F2F Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Vocabulary

opposite = antonym

nice to meet you too 
me too / you too 

because = as = due to the fact that
so = therefore 
but = however 
eg. I was sick as I drank too much
eg2. I drank too much so I was sick
eg3. I was late but Jesse wasn’t angry.

10 – Always
8 – often
5 – sometimes
3 – not very often
2- rarely 
1 – never

she will text me in English

walk with friends – go on a walk with my friends / go on walks / go walking 

let’s go drinking / let’s go for a smoke / let’s go shopping 
eg. she will go shopping while I go for class

while = at the same time

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th…..10th 

first, second, third, forth, fifth, tenth

school = 1000
year = 200 (16-17 year old kids)
class = 27 (8 classes)

get together
eg. i will get together on the weekend with my friends… we will have a get together

listen to music

common – it happens a lot / it’s normal
eg. drinking green tea in china is common but drinking coffee in the west is more common

recently – near now (last week, last month, 3-4 days ago)
eg. Recently I have been very busy = a short time in the past from now, I have been busy

I am / I was / I have been 

throw up / spew / to be sick / vomit
eg. If i drink too much, I will be sick / I will throw up / I will vomit

Grammar

a = not important which one / they don’t know which one
the = they know which one / the one you just said

I have a friend who is from Russia. The friend is a guy I met last year.

the friend = he / she 

the weather is really bad today

I went to Belarus and the weather was bad.

I went to a cafe / I went to the cafe 
I went to a bank / I went to the bank
I went to the park / hospital / airport / beach / metro / bus station 

at last year I go to party and I don’t drink at this party because I don’t wana. I drink so much, earlier.

last year I went to the party and I didn’t drink at this party because I didn’t wana as I drank so much the day before.

Pronunciation

work – “werk”
walk – “work”

thinking sounds:
don’t speak fast
don’t say “uhhhh”
add “you know” / “like” / “ummm”