F2F Class Notes 28th March (Celeste)[W]***

Write 2 example sentences for each new vocab below. Focus on your grammar!

Vocabulary

get/getting/got/will get a promotion = to get a higher position at work

eg. Celeste got a promotion at SE, now she is the boss.

eg. Suzy worked at her job for one year, her company gave her a promotion to a higher position.

eg. You will get a promotion when you work hard.

position = way to say which level you work at in your company

eg. People who work part time at SE have a lower position in the company.

eg. Jesse and Judy have the highest position at SE.

eg. Michel’s position is not low and not high.

promotion = sale / deal / good price / discounted price for when you buy sth

eg. On 11/11 many shops on Taobao offer a promotion.

eg. Between the seasons every clothes shop makes a promotion to sell the clothes.

offer / offering / offered / will offer – to give

eg. The students offered the teacher a present on her birthday.

eg. The server at the restaurant offered us a nice table near the window.

eg. Claire always offers the SE schedule to me. / Claire always offers me the SE schedule.

accident ( ak – si – dent ) – when you do sth but you did not want to do it

eg. I spilled water on the floor, it was an accident.

eg. There was a traffic accident.

eg. There was an accident this morning at Hongkou Stadium.

do sth on purpose (per – piss ) – gu yi

eg. I broke my old iphone 4 on purpose because I wanted a new one.

fire – There was a fire at Hongkou Stadium today.

Do not make sentences for these words!

storm – bao feng yu

tornado 

earth quake  – di zen

tsunami – hai xiao

weights / hand weights / free weights
(What’s your height and weight?)
My weight is more and more heavy. – My weight is heavier. / I am heavier.
I want to buy a couple of hand weights for Michel for exercise. – PERFECT!

across the street
You have to go to the bank across the street to exchange money.
I heard someone bawled call me from across the street.
The coffee shop is across the street.

suitable / suits
We are hoping to find a suitable hotel for weeding  our wedding.
The hotel is not really suitable for our wedding.
Can you help me find a suitable wedding dress?

correct / edit
Please correct my pronunciation if it’s wrong. – PERFECT!
The teacher needs to correct the student’s homework every day. – PERFECT!
My mom correcting corrects my nephew that when he made makes a mistake.

scratch / scratching / scratched / will scratch
Don’t scratch yourself by with the needle.
The cat scratched my arm when I touched him.
The kid scratched the paper when he lose himself lost his temper.