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?