Online Class Notes (Joe)
Vocabulary
View / Scenery
The view is the picture that this scenery gives a viewer from some particular vantage point.
Example: I have a nice view of the lake from the hotel window
Example: There is a lot of beautiful scenery near the lake
outrageous (adj) – strong adjective expressing shock
Example; Wow! That’s absolutely outrageous news
Grammar
it’s very nice day because I working from home today
it’s a very nice day because I am working from home today
I pick up my daughter from school at Thursday
I pick up my daughter from school on Thursdays
if the decision is made by myself I won’t choose this place
if I had made this decision by myself, I would not have chosen this place
(The structure of the third conditional: if + had + past participle + would have + past participle)
the queen has died lst week
the queen died last week
the queen has died
(You cannot use the present perfect with specific past times like ‘last week’)
A lot of people went to the palace to memory the queen
A lot of people went to the palace to remember the queen
Pronunciation
money /ˈmʌni/ (The first vowel is /ʌ/ not /əʊ/)
scenery /ˈsiːn(ə)ri/ (Notice the emphasis. It’s important)
require /rɪˈkwʌɪə/
special /ˈspɛʃ(ə)l/ (make sure the first vowel is /ɛ/ and not /eɪ/ because this changes the meaning)
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