F2F Class Notes 3rd December (Tony)

inflate – to fill with air eg: “My bike tires are not inflated, so I can’t ride anywhere.” “My son is learning to swim with an inflatable tube.” “The price is really inflated.”  “I wish my suppliers hadn’t inflated the prices.”

Jargon – words related to specific fields or topics. eg: “Poly Bags must be some company jargon for garment suppliers.” “When I speak company jargon people who are not in my industry can’t understand.”

backstock – extra stock that the store has in the back room. eg: “The clerk went to check the backstock.”

Crude oil – raw oil straight from the earth eg: “The price of polyester is linked to the price of crude oil.”

Crude – not refined, poor behavior or manners eg: “It was crude of him to say that.” “I found a stone on the beach and it turned out to be a crude diamond.”

loose ends – some parts that are not completely finished or may cause problems later. eg: Companies like to tie up (get rid of) any loose ends before the new year.” “I work harder than normal at the end of the year, because I don’t wanna leave any loose ends over the new year.”

The price has been inflating on basic items.

Usually I don’t take any medicine every time I catch a cold.

My company always leaves loose ends over the new year. It’s harder than normal to pick up those loose ends after the new year.

Companies inflate prices near the end of the year because they know that demand will not drop.

get + direct object = to obtain, acquire or buy eg: “I got a new car.”

get + indirect object + direct object = to fetch eg: “Can you get me a glass of water?”

get + location adverb, get + to + location = to arrive eg: “I just got home.”

get +adjective = to become “I am getting sick.”