F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

there are many cats in my neighborhood (place)

I got held up by some last minute (adj) work

held up – to be slowed down by sth., make you wait

eg: I got held up in traffic.

the last minute/ last minute (Noun) – almost before the deadline

eg: I got it all done at the last minute.

eg: I was doing some last minute preparations.

philanthropy – doing good things, like giving money to charity, or helping people in need. donations of money, property, or work. Volunteering.

eg: Philanthropy is important because it helps people who really need it, but it’s not always easy to trust the charity.

Pronunciation

VOWEL NEAR THE END OF THE WORD, MAKES THE VOWEL BEFORE IT STRONGER

A            ART/CAR         FATE/FACE/MAKE           CAT/FAT

B           BUT/CAB

C            CAT       RACE(ERASE)        SCISSOR(NOT AN EEE SOUND)

D            DOG/DAY           WORKED

E             BED/DEAD               MEET/INDEED              HER/HEY      HERE       KEY(KEE)

F              FUNCTION             FOR        FLAT

G               GO/GEAR/GET/GRAB        GIANT(JIANT)GEORGE

H               HOT/HER

I                BIN/IF          BITE/BIAS

J              JOG / JOGGING/INJURE/JUMP/JEALOUS

K             KEEP/MARK/WALK(AHH)

L               LEMON/LOVE/WALL/WALTZ         CHALK/WALK/TALK    (SPANISH)TORTILLA (TOR TEE YA)    flat bread, can make a wrap

M              MAP/NAME/CLIMB/MOM/CALM

N               NO/NAME/NEVER/NEAR

O              ON/SPOT/HOT                 OVER/OLD/CORD/DOOR/POOR     -SPORT/OR –         WORK(ERR)

P               PRACTICE                          PH(F)  PHILANTHROPY

Q              QUOTA (KWO-DUH)                QUARTER

R

S    SH         FASHION     SHEER      SHIPP

T    TION(SHUN)

TS(English) Cats,    That’s   =  C(Chinese)    Cai dan

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