F2F Class Notes (Tony) [W]

Movie:  

Office Space


Reading

http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/google-pixel-buds-headphones-offer-real-time-language-translation-76883.html

Vocabulary

Police investigate crimes. Detectives investigate serious crimes or mysteries.


jump to conclusions – make a decision/ form an opinion/ think something without fully considering the factors

eg: I may have jumped to conclusions when I saw my girlfriend hugging another man. In fact she was just trying to help him get to the hospital because he was in a bike accident.

audio – what you can hear, sound

eg: The google headphones can translate real time, from audio to audio.

Writing exercise

1. To decide that something is true before one has all the facts. I know you found some suspicious things in her office, but don’t jump to conclusions—talk to her first.
2. As a leader of one team, you shouldn’t jump to conclusions before investing all the factors.
3. Jumping to conclusions is the key reason for this unjust case.
4. My boss is a serious lady. She always inquires all the facts before making decisions. And she rarely jumps to conclusions.
5. People are easy to jump to conclusions when feeling fighets.


1. Example: I know you found some suspicious things in her office, but don’t jump to conclusions—talk to her first.
2. As a leader of a team, you shouldn’t jump to conclusions before investigating all the factors.
3. Jumping to conclusions is the key cause of this unjust case.
4. My boss is a serious lady. She always asks all the facts before making decisions. And she rarely jumps to conclusions.
5. People quickly jump to conclusions in a bad mood.

It’s easy for people to jump to conclusions if they’re in a bad mood.

Real 5. Please try your best to avoid jumping to conclusions during work. Please stay professional.

Pronunciation

facts – fax

police – puh lees