F2F Class Notes 11 June (Peter)

Corrections

One and a half hour arrive the company – One and a half hours to arrive at the company

I have less than half year – I have less than half a year left

Maybe my father have been to America – Maybe my father has been to America

A follow group – a tour group

Vocabulary

Gap year – a year the people take to rest, not work or study. This is most often used to describe a year of rest before going to college

Commute – the journey from home to school or work

Ex. My commute to work was one and a half hours.

Except – besides

Semester – an academic term, 学期

Rickshaw – a small taxi that is usually illegal, 三轮

Awe – amazement, but used casually to express appreciation of something cute

Ex. Awe, you got me flowers!

Awesome – really cool

Grammar

When we are giving numbers of things, if the number is bigger than one, the noun must be plural*.

Ex. One hour vs one and a half hours

*Note: there are some exceptions, like fish (one fish, five fish, ten fish)

Phrases

Don’t beat yourself up/don’t be so hard on yourself – love yourself a little more

Pronunciation

English (remember to pronounce the “L” sound instead of an “R” sound)

Poor (remember to not say “pro”)

Rickshaw (“shaw” sounds like “awe”)