F2F Class Notes 15th December (Raph)

Vocabulary

Innovative (adj): 1- having the skill and imagination to create new things. 2- showing lots of new concepts and ideas.
E.g.: The company is very innovative and always creates very exciting products

Avant-Garde (adj): 1- something (usually in the arts) that is very new and innovative. 2- ahead of its time.
E.g.: A very avant-garde director,  he is responsible for one of the best films of the year.

Phonics (n): 1- a way of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system.
E.g.: Teaching phonics is especially difficult in English, since it has the most difficult spelling of any Western language.

A: What do you do for a living
Q: I am a garment technician

Portuguese: 葡萄牙语

Corrections

To checking sample – To check samples

I have to make sure that all the samples is following the design. – I have to make sure that all the samples are following the design. 

High level quality – High quality

Pronunciation

Disappear: \ˌdis-ə-ˈpir\

Bangladesh: \ˌbäŋ-glə-ˈdesh\

Avant Garde: \ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd

Grammar

Verb = action = anything that you do.
E.g.: to do, to be, to go, to dance, to play, to work, to drink, to eat, to love, to like, to watch, etc.

Verb To Be – Present Tense

I am – I am at school.
You are – You are a very tall person.
He is – He is playing computer games.
She is – She is drawing.
It is – I think it is a good idea to study at an international school
We are – We are having an English class.
You are – You are very tall people.
They are – They are playing basketball.

Verb To Be – Past Tense

I was – I couldn’t speak English when I was 5 years old.
You were – Could you play basketball when you were 5?
He was – He was very afraid of ghosts.
She was – She was very shy when she was little, but now she is more outgoing.
It was – It was raining all day last Wednesday.
We were – We were 10 years old when we met.
You were – You were having a party.
They were – They were dancing all night.

Verb To Be – Future Tense

I am going to be / will be – The traffic is bad, so I will be late.
You are going to be / will be – You are going to be very happy about these news!
He is going to be / will be – He will be here soon.
She is going to be / will be – She will be at the park at 3 o’clock.
It is going to be / will be – It will be very nice to see you again!
We are going to be / will be – We will be playing computer games all day!
You are going to be / will be – You will be dancing together.
They are going to be / will be – They are going to be together at the concert.

Singular | Plural

pencil | pencils
man | men
person | people
chair | chairs
classroom | classrooms
woman | women
bottle | bottles