F2F Class Notes _15th June (Harmony)***
*** next class: continue reading the article.
Reading:
particularly – make sure you get all the syllables.
Poverty (paw – ver – tee): being poor.
14th (four – teenthhhh)
precariously (pre – care – e – us – lee): unstable/insecure/ dangerously/ no foundation.
Eg. The cat sat precariously on the windowsill.
Eg. Playing with fire is a precarious activity.
underemployment (under – em – ploy – ment)
rampant (ram – pent): not controlled/out of control.
Eg. The children ran rampant through the house.
lack (lahk)
recipe (reh – si – pee): the instructions for how to make a dish of food. (ingredients list)
came of age/coming of age: grew up/ a teenager turning into an adult
“the depression”: America the era before WW2. Poor economy.
Depression/recession: a period of poor economy in a country.
Low years: low income years.
Instilled/ instil: ingrained/ built in. Sth you have heard so much that it becomes a part of you.
Eg. My father instilled in me the importance of saving money.
Eg. My father instilled in me the importance of respecting elders.
Eg. I will instil in her a compassion for animals.
Assessment: a judgement/ research.
Assess: to estimate or judge the value.
Eg. When you sell your house/apartment a professional will come in to assess the worth of the property.
Wages: salary.
Wage: (usually) an hourly rate.
Unflinching (un – flinch –ing): looking straight on. Not turning away.
Eg. I need to learn how to stay unflinching when facing difficulty.
Flinching/flinch/flinched: turning away when afraid of sth dangerous.
Eg. The boy flinched when he thought he was going to get hit in the face.
Eg. Flinching is a natural way of protecting ourselves.
TV shows:
Series: the whole tv show
Seasons: separate parts of the tv show (year)
Episode: the 20-40 min portion of the tv show.
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