F2F Class Notes 20th July (Harmony)
Actual (ack – shew – wul) 3
I bought a new shoes – I bought new shoes/a pair of new shoes
When will the campaign to be end – when will the campaign end?
Reading:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016-07/20/content_26151369.htm
Cleveland (cleeve – land) 2 – city in Ohio
Vanquishing (vang – quish – ING): defeating/eliminating
Controversy 4: controversial – it’s a sensitive subject/ there are many different opinions. Debate.
Provoking 3 : provoke – to initiate/to start/ to arouse/to bring forth.
Secured (seck – yerrd)
Jr. = Junior
Sr. = Senior
Contest: (verb) to argue against/dispute/ rivalry.
(noun): race or take part in the competition.
Accusations (ack – you – zay – shuns) 4
Plagiarism (play – ger – is – um) 4: stealing someone else’s work.
Components: parts that sth is made of.
Opponents (ah – pone – ents): rivals.
Stage: (noun) sth to stand on.
(verb) to put on/ to organize.
The state-by-state vote to put Trump’s name in nomination took place a day after opponents staged a failed attempt to force a vote opposing his candidacy, and after a speech by his wife, Melania, drew accusations of plagiarism.
= All the states voted to put Trump’s name in nomination and this happened a day after his opponents (the other party) organized a failed plan to force him out of running. This also happened after his wife was accused of plagiarism.
Alabama 4 (al – ah – bam – ah)
Ryan (rye – anne)
US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, the country’s highest-ranking elected Republican, ran the meeting and launched the nominating process.
Remove the commas:
US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan ran the meeting and launched the nominating process.
Paul Ryan: the country’s highest-ranking elected Republican
Comma: ,
Eg. Today I ate Mexican food, which is my favourite, and then I went to work. / Today I ate Mexican food, my favorite, and then I went to work.
Eg. Today I ate Mexican food and then I went to work.
Eg. I would like to propose 200 thousand RMB/year, which is below his current salary, for a special approval.
Eg. I would like to propose 200 thousand rmb/year for a special approval.
Brackets: ( )
**** how to test this: remove the words that are between the commas.
Chaos (k – ahs): craziness/madness
Chaotic (k – ah -tick): crazy.
Arena (ah – reen – ah): a sports area, indoors, outdoors.
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