F2F Class Notes 4th May (Tony)

Vocabulary

appreciative (ADJ.)

paradoxical (ADJ.)

there’s nothing good about

give somebody credit

take credit

give birth to

vent (V.) – to get out your anger or frustration

eg: I had a bad day at work, I just need to vent.

criteria N. – one of the parts of how you grade or evaluate

eg: We will evaluate employees on five criteria, Efficiency, Communication, Punctuality, Integrity and Initiative.

Writing exercise

If memory could be deleted, would you do it? Do you believe that human’s memory can be removed or embedded in a machine and restored to your brain later?

Q: do you envy your best friend sometimes? for example, his successful career path, life style or anything else.

–Frenemies

Q: will you become another person when you speak a foreign language.
For example, people would be more pilot or modest when they are speaking Japanese.