F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Lie (n/v): 1- to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone.
E.g.: Are you lying to me?
E.g.: Don’t trust her – she’s lying.
E.g.: I suspect he lies about his age.

Spot (v): 1- to see or notice someone or something, usually because you are looking hard:
E.g.: I’ve just spotted Mark – he’s over there, near the entrance.
E.g.: If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
E.g.: The police spotted him driving a stolen car.

So-called (adj): 1- used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct. 2- used to introduce a new word or phrase that is not yet known by many people:
E.g.: It was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs that killed him.
E.g.: It isn’t yet clear how dangerous these so-called “super-rats” are.

Original:

this article described some mountain climbers were in dangerous situation when they climbed Himalayas. A team of elite mountain climbers from Poland made a night rescue in killer mountain. one person from France was rescued, but a polish climber was remains missing, because of the treacherous conditions.

Edited:

I read an article about some mountain climbers who were in a dangerous situation when they were attempting to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. A team of elite mountain climbers from Poland made a night rescue on what is know as the Killer Mountain. One person from France was rescued, but a Polish climber was still missing at the time the article was written, because the treacherous conditions prevented the team from finding him.

Grammar

I went to the cinema to saw a film. – I went to the cinema to see a film.

Pronunciation

Irritated: /ˈɪr.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/

Slope: /sloʊp/

Elite: /iˈliːt/

Rescue: /ˈres.kjuː/

Treacherous: /ˈtretʃ.ɚ.əs/