F2F Class Notes 31 May (Peter)

Pronunciation

I jogged about 40 minutes in the morning. (“jogged” is one syllable)

Appointment

Ex. Coin

Convenient (con-vee-nee-ant)

Meaning: easy to use, easy to do

Ex. My notes make learning convenient.

Synonym (sin-o-nim)

Syllable (sil-a-bil)

Huge (hee-yooj)

Similar (sim-a-lir)

Speed (long ee sound)

Clothes (only one syllable)

Slept (sil-ept)

Exercise (eks-ir-size)

Review (rev-you)

Study (stuh-dee)

Bored (bord)

Yesterday I got up at 11 o’clock then after one hour I ate lunch. Then I watched TV for 20 minutes. After that, I took the bus to the mall. I wanted to buy some new clothes. I bought a white T-shirt. Then I ate dinner with my friend. Later, I went back home. I slept at midnight.

Tomorrow I will get up at 9am and I will have breakfast. Then I will exercise for one hour at home. Around noon, I will take a bus to Jing’an where I will have an English class.

Structures

From (place A), it takes (time phrase) to get to (place B) by (transportation).

Ex. Ex. From my house, it takes two hours to get to SmartEnglish by subway.

It takes (time phrase) by (transportation) to get to (place B) from (place A).

Ex. It takes* one hour by subway to get to SmartEnglish from my house.
*Note: We still say “takes” even if it only “takes one hour.”

Phrasing it as a question:

How long does it take to get to (place B) from (place A) by (transportation)?

Ex. How long does it take to get to your house from SmartEnglish by subway?

Transportation: By car, by bus, by foot, by plane, by metro/subway

Grammar

I had rice and [one OR “a/an”] egg for breakfast OR I had rice and eggs for breakfast.

Ex. I took ­­­_a_ math class.

I took math class­­­_es_.

Singular: Class

Plural: Classes

A syllable is a part of the pronunciation of a word.

Ex. Exercise has 3 syllables. Tomorrow has 3 syllables. Today has 2 syllables.

After the word “want”, you need to use a “to” verb.

Ex. To eat, to walk, to go, to do.

Ex. I’m hungry, I want to eat. I’m tired, I want sleep. I’m thirsty, I want to drink. I’m bored, I want to play.