F2F Class Notes 21st January (Tony)

phone it in – to not give your best effort, like you just called instead of showed up.

eg: “I really phoned it in for the homework assignment.”

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/266443/alternative-idiom-to-phone-it-in

imply – to mean something without saying the exact words.

eg: “I don’t mean to imply the food is bad, I just said I can’t eat it because I’m allergic.”

allergic – a bad reaction to something you eat, drink, or come in contact with.

eg: “My uncle is allergic to dairy, if he drinks milk he will get really sick.”     “I’m not allergic to anything.”

Grammar

Have been (do) -ing: This means, something started in the past and is still happening now.

I’ve been learning English on and off, for 10 years.

Today I woke up at 9, I usually wake up around 6. Then I go for walk.

Woke: used for one time

Wake up: used for usually or always

Pronunciation

Woke -Woh Ke

Walk -Wah ke

Implying something in a question.

Are you free on Sunday? (implies you want to meet or do something on sunday.

I’m sure you finished that already. (implies that you know they are responsible) (could imply that you are reminding them to finish it)