F2F Class Notes (Vicki)

Vocabulary

appeal – su song
i.e. I want to appeal for my father because he got hit by a car.

not too often – not very frequent

skyscraper – very tall building

skyline – outline of a city

benchmark – a standard for sth.
i.e. I chose my college based on the score benchmark.

period – the time of the month for women

gender – sex

informal – not formal

curious – want to know …

throw up / puke – tu

morning sickness – for pregnant women to get sick in the morning

gag reflux – involuntary reaction to things that make you want to throw up

mind over matter – self hypnosis

placebo effect – an wei ji zuo yong

Grammar

We have been together for 10 years.

get together

get married

at/in/on (time)

at -> specific time
i.e. I was born at 5 o’clock.

in -> period of time
i.e. We got married in 2016.
i.e. We met in September.

on -> specific date/day
i.e. We got married on a Friday.
i.e. We got married on September 15th.

I was born at 3 o’clock on November 10th in 1995.

watch a movie