F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
brew – to make a drink, by cooking or heating it. The drink may be hot or cold after you make it. Example: Coffee, Tea, Beer
eg: Can you brew a pot of coffee?
eg: My friend brews beer at Shanghai Brewery. (N. place)
eg: He can brew a pot of tea for you.
2. a mixture of different things
eg: A strange brew of jazz, classical, and bluegrass music. = (A strange mixture of jazz, classical, and bluegrass music.)
eg: There is a strange temple in Osaka, Japan it’s a brew of modern Japanese Style a Ancient Chinese style. (Creative sentence, but acceptable for American English.)
eg: English is a brew of a few ancient languages, that’ why it’s so complicated sometimes. And can have many conflicting rules.
3. something brewing, (something cooking) (something happening or getting ready)
eg: We have a new deal brewing at the moment. If we can get them to sign the contract it will be ready to go.
eg: Chinese new year festivities are brewing, I saw them setting up booths and decorations everywhere in Shenzhen.
Grammar
They need me to (do sth. You do it)
They need to (do sth. They do it)
I need them to ( do sth.)
I want them to (do sth. , but maybe they can’t do it, and that is ok.)
I want them to have dinner with me.
I want them to TAKE ME OUT to dinner.
They need me. (they can’t do the job without you)
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