Online Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Grunge (n): 1-a type of rock music and a fashion for untidy clothes, popular in the early 1990s:
E.g.: Nirvana was one of the most famous grunge bands.

Mellow (adj): 1- smooth and soft, or not too sharp, bright, new, or rough.
E.g.: Hard rock is not my favorite type of music, but Nirvana’s Unplugged album, which is a lot more mellow than the rest of their material, is really good.

Pothole (n): 1- a hole in a road surface that results from gradual damage caused by traffic and/or weather.
E.g.: The car’s suspension is so good that when you hit a pothole you hardly notice it.

Unplugged (adj): 1- used to refer to musicians performing without electric instruments and without amplification (= electronic equipment that makes sound louder)​
E.g.: MTV has released many amazing unplugged albums over the years.

Grammar

It makes the factory hard to achieve. – It makes it hard to find a factory that can achieve that. 

A lot of things has happened. – A lot of things have happened. 

My two nephew visit us in Shanghai. – My two nephews are visiting us in Shanghai.

At first I was very stressful. – At first I was very stressed. / At first it was very stressful.

She just hand over me everything. – She just handed me over everything. / She just handed everything over to me.

I drove 100 kilometer everyday to work. – I drive 100 kilometers everyday to work.

Pronunciation

Insensitive: /ɪnˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv/

Torture: /ˈtɔːr.tʃɚ/

Mystique: /mɪˈstiːk/

Grunge: /ɡrʌndʒ/

Unplugged: /ʌnˈplʌɡd/