F2F Class Notes 6th May (Tony)

Vocabulary

However

Whoever

Whichever

Where you at?  (actually very poor grammar, BUT… it’s common that is acceptable.)

I’m just interested, how much did that cost?

you have to memorize everything

teach them problem solving and critical thinking

on record

look/read/go over – review

eg: We went over the notes from last class.    On Fridays we go over the notes from the week.

revise V. – change sth. to make it better

eg: This revision (N.) has fixed all the mistakes.

scale – sth. used to weigh objects

eg: The weight is right there on the scale if you can read it.

weigh V. – to find the weight of sth.

eg: I Just weighed myself yesterday, and found out I lost 10 pounds.

I suppose – I think it should be

eg: I suppose it will rain later

supposed to be – should be

eg: It’s supposed to rain(v.) tomorrow.       It’s supposed to be rainy(adj.) tomorrow.

be used to – accustomed to

eg: I’m used to working every day

used to – formerly

eg: I used to live in the Czech Republic.

Pronunciation

record N. – Reh Kerd

record V.  – Ree Kord

Next Class:

Speaking practice. Read the article and prepare a speaking presentation.

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/yellowstone_geo_hist_52.html