F2F Class notes 28th June (Eddie)

Demo StudentHaley

busy work = not real work

I had a very busy day at work.

I had a very busy day.

I had (to deal with) a lot of work today.

Q: Was it raining when you left work?
A: No, it wasn’t. It had stopped about 10 minutes before I left.

reported speech

Haley said: “I had a rough day at work”.

Haley said she had had a rough day at work.

Haley said: “I’m tired.”
Haley said she was tired.

Haley said: “I want a glass of water”.
Haley said she wanted a glass of water.

Haley said: “I will come to SE”.
Haley said she would come to SE.

new vocab

headline – title of a news story
telegraph – a means of communication, now not in use

seismic adj = to do with earthquakes
seismic activity
seismic movement
seismic decision – figurative.

hostile = not friendly

London (CNN)One of the architects of Britain’s seismic decision to leave the European Union was given a hostile reception at a special meeting of the EU Parliament called to address the crisis Tuesday.

As the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage has been a leading voice calling Britain to leave the European Union since he arrived in Brussels as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 1999.
He was met with boos and turned backs from fellow MEPs as he addressed the Parliament.