F2F Class Notes (Tony)
What is a common phrase for that word?
Vocabulary
parking garage
I just saw him
this September
down a steep hill
100% cotton
we needed to
do it later
when we were finished eating
polo shirt – short sleeve with a collar, 3 buttons
button up shirt – buttons down the middle
eg: Button up your shirt.
short-sleeve button up
t-shirt – casual shirt with no collar, or very short collar
long sleeve shirt – t shirt with long sleeves
thermal clothes – clothes that can keep you warm, usually worn under other clothes
eg: My thermal shirt has a hole in it, I need to get a new one.
eg: In China we wear thermal clothes in autumn and winter. In Shanghai people call them Mian Mao shan.
pajamas – sleeping clothes
most of = almost all of
eg: Almost all people in Shanghai are Chinese.
eg: Most people in Shanghai are Chinese.
Literal Meaning – the old written meaning, from the dictionary.
eg: Do you mean literally? Is he literally on fire? No, he is not literally on fire, he is just performing very well.
Figurative – 1. used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way by using language that usually describes something else : not literal 2. the abstract idea of the meaning, what makes sense to people, common use, metaphor
eg: Americans like to speak figuratively. We like to use an idea of something, to make it more creative. Like, I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
eg: He is on fire, he is making more sales than anyone else.
Grammar
is terrible (ADJ.) for
be terrible (ADJ.) to
act terribly (ADV.) to us
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