F2F Class Notes (Nemo)
Vocabulary
strange (guy)- unusual and weird, or difficult to understand:
stranger (n): someone you do not know:-Do not confuse with foreigner (= a person from another country).
E.g.: My mother always warned me not to talk to strangers.
hobby (n): 1- an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working:
E.g.: I need a hobby to keep me busy.
E.g.: Sonya’s hobbies include traveling, sailing, and reading fiction.
habit (n): 1- something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it:
E.g.: I used to swim twice a week, but I seem to have got out of (= ended) the habit recently.
E.g.: It’s so hard to stop smoking when it’s been a lifelong habit.
inferior (adj): not good, or not as good as someone or something else:
E.g.: These products are inferior to those we bought last year.
E.g.: intellectually/morally/socially inferior.
superior (adj): better than average or better than other people or things of the same type:
E.g.: This is clearly the work of a superior scientist.
2- (disapproving) A superior person believes that or acts as if they are better than other people:
E.g.: a superior manner/smile
E.g.: I can’t stand Amanda – she’s so superior.
photographer (n): 1-a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby:
E.g.: a fashion/press/amateur photographer
E.g.: She’s a professional photographer.
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