F2F Class Notes 8th October (Tony)

Daunting – seems too challenging or too big/much to do. eg: “I can’t be a manager because it is too daunting to me.”

What do you call a person who can speak three languages? Tri-lingual. How about two languages? Bilingual. How about one language? American.

Openings – an open position in the company. eg: “We don’t have any opening in our company.”

Evacuate – safely get all the people away from the dangerous place eg: “People got evacuated from a smoking bus.”

recall – for a company to take back a bad product. eg: “Samsung has recalled the Galaxy Note 7.”

Minor/Major (adj)- of small relativity/Large relativity. A minor problem, or a major problem. eg: “I had a minor problem with my computer, but the IT guy fixed it”

Minority/Majority (n) The majority ethnicity in China is Han. There are 55 minorities.

Urged – Strongly suggest something. eg: “My mom urged me to come home before 12am.”

Demonstrate – to show how something is done properly. eg: “Tony had to demonstrate how to use the word ‘demonstrate’ in class for Chu Yi.”

Transcribe – From voice or audio to written. “In court there is usually someone transcribing everything the lawyers say.”