F2F Class Notes 24th March (Tony)
Vocabulary
work from home
naturally the rent has risen a lot
reality tv – real people, often doing interesting things
eg: “Reality tv is not so much like real life.”
commute – travel to work
eg: “I commute to work every day for an hour.”
telecommute – work from online, any location
eg: “I would love to telecommute for work.”
housing crunch – housing prices went up, and many people couldn’t afford to pay for rent or buy new homes
eg: “Shanghai citizens are worried about a housing crunch.”
soaring – to fly very high
eg: “The rent prices are soaring.”
Explaining new words in the article –
More workers are telecommuting
Working remotely — or telecommuting — is becoming increasingly common in the United States.
In this example, the words are ______ which means they can be used in the same sentence if you change them. (Interchangeable)
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