F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

Do you think being in the military was challenging?

I think being in the military is a challenge.

I can adjust myself to different positions.

I wanted to live with them together

I wanted us to live together.

I learned knowledge

I learned how to/about

I gained/acquired knowledge

The majority of its shares are privately owned

someone with a military background

the head of this bank

I have two options

Trolling – mostly on the internet, where people say very bad things, just to get other people angry or upset.

eg: Internet trolling is not great, but the real problem is people are just trolling in real life now.

Reassigned – to be put in another place by the military

eg: You will get reassigned every three years.

stationed – where the military puts the soldiers

eg: He was stationed in Alaska for three years.

Coup ( coup d’e tat) – when you kick out the old government and put in a new one

eg: They tried to stage a coup in Turkey.

tier – level

Pronunciation

Kurds – Kerr Zi

Kurdish fighters/soldiers – Kerr Dish

Coup (d’e tat) – Koo