F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Ideal (adj): 1- perfect, or the best possible. (adv: Ideally)
E.g.: She’s the ideal person (= exactly the right type of person) for the job.
E.g.: It’s the ideal opportunity to meet people.
E.g.: In an ideal world no one would go hungry.
E.g.: Ideally I would move to New York, but let’s see what happens.

Vapor (n): 1- a gas that escapes from a liquid or solid, esp. as a result of heating. 2- 汽
E.g.: Warm air is able to hold more water vapor than cold air.

Find out (v): to obtain knowledge of something, or to obtain knowledge of someone’s activities, esp. dishonest ones.
E.g.: How did you find out about the party?
E.g.: I just found out that he was cheating on the test.
E.g.: He wondered whether his boss was involved, but he saw no way of finding that out.

Vulnerable (adj): 1- able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked.
E.g.: I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.
E.g.: It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.
E.g.: Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.

Grammar

I have to spend more than one hour to go to work. – I spend over an hour on my way to work. / It takes me over an hour to get to work.

You have to plan and buy the tickets three of four months ago. – You have to plan and buy the tickets three of four months in advance.

My company is a Denmark company. – My company is Danish. / I work for a Danish company. 

Pronunciation

Ideal: /aɪˈdiː.əl/

Vapor: /ˈveɪ·pər/

Mediocre: /ˌmiː.diˈoʊ.kɚ/

Vulnerable: /ˈvʌl.nɚ.ə.bəl/