F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

My brilliant friend-TV show

proximity (n): 1- the state of being near in space or time:
E.g.: The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

I had some issues with the connection

etiquette (n): 1-the set of rules or customs that control accepted behavior in particular social groups or social situations:
E.g.: Social etiquette dictates that men cannot sit while women are standing.

fluent

influence (n): 1-the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:
E.g.: Helen’s a bad/good influence on him.
E.g.: He has a huge amount of influence over the city council.

influencer (n): 1-someone who affects or changes the way that other people behave, for example through their use of social media:
E.g.: Young people are increasingly influencers on their parents’ decisions.
E.g.: For a new generation of journalists, bloggers, and online influencers, services such as Facebook and Twitter help them draw attention to their work.

as far as I know

assignment (n): 1- a task or a piece of work that is given to someone to do, often for a limited period of time:
E.g.: a six-month assignment
E.g.: Solving the industry’s infrastructure problems while satisfying shareholders is going to be a tough assignment.
E.g.: give sb an assignment Our team was given an assignment to find the gaps in the market.
E.g.: accept/refuse/take on an assignment
E.g.: carry out/complete/finish an assignment
E.g.: global/international/overseas, etc. assignment One of his first overseas assignments was as a junior in a delegation to Moscow.

assign (v): 1to send someone somewhere to do a job:
E.g.: She was assigned to the newspaper’s Berlin office.