F2F Class Notes 19th December (Tanya)

Vocabulary

sarcasm – when you say something, but you mean the opposite. not nice.

e.g. Miya told me “you’re such a good teacher”, but she said it while laughing and that’s how I know she was being sarcastic.

sincere – saying something that you mean, to be honest

e.g. A lot of people say things they don’t mean and they’re not being sincere.

lingo – slang for language

e.g. Learn a new lingo while doing something else.

baffling – so surprising that you don’t know what to think of it

e.g. German grammar is truly baffling.

it’s raining cats and dogs (idiom) – it’s raining a lot

idiom – 成语

quirky – strange or nerdy in a cute way

e.g. A lot of girls at Japanese cartoon expos are sort of quirky.

Hindi – the main language of India

e.g. If you’d live in Mumbai, it might be helpful to speak Hindi.

linguist – language expert

e.g. Linguists have done a lot of research on the history of language.

acoustic – everything that has to do with sound or hearing

e.g. The acoustics in concert halls is usually impeccable.

impeccable – perfect

e.g. Michelle Obama always looks impeccable.

booze – alcohol

e.g. People usually drink a lot of booze on New Year’s Eve.

Pronunciation

idioms – idiom

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/learn-a-new-lingo-while-doing-something-else/