F2F Class Notes 23rd March (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Repetitive (n): 1- involving doing or saying the same thing several times, especially in a way that is boring.
E.g.: He thought the

Semester (n): 1- one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university. 2- half a year.
E.g.: Next semester I will go to Australia.

Milestone (n): 1- an important event in the development or history of something or in someone’s life.
E.g.: He felt that moving out of his parents’ home was a real milestone in his life.

Achievement (n): 1-  something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing.
E.g.: This is a great achievement for our team.

Accommodation (n): 1- a place to live, work, stay, etc. in.
E.g.: She’ll work in exchange for food and accommodation.

Cousin (n): 1- a child of a person’s aunt or uncle.
E.g.: My brother’s wife and I both had babies around the same time, so the cousins are very close in age.

Original:

In the past of few days,I have been feeling uncomfortable on my eyes. This situation I pay attention was at Monday’s meeting where I realized I can not clearly saw the characters on the slides.I asked my coworkers around me that could you saw the characters clearly and they all said yes and read some to me. I may be shortsighted that time I thought, I could not received this situation. I have very proud of my eyesight. During my four siblings, I am only one that do not wear eyeglasses, but now maybe it have been changing. For I can do not wear eyeglasses, I will try hard to avoid always look at on my phone and sleep earlier to relax my eyes enough. I hope the condition of my eyes will become better.

Edited:

In the past few days, my eyes feel dry/are in pain/ my eyes hurt/ my eyes feel like they are burning. I noticed this feeling/sensation at/in/during Monday’s meeting where I realized I could not clearly see/read the characters on the slide. I asked my coworkers around me if they could see the characters clearly and they all said yes and read some to me. I thought I may be shortsighted and I really can’t deal with that. I am very proud of my eyesight. Out of my four siblings, I am the only one that does not wear eyeglasses, but now maybe that might be changing. To avoid wearing eyeglasses, I will try hard not to always look at my phone and to sleep earlier, so I can give my eyes enough rest. I hope they get better.

Pronunciation

Milestone: /ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/

Repetitive: /rɪˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/