F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

It’s always good to add some modifier words. To Tone down your statement.

I think some foreigners…..

I’m a little busy.

It’s kinda bad.

It’s not exactly the best.

It could be better.

relatable – possible to understand because of being like something you have known, experienced

eg: She’s a relatable actor, so people often think she is just like them.

full of yourself – arrogant

eg: I said that looks good, and he said, thanks, I workout. But I was talking about the food he was eating. He’s so full of himself.

brutal – very strong and forceful

eg: He wrote a brutal letter to his former boss, explaining why he won’t come back to work for the company.

brutally honest – you tell someone the truth, even if it hurts them.

eg: I appreciate a certain amount of brutal (ADJ) honesty (N).

This article gives us insight(deeper understanding) into human behavior. Specifically someone’s willingness to be social and interact with others.

Her willingness to be social is gone.

They attempted to give insight into her situation, but it didn’t work, because all of that stuff was already well-known.