F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

naive (and): 1-too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people’s intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life:
E.g.: She was very naive to believe that he’d stay with her.
E.g.: They make the naive assumption that because it’s popular it must be good.

assumption (n): 1-something that you accept as true without question or proof:
E.g.: People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability.
E.g.: These calculations are based on the assumption that prices will continue to rise.

assume(v): 1- to accept something to be true without question or proof:
E.g.: I assumed (that) you knew each other because you went to the same school.
E.g.: We can’t assume the suspects to be guilty simply because they’ve decided to remain silent.

disability (n): 1-an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people do:
E.g.: She is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do.
E.g.: Trying to change attitudes to disability is an uphill struggle.