F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
errand
task
reschedule – change the time of something planned
eg: Can we reschedule the meeting?
eg: Can we reschedule it for two hours earlier?
sympathy – understanding the feelings of others
empathy – feeling the same feelings as other people
apathy – no feelings
apathetic – (ADJ) you don’t care about anything
eg: He is very apathetic.
eg: They were apathetic about the new rules. It didn’t really change their mood.
insensitive – not caring about other people’s feelings
eg: Oh, you’re dog died? Are you gonna get a new one?
Don’t say that, that’s so insensitive. He is still sad about his dog dying.
So you got your work out of the way, and now you’re free the rest of the day?
Yes I worked hard this morning, and after this class I should check e-mails and send the weekly report.
eg: Did you get your holiday out of the way?
No, because I don’t want to get it out of the way, it is not in the way. I’m looking forward to it. It’s not an errand or task I have to do.
eg: Do you want to get that meeting out of the way?
Oh, do you wanna do it earlier?
Grammar
Early or Late
Make it earlier / or later
eg: Make the meeting earlier. Make the meeting later.
eg: Make our appointment earlier
Do it earlier
eg: Do your homework earlier.
Possessive – belonging to
today‘s weather – ( the weather of today )
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