F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Challenging (adj): 1-  difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination:
E.g.: This has been a challenging time for us all.
E.g.: He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

Swallow (v): 1- o cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat.
E.g.: My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.
E.g.: He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Sore (adj): 1- painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use:
E.g.: All the dust has made my eyes sore.
E.g.: I’ve got a sore back.
E.g.: My feet were sore with all the walking.
E.g.: I have a terrible sore throat.

Accomplished (adj): 1- having achieved great skill and knowledge about something.
E.g.: She’s a very accomplished pianist/painter/horsewoman.
E.g.: He was accomplished in all the arts.

Versatile (adj): 1- able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes.
E.g.: He’s a very versatile young actor who’s happy in all kinds of roles.
E.g.: A leather jacket is a timeless and versatile garment that can be worn in all seasons.

Millennium (n): 1- a thousand years. (Plural: Millennia)
E.g.: The corpse had been preserved in the soil for almost two millennia.

Millennial (n): 1- A young person or a person born between 1980 and the early 2000s.
E.g.: Millennials have grown up with the internet and can’t imagine a world without it.

Speaking exercise

Original:

I recently got a new job. I was hired by my old boss. She provide me a quite challenging job related with big data. I’m into all kinds of innovative things, so I accepted the job. This job needs a lot of knowledge about AI and BI, so that’s quite challenging for me but I really like it, because dealing with those datas let me feel achievement.

Edited:

I recently got a job offer from my old boss. It is a quite challenging position, related with big data and, as I’m into all kinds of innovative things, I accepted it. This job requires a lot of knowledge about AI and BI, so that’s quite challenging for me but I really like it because dealing with these kinds of data makes me feel accomplished.

Pronunciation

Soap: /soʊp/

Soup: /suːp/

Innovative: /ˈɪn.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪv/

Versatile: /ˈvɝː.sə.t̬əl/

Millennial: /mɪˈlen.i.əl/