F2F Class Notes 31st October (Selma)

Vocabulary

  • Abdomen (n) vs abdominal (ajd)
  • Sailor Moon
  • idioms – expressions in a language that usually have a metaphorical meaning
  • tap oneself on the shoulder – to praise oneself
  • let the cat out of the bag – to reveal a secret
  • cut me some slack – give me a break – don’t be so harsh on me
  • keep up the speed – keep up the good work – keep doing what you’re doing /don’t change  anything
  • to nag – to annoy or bother a person by constantly asking them to do something (informal use)
  • Britain (n) vs British (adj)

Corrections

  • talk to me
  • one of our subscribers 
  • subscribe to the paper
  • Sometimes a have much a lot spare time 
  • my mind was flying away my mind was occupied with plans for Halloween 
  • keep getting lost
  • I managed to focus/concentrate on yoga
  • i am not can’t quite remember
  • it helps me familiarize myself with new words
  • i want to make it a habit
  • if i remove the subtitles, I don’t manage to understand everything
  • i read a lot of news articles about it
  • by now, several episodes have been published/uploaded 
  • i didn’t have a lot of time
  • that I am interested in
  • it didn’t look so sad on the surface, but when you keep watching the show and reach the middle, you kind of start feeling the saddness behind her actions 
  • she doesn’t have any friends a friend
  • let out her feelings
  • it is pretty early it was a while ago 
  • when as I was getting older i wanted to watch more mature shows
  • every episode lasts about 30 minutes
  • i bing wached this show

Pronunciation

  • written – wry-ten