F2F Class Notes (Jacob)
Vocabulary
pontoon – wide flat boat with two float-able legs (pontoons)
turbines – rotating blades that can move air and create energy
eg. wind turbines, airplane turbines
Tidal currents – the direction/flow of water (can be a push or pull force)
Diesel – 柴油机 similar to gas but often for bigger vehicles
Grid – numerous lines that are connect to each other
eg. grid paper, power grids, grid map, grid tables
Strides – the space between steps, or making advancements.
eg. The technology has advanced a lot and made big strides in just a few years
Precedent – something that happened earlier that gives support for something now
eg. 5 years ago a judge said it was illegal so that set the precedent for it to be illegal today.
eg. The owner made a rule that you can’t date coworkers/colleagues which set the precedent for the rule today
Precedence – more of a priority. more important
eg. This takes precedence over that = we will do this thing first because its more important then that thing
Pronunciation
flowing rivers
pontoon
turbines
at the peak (emphasize ‘the’)
Speaking exercise
Original
I don’t think he reliable because we can’t estimate the energy of tides which may hurt the fish. Because anything may might/could be hurt from tidal currents.
Because all of the machines and setups are huge and made of metal. So all of these machine could be run by diesel energy.
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