F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Time off (n): 1- a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else.
E.g.: I took some time off work after I got married, so I could go on my honeymoon.
E.g.: He decided to take some time off from work in order to focus on his family.

Suicide (n): 1- the act of killing yourself intentionally, or a person who has done this:
E.g.: His son committed suicide.
E.g.: The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen a lot.
E.g.: Many suicides happen in prisons.

Depression (n): 1- a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods.
E.g.: Tiredness and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression.
E.g.: If you suffer from depression, it’s best to get professional help.

On purpose (adv): 1- If you do something on purpose, you want to do it. You don’t do it by accident.
E.g.: I didn’t do it on purpose – it was an accident.

Intentional (adj): 1- planned or intended.
E.g.: Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?

Wonder (v): 1- to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something.
E.g.: Shouldn’t you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
E.g.: He’s starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
E.g.: Will this chicken be big enough for eight, I wonder?
E.g.: “Have you decided where you’re going next summer?” “I’ve been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida.”

Original:

When I coming to the classroom before, I heard a bad news about some people who kill himself in the subway station. I didn’t some detail about that. I know that news because my sister-in-law sent some photographies in WeChat and the situation is really blood. So I guess why he did that. Maybe he met a high pressure or divorce with her wife, and so on. So I think people will meet a lot of difficult situations. We don’t give up. We should be too more brave.

Edited:

When I was on my way to SE, I heard some bad news about a man who killed himself in the subway station. I don’t know a lot of details about that, I only found out about this because my sister-in-law sent some photographs on WeChat, and the situation looked really bloody. I wonder why he did that… Maybe he was under a lot of pressure  or had just gotten divorced from his wife, or maybe it was something else completely. I think people will meet a lot of difficult situations in life, but we shouldn’t give up. We should be braver.

Grammar

I think it’s easily than other days or before. – It was easier than other days.

I know what’s your meaning. – I know what you mean.

Psychology ill. – Mental / Psychological illness. 

Let me comfortable. – Make me comfortable. 

Pronunciation

Heard: /hɜrd/

Of: /ɑːv/

Off: /ɑːf/

Celebrity: /səˈleb.rə.t̬i/

Economy: /iˈkɑː.nə.mi/

Economic: /iː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/

Representative: /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/

Implement: /ˈɪm.plə.ment/