F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

a classified AD

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muggy – hot and humid

eg: I hate this muggy weather.

melting pot – reference to New York when there were many different immigrants and the government wanted them to coexist peacefully

eg: They thought New York was too divided so they wanted it to become a melting pot.

shelf-life – how long a product can last…

eg: What’s the shelf-life of that drink?

They opened the doors, letting all the wild dogs inside.

(One thing happened, it started another thing happening.)

I broke my leg, giving Brad a chance to be team leader.

Pioneered – Pie uh Neer’D

participatory ADJ. – Par tih sih Puh Tor-Y