F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

It takes me

When I’m off…

I’m off this monday

when I’m off work

when I get off work

I’ll get/take line 3

they are usually slightly broken

I don’t like to buy anything on sale.

I pray that I will pass this test.

I pray that my English can improve quickly.

It takes time/    Going there takes 1 hour

I spend 30 minutes going /   I spent 2 hours going there

the weather today is irregular

I’m fortunate that I brought my umbrella when it was raining.

I know to bring my umbrella when it’s raining.

fickle – will probably change often

eg: The weather is fickle today.

eg: I’m not fickle about food.

picky ADJ. – you like to choose, especially only the ones you love. You usually don’t like many others.

eg: I’m not picky, I always like to choose new drinks.

pick – to choose

eg: Pick a color. You can pick, red, green or blue.

I picked green because it is natural and I can imagine a forest when I think of it. It is a very peaceful and calm color.

eg: Of course I’m picky about some brands of shoes and clothes.

cheap – low price

eg: 2 yuan is really cheap for a cup of coffee.

cheap – bad quality/ poorly made

eg: This cheap thing broke after one day, but I paid a lot for it.

burn – to be hurt from something too hot, like fire or water or metal.

eg: My colleague got burned by some hot water.

eg: She has burns on her legs.

It is very painful, it hurts a lot.

We must do it carefully.   You must drive carefully.

We must be careful