F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I have no idea when our school has a break.

I don’t know when our school has a break.

I’m not sure when our school has a break.

I think our school has a break in July

It is probably in July

It is in July

It is Definitely in July.

I’m sure our school has a break in July.

July 1st

2nd

3rd

4th, 5th, 6th…   20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th….

I’m not as busy.

I’m not as busy as before.

I gave a presentation

I had to present my research

I stayed in Guilin from July 3rd to 6th

No, I didn’t tell you I’m from Beijing. Actually I’m from Zhejiang.

Mandatory – sth you must do

eg: It was a mandatory presentation

Optional – you can choose to do it or not

eg: It was not an optional presentation.

cocktail –  a mixed drink, with strong liquor and a usually sweet drinkhttps://smartyingyu.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=72621

matriarchy – a society, country or city or village, where the women are the leaders

eg: Women are in charge in Lijiang city.

Patriarchy – Men are leaders

eg: Many cities are patriarchies.

Grammar

I am so busy.  (Now)

I was so busy.  (Before)

I have been so busy.   (Before and Now)

I didn’t tell told

Pronunciation

An optional – Anop Shu Null

An orange – An’ornj

Matriarchy – May Tree-Ar-kee