F2F Class Notes 9th May (Raph)

Vocabulary

Capital (n): 1- a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area. 2- money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business:
E.g.: Australia’s capital city is Canberra.
E.g.: We will need to invest a lot of capital to build the new factory.

Factory (n): 1- a building or set of buildings where products are made.
E.g.: He works in a clothing factory.

Expenditure (n): 1- the total amount of money that a government or person spends.
E.g.: The government is trying to cut its expenditure.

None (pron): 1- not one (of a group of people or things), or not any:
E.g.: None of my children have blonde hair.

Countryside (n): 1- far from the city.
E.g.: We stayed at a nice little hotel in the countryside.

Congress (n): 1- 国会

Cantonese (n): 1- 广东话

Mandarin (n): 1- 普通话

Grammar

I want to go Guilin – I want to go to Guilin.

I haven’t any time. – I don’t have any time.

Pronunciation

Engineer: /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/

Expenditure: /ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/

Raffle: /ˈræf.əl/

Actual: /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/

Software: /ˈsɑːft.wer/

Spicy: /ˈspaɪ.si/