F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

thanks for being patient

I feel that it’s a little hard for me.

It’s hard to take care of her with my work schedule. (When you have this work schedule, it is hard to take care of her)

It’s hard to walk with a broken leg.

My work is kinda boring.

somewhat – used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite

eg: We have somewhat of a problem.

eg: To say he has improved is somewhat of [=something of] an understatement.

understatement – to say sth. is less than it really is.

eg: Yeah, he is pretty good at basketball.   Pretty good? That is Kobe Bryant, he is great at basketball, one of the best players. Pretty good, is a huge understatement.

eg: The great wall is big. Actually big is an understatement, it is huge, the biggest wall in the world.

pre-school – means the school years before Kindergarden, in USA it is not required.

Kindergarden(about 5 or 6 years old), 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th,  (Primary/Elementary School)

7th, 8th     (Middle School)

9th(Freshman), 10th(Sophomore), 11th(Junior), 12th(Senior)   (High School)

Game of Thrones – a very popular American tv show

fill – to put sth in an empty space

filler – the useless stuff you put in the empty spaces

eg: A lot of this contract is just filler, it doesn’t mean anything.

eg: Game of thrones has a lot of filler episodes, they are kinda boring.

kinda – cha bu duo, somewhat like, or similar to

eg: This tastes kinda bad.

arrest V. – to hold someone because they broke a law

eg: They arrested the robbers at the bank.

rob V. – to force someone to give you sth.

eg: I’ve never been robbed, thankfully.

pause – a short stop, then continue

eg: A COMMA  (   ,   )   means a short pause in your sentence.

Pronunciation

if – ihh f’

fill – Fihh el       FEEEL

kinda – Kai en de