F2F Class Notes January 20th (Ben)

Vocabulary

jet-lag = time difference

I just came back from the US, so I am a bit jet-lagged.

a delusion = a belief based on neither logic nor experience

Flat-Earthers are very delusional.

give rise to = cause

arise from = be caused by

Pollution has given rise to a number of health situations.

Many health situations have arisen from pollution.

Out of all the people I know, she is one of those who speak Chinese really well.

She’s one of the people who speak Chinese best.

She is one of the foreigners I know that speak Chinese the best.

Pronunciation

eager = EE- gur