F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Tell a story with today’s words.

Vocabulary

distracted = not focused
If you distract me when I try to work, I will never get anything done.
Nowadays, we are easily distracted by phones when we are working or speaking with friends.

worries = things that worry you

specific 具体
Is there anything specific you want to do today?
I remember the general story but i can’t remember the specific details.

离题 get off topic / get back on topic 

get off track
Some young people do drugs, skip school and get off track.
Distractions will take you off track when you try to work.

teenager = TEEN – age = someone who is….
thirTEEN
fourTEEN
fifTEEN
sixTEEN
sevenTEEN
eighTEEN
nineTEEN

juvenile = young (usually used for criminals)
Juvenile criminality is a big problem in Western countries.

suspense 悬念
Good storytellers know how to create suspense.
I wanted to know the end so much. There was so much suspense !

rack your brains = think again and again about a problem you have to solve
My wife says she wants a child this year or she will leave me. I don’t want one. I’ve been thinking and thinking and racking my brains on what to do.

Pronunciation

accent

assistant

accident

excellent

unaware = u – NA – ware

underwear