F2F Class Notes (Raph)
Vocabulary
Sunrise (n): 1- the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky.
E.g.: They went out at sunrise to go bird-watching.
E.g.: We have to leave before sunrise tomorrow.
Sunset (n): 1- the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky.
E.g.: The fishermen set out at sunset for a night’s fishing.
E.g.: We sat on the beach watching a spectacular sunset.
Amusement (n): 1- the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh.
E.g.: She looked at him with amusement.
E.g.: I looked on in amusement as they started to argue.
E.g.: Carl came last in the race, (much) to my amusement.
E.g.: I play the piano just for my own amusement (= to entertain myself, not other people).
Amusement Park / Theme Park (n): 1- a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc. 2- 主题公园
E.g.: We went to an amusement park last Sunday.
Photography (n): 1- the activity or job of taking photographs or filming.
E.g.: She’s taking an evening class in photography.
E.g.: The film won an award for its photography.
Photographer (n): 1- a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby.
E.g.: She’s a professional photographer.
E.g.: He’s studying to be a photographer.
Casual (adj): 1- informal or not very serious.
E.g.: Everyone else was wearing jeans and casual clothes and I had my office clothes on.
E.g.: It was just a casual comment, I didn’t mean it to be taken so seriously.
Seafood (n): 1- 海鲜
Q: How was your holiday?
A: It was ______.
E.g.: good, great, not bad, not so good, boring , terrible, etc.
Grammar
I look at the sunrise in Xiamen. – I watched the sunrise in Xiamen.
If I see it I will hungry. – If I see it I will get/be hungry.
This holiday you didn’t go somewhere? – Didn’t you go anywhere this holiday?
The first four days I didn’t go to somewhere. – The first four days I didn’t go anywhere.
I wanna look at this day’s notes. – I wanna look at today’s notes.
Pronunciation
Ate: /eɪt/
Amusement: /əˈmjuːz.mənt/
Theme park: /ˈθiːm/
Full: /fʊl/
Photography: /fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/
Photographer/fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/
Photograph: /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ.ɡræf/
Photo: /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊ/
Casual: /ˈkæʒ.u.əl/
Exactly: /ɪɡˈzækt.li/
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