F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Homework

Write down all your ideas about a plan for your English studies.

Work with Tony to complete the plan, and have topics ready for next classes.

Vocabulary

internal clock – your awareness of time

adapt to

i felt a little dizzy/light- headed

unrelated

I worked at BBDO.   Why did you get fired?

BBDO – Batten Barten Durstine & Osborn

look up the words in the dictionary

I wrote down some sentences/stuff/lines/ideas…. in (Microsoft Word)

get to know – to meet and know about someone

eg: I need to get to know most of my colleagues because I need to cooperate with many of them.

jetlag N. – used to a different time zone

eg: I can’t sleep because I have jetlag.

intricate – very complex with many parts

eg: The intricate pattern took the designer 4 years to finish.

ingenious – thinking in a way that most others would not think of

eg: The story was ingenious, how they played each scene in reverse and how his memories were revealed, were simply brilliant. (Memento, Movie)

redundant systems – some repeated or similar systems to make sure nothing fails

eg: The redundant systems emphasize information security.

Pronunciation

literature – Lih ter uh cher