F2F Class Notes 30th November (Raph)

Vocabulary

Commit (n): 1- to do; perform; perpetrate. 2- to pledge (oneself) to a position on an issue or question or to a certain course / policy; express(one’s intention, feeling, etc.) 3- 
E.g.: They were reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion.

Clock in/out (v): 1- register one’s arrival / departure time at work through an automatic recording clock.
E.g.: Staff should clock in on arrival..

Decoration (n): 1- something that is added to something else to make it more attractive. 2- the act of decorating something (such as a room).
E.g.: This year’s Christmas decorations at the mall are beautiful!

Religious (adj): 1- of or relating to religion. 2- believing in a god or a group of gods and following the rules of a religion
E.g.: Christmas is a religious festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Conservative (n): 1- believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society : relating to or supporting political conservatism.
E.g.: America is still a very conservative country, where religion still influences political decisions.

Capitalism (n): 1- a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government.
E.g.: He firmly believe in the principles of Capitalism.

Communism (n): 1- a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property.
E.g.: He wanted to spread the ideas of Communism to other parts of the world.

Abortion (n): 1- the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks. 2- 流产
E.g.: The choice to terminate a pregnancy should come from the woman alone and the state should secure abortion rights to everyone who decides to do so.

Corrections

She feeled crazy. – She felt crazy.

Pronunciation

Record (n): reh – cord

Record (v): ree – cord