OpenF2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Incentive (n): 1- something that encourages a person to do something.
E.g.: Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.

Get along  (v): 1- If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other.
E.g.: I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband.

Advertisement / Ad (n): 1- a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service, or a piece of text that tells people about a job, etc.
E.g.: I often prefer the ads on TV to the actual programs.

Marketplace (n): 1- a set of trading conditions or the business environment.
E.g.: It’s essential that we maintain our position in the marketplace (= keep our share of business activity).

Adapt (v): 1- to change something to suit different conditions or uses.
E.g.: To remain competitive the company has to be able to adapt to the changing marketplace.

Adopt (v): 1- to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child:
E.g.: They’ve adopted a baby girl.

Tan (v): 1- to become brown, or to make someone’s body or skin, etc. brown, from being in the sun:
E.g.: Her skin tans very quickly in the summer.

Q: How have you been?
A: I’ve been   good  .

Caribbean (n): 1- 加勒比

Grammar

That’s very tired for them. – That’s very tiring for them. 

When we to be older. – When we get older.

Pronunciation

Advertisement: /ˈæd.vÉË.taɪz.mÉ™nt/

Ad: /æd/

Colleague: /ˈkÉ‘Ë.liËÉ¡/

Writing exercise

Original:

The day before yesterday, My classmate who was studied in middle school with me. He invited my family, he also was my neighborhood in my childhood. He also invited other classmates to the party and we had a BBQ in the park near by his house,During the party, we caught up for travel, and then we decided to go to Jiangsu Liyang city on June.
Actually, I have been went to there with my colleagues on April, we bought a lot of new tea and tasted local foods. I think food is really delicious, health and no pollution in there. I couldn’t forgot it, that is reason for my recommendation to my classmates.

Edited:

The day before yesterday, my classmate who studied with me in middle school and was also my neighbor during my childhood, invited my family and some other classmates to a BBQ party in the park near his house. During the party, we caught up and talked about traveling. We decided to go to Liyang, Jiangsu in June. I have been there with my colleagues in April, and we bought a lot of different kinds of tea and tasted local foods. I think  their food is really delicious and healthy, and  there is no pollution there. I couldn’t forget it, and that’s why I recommended it to my classmates.