F2F Class Notes (Sonia)[S]

write a short paragraph to an old friend you have not seen in a long time

Vocabulary

the class is on my way home

the class is on my way to the/my house (point out who it belongs)

this feels like home: i am very comfortable here

e.g the cinema is like my second home// the cinema feels like home

near vs nearby

(location…near…location)

e.g Fujian is near Jiangxi

e.g My house is near the school/agency/classroom/my english lesson.

nearby (dont need to say where)

(location…nearby )

e.gmy house is nearby. (near here)

e.g The metro station is nearby.

nearby means near here (where you are right now)

commute(n): regular journey (between house and work)

e.g my commute is ten minutes

separate(v): keep them apart/different

Would you rather, live close to work and pay higher rent or live further away and pay cheaper rent?

I would rather live further away and pay cheaper rent because I want to make my work and life are different. The second reason is that I can save some money to do what I like.

“work and life are different” correction: separate my work and personal life

“do what I like” correction: “for my interests/hobbies” (n)

What do you say when you haven’t seen someone for a long time?

“its been ages!” / its been a long time!

how have you been?

what have you been up to? (what have you been doing?)

hard to keep in contact: difficult to speak/ see them a lot

e.g I am bad at keeping in contact with old friends

e.g sorry we have not kept in contact/touch!

keep in touch (keep talking)

I’m sorry that I don’t have enough time to keep in touch/ to see you often!

Pronunciation

minutes: MIH-NIH-TZ

see vs. meet

did you meet Tony?/have you met Tony? (do you know each other)

Did you see Tony?/ Have you seen Tony?: to look/see