F2F Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Vocabulary

I’m a little neurotic

perfectionist

public speaking

they can sense my nervousness

everybody/everyone has

all of them have/ they all have

silly – kind of stupid funny

eg: That’s a silly thing to say.

Used to – accustomed to, think it’s normal/ok

eg: I’m used to the weather. I’m used to being an extrovert.   I am used to him cooking breakfast so early.   I am not used to being the boss.

used to – did before, but don’t do now.

eg: I used to be a doctor.

I have one group of friends that all of them are from the same company, my boyfriends company, inditex. So Im the only one who is not from, well maybe I’m not the only one but I’m feeling like I’m the only one from this company. I always feel that everybody, have things in common, jokes, experiences. And I’m used to be extrovert person, I’m not comfortable doing the same things that I do always with my group of friends, partents, with them. Because I’m not feeling in the group, when I need to talk in front of them I’m feeling really nervous. It’s like I want to be one more of them. And that made me nervous. If I think that I could say one thing before say the thing, I need to think if it’s really funny or interesting. Almost forever, I think it’s not funny enough. Another thing is because my bf is really extrovert too, and the people is always laughing with him, and I’m comparing myself with him.

I‘ve got a group of friends who are all from my boyfriend’s company, inditex. So I’m the only one who is not from there, well maybe I’m not really the only one but I feel like I am. I always feel that everyone has things in common, inside jokes, experiences. I’m used to being an extrovert (N.), I’m not comfortable doing the same things that I used to do with my group of friends or parents.. Because I don’t feel like I’m part of the group, when I talk in front of them I feel really nervous. It’s like I want to be one of them, and that makes me nervous. If I think about what I want to say, I need to think if it’s really funny or interesting first. Almost always, I think it’s not funny enough so I don’t say it. Another thing is because my bf is really extroverted too, and people are always laughing with him, so I compare myself to him.

Grammar

Simple Present –      Subject  + Infinitive

I go to bed at 9.

They eat breakfast with the dog.

We cook fish on Fridays.

Are used to say something is usually or always done.