F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

there will be an alarm

can you hear that alarm?

set – to choose a time for something

eg: Can we set a date for the interview?

eg: I need to set my alarm for 6am. Because I have to work at 8am.

eg: I set an alarm for 6am, so the alarm will go off at 6.

eg: I set my alarm for 9am.

go off – when an alarm sound starts, an alarm starts and a timer ends.

eg: The alarm will go off.      (When?)

eg: My alarm for my business meeting will go off at 6am.

eg: My alarm will go off at 6am for my business meeting.     (Re-arrange the phrases)

eg: I set my alarm for 8am, but it didn’t go off until 9am.

eg: I set a timer, it will go off in 2 minutes.

drop below – to quickly move below a certain point

minus 20 = 20 below

eg: Today is minus 20, wear a scarf.

eg: Today is 20 below, wear a scarf.

eg: It dropped below minus 30. That weather lasted for 35 days.

Grammar

Good (Correct) grammar.

eg: I set a timer, the timer go off in 2 minutes.  (This sentence has CORRECT grammar, but poor style) (You didn’t need to repeat the word TIMER)

Good  (Style) Grammar.

eg: I set a timer, it will go off in 2 minutes.   (Better style, Still CORRECT)

Pronunciation

horse – hor S’

Siberian horse – Sy Bier rYi Yen hor S’ iz

Siberian horses are usually wild animals.