F2F Class Notes 25 April (Raph)

Write a paragraph using some of the expressions learned on the article below:

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Vocabulary

Parade (n): 1- a large number of people walking or in vehicles, all going in the same direction, usually as part of a public celebration of something.
E.g.: The parade went down the avenue, towards the town’s central square.

Fix (v): 1- to repair something.
E.g.:They couldn’t fix my old computer, so I bought a new one.

Fixed (adj): 1- arranged or decided already and not able to be changed:
E.g.: There’s no fixed routine at work – every day is different.

Hardship (n): 1- (something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this.
E.g.: He’s been through many hardships in life.

Practical (adj): 1-  relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas or imagination.
E.g.: Qualifications are important but practical experience is always an plus.

Poetic (adj): 1- very beautiful or expressing emotion. like or relating to poetry or poets
E.g.: Deanne Sokolin creates abstract, mournfully poetic black-and-white images of wrapped objects.
E.g.: The story is written in richly poetic language.

To have your fair share: 1- to have a lot or more than enough of something bad.
E.g.: We certainly have our share of problems at the moment.
E.g.: She’s had her fair share of tragedies in her life.

Pour (n): 1- to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in.
E.g.: I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

Carnival (n): 1- 狂欢节

Pronunciation

April: /ˈeɪ.prəl/

Expression: /ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/

Parade: /pəˈreɪd/