 

I haven’t enough interesting. – I’m not interested enough.

Pronunciation

Chapter: /ˈtʃæp.tɚ/

Shed: /ʃed/

Shop: /ʃɑːp/

Disease: /dɪˈziːz/

Development: /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/