F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Homework
http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/nonprofits-help-elderly-immigrants-in-new-york-city76133.html
Retell the article in your next class for SPEAKING practice.
Vocabulary
What is two plus two? 4
Two plus two is/equals 55. (We don’t care about 55, just the English before it)
= IS
What do you figure? (Think)
figure out – find a solution
eg: I can’t figure out how to get there. If we take a taxi it’s too expensive and there is no subway that goes there.
depend on someone
eg: My son depends on me for everything.
isolated (ADJ) – separate from all others
eg: It was an isolated incident, not a pattern of crime.
Pronunciation
What do you figure? Whaddya Figure?
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