F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
a classified AD
on a website/ on SmartShanghai
muggy – hot and humid
eg: I hate this muggy weather.
melting pot – reference to New York when there were many different immigrants and the government wanted them to coexist peacefully
eg: They thought New York was too divided so they wanted it to become a melting pot.
shelf-life – how long a product can last…
eg: What’s the shelf-life of that drink?
Grammar
They opened the doors, letting all the wild dogs inside.
(One thing happened, it started another thing happening.)
I broke my leg, giving Brad a chance to be team leader.
Pronunciation
Pioneered – Pie uh Neer’D
participatory ADJ. – Par tih sih Puh Tor-Y
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