F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Tedious (adj): 1- boring.
E.g.: This professor is really smart, but his class is absolutely tedious!
E.g.: The problem is I find most forms of exercise so tedious.

Carpet (n): 1- (a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors.
E.g.: We’ve just had a new carpet fitted/laid in our bedroom.
E.g.: We’ve got fitted (= cut to fit exactly) carpets in the bedrooms.

Rug (n): 1- a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration.
E.g.: My dog loves lying on the rug in front of the fire.

Balcony (n): 1- an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level.
E.g.: We had a drink on the hotel balcony.

Duvet (n): 1-  a large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed
E.g.: She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.

Humanitarian (n): 1- (a person who is) involved in or connected with improving people’s lives and reducing suffering.
E.g.: The prisoner has been released for humanitarian reasons.
E.g.: The United Nations is sending humanitarian aid (= food and supplies to help people) to the areas worst affected by the conflict.

Original:

I went back home this Saturday morning. It tooks me 40 minutes by train. I went back to have a rest with my parents and visited my grandparents. We celebrated his birthday a day earlier. And I went back Shanghai.

Edited:

I went back to my hometown this Saturday morning. It took me 40 minutes to get there by train. I went there to rest with my parents and to visit my grandparents. Today is my grandfather’s birthday, so we celebrated a day earlier. I came back to Shanghai yesterday evening / last night.

Grammar

Every old people have sleep problems. – Every old person has sleeping problems.

Every time we make the phone. – Every time we make a phone call / Every time we talk on the phone. / Every time we call each other. 

Pronunciation

Tedious: /ˈtiː.di.əs/

Rug: /rʌɡ/

Duvet: /duːˈveɪ/

Humanitarian: /hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈter.i.ən/