F2F Class Notes 2nd January (Tony)
Vocabulary
quiet – not loud/ not much noise
eg: “It is very quiet in here today.”
mistake n. – something that is wrong/ not correct
eg: “When I first started working I made some mistakes.
barely adv. – enough, but not much
eg; “I barely have enough money for dinner. So I can’t go to KTV after.”
rarely – not often, almost never
“I rarely drink.” “I rarely take a taxi to work, I usually take the metro.”
rare – uncommon – bu putong de
“She has a lot of rare jewelery.”
perfect adj.
perfection n. – state of being perfect
eg: “Perfection is hard to achieve.”
perfectionist n. – person who wants everything they do to be perfect
eg: “I’m a perfectionist, i don’t like to make mistakes.” “I’m kind of a perfectionist.”
Writing exercise
Q: Which days did you have off?
A: I had two days off. And today I went to my company.
I barely adv. make mistakes now
Pronunciation
wine – why ne
Q: Do you make mistakes at work?
A: Not really. (Naat – Rhee lee)
Q: Really?
A: Really. I rarely make mistakes at work now. (Rhee lee Raire lee mi StakeS )
a perfectionist – a Perr-feck shun-nist
myself – mai sell fe
themselves – Them sell ves
yourself – ur self
yourselves – ur selVes
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