F2F notes (Greg) [R]

Make an example sentence for each vocabulary word. Write 200 words about the shopping you did for 11/11

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Vocabulary

domestic flight: flight that does not leave the country it departed from

bare feet: naked feet

tray table: airplane seat table

Despite being (asked): Although she was (asked)

Fellow: person or people that are in the same group as you

Companion: Your friend who is doing something with you (in this case traveling)

Follow suit: Do the same thing

To opt: To choose

To claim: To say

Ballet: A type of dance where you stand on the tip of your toes

Accuse: To say that somebody did something bad

Compassion: To feel like you want to help someone or be nice to someone

Investigation: Usually done by the police, a search to find the truth in a situation, usually criminal situation

Netizens: People on the internet

Take a hit: Take damage (The stock took a hit after the president had a scandal)

Scandal: When a famous person does something bad or crazy and all the news talk about it

To prevent: To stop

The foreseeable future: Pretty long into the future (Maybe a few months? A few years?)

Delight: A feeling of happiness

Dismay: A feeling of unhappiness

To call for: To ask in a public forum for something to happen

Grammar

1. I/You/He/They even went so far as to “…” : To do something really nice after doing something nice, or to do something really not nice after doing something not nice “My boss is so nice. He even went so far as to buy me a cake for my birthday.” You can use when talking if you want to, but most people don’t use it so often.
2. Much to the (noun): “I decided to visit my grandparents today, much to the delight of my parents”

“I lost the company computer today, much to the dismay of my boss”

Only used in writing usually.

3. Despite (either 1. verb with -ing or 2. “the” + noun comes after): “There were so many cars on the street yesterday, despite it being Sunday” “There were so many cars on the street yesterday, despite the fact that it was Sunday” “There were so many cars on the street yesterday, despite the pollution making it hard to see.” “There were so many people in the metro, despite the fact that it was under repair.”

4. If + Action + comma + verb-ing ( expressing the result of the action): “If Trump stops being president, people will stop asking him to do things, allowing him to play more golf”