F2F Class Notes 5 June (Peter)

Corrections

I decided to take a Master’s Degree – I decided to pursue/earn a Master’s Degree.

It’s not last the whole day – It doesn’t last the whole day.

The examer will ask a few questions – The exam proctor will ask a few questions.

The third part is talk about something – The third part involves talking about something.

I have to be very concentrate – I have to be very focused/ I have to concentrate really hard.

It was the writing make me fail – The writing part made me fail.

The numbers of words – The word count/the amount of words/the number of words.

Vocabulary

Halfway through – half has been completed

Ex. I’m halfway through my lunch.

Schedule – how somebody spends their time

To schedule – to put something in a schedule

Ex. I am scheduled to take my exam next month.

Ex. Do you have time to meet today? Sure, I’ll schedule you in at 3:00 PM.

Reading/Listening comprehension

Ex. I need to work most on my reading/listening comprehension.

Exam Proctor – the person who gives the exam

Grading Rubric – grading criteria, the standard for grading something

Grammar

In describing the frequency of something, we can say “once” or “twice,” but once the number is higher than two times, we should say “three times,” “four times” etc.

Ex. Once a month, twice a month, three times a month, four times a month, etc.

The words “double” and “triple” describe an increase in amount or intensity.

Ex. Two times as hard as…= Twice as hard as… = double the difficulty of…

Sentence Structures

The use of the verb “to schedule,” can be used in the following ways:

To schedule something vs. to schedule someone in.

Ex. I’ve scheduled our lunch at noon vs. I’ve schedule you in to have lunch at noon.

Pronunciation

Readily (REH-di-lee)

See-through (same “TH” as in “think,” “thought”)

Cells (SEH-lz)

Sales (SAY-lz)

Gasoline (gas-o-LEEN, make sure the “L” is clear)

Retraining (ree-TRAYN-ing)

Comprehension (comp-ree-HEN-shun)

Criminal (CRIH-min-il)

Ex. A criminal act (adj) or A criminal (noun)

Crime (CRY-m)

Rubric (ROO-brick)

Criteria (cry-TEER-ee-uh)

Focused (FOH-cust, pronounce  both syllables)