F2F Class Notes 16th December (Tony)

Corrections

I’m not like him (I’m not similar to him)

I don’t like him (I dislike him)

recently – before “We recently had National Day Holiday.”

soon- after “Christmas is soon”

I like to go out with boys – I like to hang out with boys

Vocabulary

Model – a certain type of car that the company makes

eg: “Tesla’s model S is one of the fastest cars in the world.”

timeless – time does not matter for this, it is good in any part of history eg: “Akira Kurosawa’s films are timeless, because even though most are Black and White with little or no special effects, they are still great movies today and admired by many Directors.”

Mainstream – the current most popular forms of art, music, movies, news… eg: “Justin Bieber music mainstream among teenagers.”

sugar-coat it – to make something seem better than it really is

eg: “Chu Yi tells it like it is, she doesn’t sugar-coat anything.”

probation period – a time that you do not have full freedom, like beginning to work for a new company

eg: “I didn’t get any benefits because I just got hired last month and I’m still on the probation period.”

“Don’t you think it’s about time Ferrari started letting anyone buy a red car?”  “Yes I think it’s about time they let people buy a red car for their first purchase.”