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.