F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

When did you stop playing and start hanging out with your friends?

I stopped playing and started hanging out when I was a teenager.

I stopped (Doing something) AND started (doing something) (When?)

I stopped trying to make an example and started sleeping in class.

skeptical – don’t believe things easily

eg: I’m a little skeptical of his story.

sheep – people that just follow

eg: Don’t be a sheep, think for yourself.

sycophant – a person who praises powerful people in order to get their approval

eg: Seems like the new boss is only hiring sycophants and yes men. He doesn’t want any kind of pushback.

a news (ADJ.) story

a news (ADJ.) article

some news (N. uncountable)

I read a news… (What?)

you read a news what? an article? a story?