F2F Class Notes (Tanya)

Vocabulary

trend – a prevailing or popular tendency

e.g. A popular trend in fashion right now is wearing jeans.

sprawling – spread-out

e.g. How could you possibly explain such a big and sprawling topic such as China in an hour ?

reliable – something you can count on (adjective)

e.g. Generally, moms are very reliable.

trench

Grammar

I will have fired you by tomorrow morning. (time limitation, before tomorrow morning_

I will fire you! (no time limitation, tomorrow or sixty years from now)

You will have seen the results by tomorrow morning.

You will have seen the results.

You will have been seeing her by next year.

The weather is good.

The weather is getting better.

This weather is best.

good – better (comparative) – best (superlative)

I haven’t seen you in a long time.

Long time no see! (expression)

Pronunciation

provocative –  prə-ˈvä-kə-tiv \

ridiculous –

reliable

predictable

equity – ekwiti

automation – .ɔtə’meɪʃ(ə)n