F2F Class Notes 28th July (Harmony)
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I should: it’s best if you do it. (but you might not)
Eg. I should do my homework.
I have to: you absolutely have to do it. (there’s no getting out of it.)
Eg. I have to take care of my daughter.
I must: something you must do.
Eg. I must put my daughter to bed.
Eg. Sally is beautiful but mean.
Eg. Johnny is funny and smart.
Thorough: very careful/ to complete something perfectly, without mistakes.
Eg. She was very thorough when filling out the paperwork.
Eg. I cleaned my car thoroughly.
Reading:
Wimpy: weak.
A wimp: a weak person.
Journal (jer – null): same as diary, but sounds less girly.
Specifically (speh – cif – ick – lee): particularly. To be exact.
Moron: a dumb person.
To be stuck: can’t escape, can’t leave.
Handy: useful.
Growth spurt: when kids suddenly start to grow really fast.
Plunk/plunked/plunking: to drop heavily.
Eg. I plunked my bag on the chair after I came to the room.
Elementary school: grades K-6. (before middle school)
Butt: bum/bottom.
Scramble: to mix up. 扰乱
Scrambling: running around, and all mixed up.
Hovering: to be right above something without touching it.
To sneak off: to secretly leave/run away.
Moldy: when something is going bad, and grows mold.
Eg. The cheese was moldy.
Mold: the bacteria that grows on food that is old.
Nasty: gross!
Basketball hoop: the metal part that is attached to the backboard.
Basketball net: the fabric string that is attached to the hoop.
Crazy (cray – zee)
Spurt (spert)
Gorilla (gore – rill- uh)
Bullying (bull – eee – ing)
L: curl your tongue so the tip touches your gums right above your front teeth.
All – open your mouth for the ahh
I’ll
Well
Deal
Rowley
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