F2F Class Notes (Mark)

We reviewed Grace’s homework. Due to a lack of time, we didn’t get to finish reviewing all of Grace’s homework, and we hit a difficult sentence to unpack and explain.

The person I admired is the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.
The person I admired is the richest man in the world, Elon Musk.

Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, is not only currently the richest person in the world, but is now worth as much as fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined. As of last Friday morning, Elon Musk is worth $230 billion according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

There is no doubt that Elon Musk is one of the greatest man with the outstanding contributions of our time.
There is no doubt that Elon Musk is one of the greatest man men with some of the most outstanding contributions of our time.

He is an engineer, inventor, scientist, successful businessman, and great entrepreneurial innovators.
He is an engineer, inventor, scientist, successful businessman, and a great entrepreneurial innovators.

Firstly, he is genius with incredibly intelligent and talent.
Firstly, he is a genius with incredibly incredible intelligent intelligence and talent.

But what inspired me is his concentration and persistence, and I think this is what made his success in the end.
But what inspired me is his concentration and persistence, and I think this is what made makes his success in the end.

He sticks to his dreams and work hard.
He sticks to his dreams and works hard.

He said that he worked over 100 hours per week for long period in the past, and now he still works over 80-90 hours per week, even he is the richest person in the world.

works hard.

He said that he worked over 100 hours per week for a long period in the past, and now he still works over 80-90 hours per week, even though he is the richest person in the world.

He focused on what he is confident and with high values to the humans, and spent double and triple time than others.
He focused on what he is confident about and what has with high values to the humans, and spent double and triple the time than of others.
(He has spent more time than others providing value for humans. Sometimes, that amount of time is double or triple the amount average people spend.)

This is concentration.
Then is persistence. Now, we all know that NASA selected Space X to build a lander to take humans to the moon. But before it, Musk and his team experienced several test failures and very difficult period in Dec 2008. Besides, suspicion always does exist before the first successful launch.
This year, I got the drive driver license. I believe I will have Tesla Car one day sooner or later.

Pronunciation

entrepreneurial [ahn tra pra noor ee ul]

• 1) Which is correct?
  
  It’s more cold than yesterday.
  It’s colder then yesterday.
  It’s colder than yesterday.

• 2) Which is correct?
  
  The kitchen needs to be tidy than this.
  The kitchen needs to be more tidy than this.
  The kitchen needs to be tidier than this.

• 3) Which is correct?
  
  They are cheapier than usual.
  They are more cheap than usual.
  They are cheaper than usual.

• 4) Which is correct?
  
  Please arrive earlyer than yesterday.
  Please arrive earlier than yesterday.
  Please arrive more early than yesterday.

• 5) Which is correct?
  
  My brother’s cooler than me.
  My brother’s more cool than me.
  My brother’s coolier than me.

• 6) Which is correct?
  
  She has a brighest future than she knows.
  She has a more bright future than she knows.
  She has a brighter future than she knows.

• 7) Which is correct?
  
  I felt embarrassed than ever.
  I felt more embarrass than ever.
  I felt more embarrassed than ever.

• 8) Which is correct?
  
  My hometown is more far away than yours.
  My hometown is farer away than yours.
  My hometown is further away than yours.

• 9) Which is correct?
  
  The design is moderner than before.
  The design is more moderner than before.
  The design is more modern than before.

• 10) Which is correct?
  
  It’s more cloudy than I thought.
  It’s cloudier than I thought.
  It’s cloudy than I thought.