2xF2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S+W+G]
Homework
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Next Class Focus
review using by the time / by then
Today we focused on:
reviewed some grammar (in/on/at/ by / until / by the time)
Speaking exercise
I need to prepare the event’s food and decorate the space
It takes a short time. It is a small event.
We have about 80 guests. I can prepare some snakes and some fruits and our products and wine.
I like nuts and dry fruits.
I choose the jeep to go to the mountain
I need to prepare the event’s food and decorate the space
It takes a short time. It is a small event. / I spent little time. /it was very quick.
We have about 80 guests. I can prepare some snacks and some fruits and our products and some wine.
I like nuts and dry fruits.
I choose the jeep to go to the mountain
Grammar
using by = no later than
We need to hurry and finish the preparation by 5pm because the event starts at 5pm.
I go to work by 9:30
I need to arrive by 2pm because my plane will leave at 3pm
using until:
I will continue to work until all the guests leave the event
I will stop driving my car until the rain stops
using by then / by the time: 到…的时候
By the time we finish our class restaurants will be closed
I hope by the time we finish the rain will have stopped
Tom is 20 and Jerry is 10. By the time Jerry is 18, Tom will be 28
I finish my work late, by then all the other colleagues are already home
practice:
I’m just going out. It’s 4.30 now. I won’t be long. I’ll be back by 5pm
I’m just going out. I won’t be long. Wait here until I come back
If you want to apply for the job, your application must be received by email / received by Monday (deadline)
My passport is valid until next month
I missed the last bus and had to walk home. I didn’t get home until very late.
I wanted to go shopping but I finished work much later than expected.
by the time I finished work ,it was too late to go shopping.
I saw two men who looked as if they were trying to steal a car. I called the police, but it took some time before they arrived.
by the time the police arrived , the two men had disappeared.
practice:
in + month
at the moment / at the minute / at present / at this time (= now):
Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
2 I’ve been invited to a wedding on 14 February.
3 Amy’s birthday is in May, but I don’t know which date.
7 I’m busy right now. I’ll be with you in a moment.
8 Sam isn’t here at the moment, but he’ll be here this afternoon.
9 There are usually a lot of parties on New Year’s Eve.
10 I don’t like the dark. I try to avoid going out at night.
11 It rained very hard in the night. Did you hear it?
12 My car is being repaired at the garage. It will be ready in two hours.
13 The bus station was busy. A lot of buses were leaving at the same time.
15 It was a short book and easy to read. I read it in a day. / by the end of the day.
17 This building is very old. It was built in the 15th century.
19 In the UK many people go home to see their families on Christmas.
20 My flight arrives at 5 o’clock in the morning.
22 I might not be at home on Tuesday morning, but I’ll be there in the afternoon.
Vocabulary
garage (n) : place where you fix cars
I took my car to the garage to change a tire.
tire/tyre (n) 轮胎
I had to change the tire.
to apply (v) :申请
I applied for a visa but they said no.
application (n)
We have received 100 job applications for the position
have a sweet tooth : someone who really likes sweet thinks
I love to eat candy I have a sweet tooth
decorate (v) 装饰
I decorated the room
decoration(n)
I bought some decoration on Taobao
expiry date : 保质期
When I buy food I always check the expiry date
spoil (v)毁掉宠坏
we used old coffee beans and it spoiled the taste
spoiled kid 宠坏孩子: a kid who gets everything he wants from his parents
Tom is a spoiled kit he never wants to try to do anything by himself
Pronunciation
snake
snack
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