F2F Class Notes (Tony)
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Vocabulary
Do you have any experience in the emergency room?
I worked in the emergency room for 2 months, about 5 months ago.
I was surprised he asked me.
Grammar
ache V. –
Be + V. + ING
eg: My arms are aching
Be + ADJ.
my arms are achy.
Prepositions with Time
at – We use at for specific times
eg: I got off work at 3:30 in the afternoon.
eg: I work at night.
eg: I watched a movie at midnight. (oo:00)
eg: I had lunch at noon. (12:00 afternoon)
in – We use in for bigger times, and nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.
eg: I will work in the emergency room in 2018.
eg: My friends will come to Shanghai in December.
on – for days, or dates
eg: On December 1st, I started in the E.R. On the 12th.
eg: I went home on Christmas day.
eg: I got married on New Year’s Eve.
by – indicates a deadline, end of month/year 10:00pm day(tomorrow, Friday)
eg: Your homework needs to be finished by Monday.
eg: I have to finish the paper by Monday.
eg: If he doesn’t improve by the end of the month, he’s outta (out of) here.
till / until / up to – an end point.
eg: We have class until 7:20.
How long do you have to work in the E.R. till?
eg: I have to work in the E.R. till February.
since – indicates a beginning point in time
eg: I’ve been here since 2000.
eg: I’ve worked in this hospital since August. (three months) ago
during – in the middle of a period of time.
eg: During the day I work, During the night I study.
eg: I always work during spring festival.
for – total time
eg: I was running for 2 hours.
eg: I wanna sleep for 10 hours.
eg: I had class for an hour.
Pronunciation
during – Duu ring Derr ring
emergency – Eee Merr Jen See the E.R.
physician – Fih Zih Shen
1st – First
2nd – Second
3rd – Third
4th – Fourth
5th – Fifth
6th – Sixth
…
11th – Eleventh
12th – Twelfth
13th – Thirteenth
14th – Fourteenth
…
20th – Twentieth
21st – Twenty first
22nd – Twenty second
23rd – Twenty third
24th – Twenty fourth
25th – Twenty fifth
…
30th – Thirtieth
31st – Thirty First
32nd – Thirty Second
33rd – Thirty Third
34th – Thirty fourth
35th – Thirty fifth
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