Online Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

spaghetti – long Italian noodles

ravioli – Italian dumplings

tried and true – prove to be good and trustworthy

enthusiasm/n – very excited and full of energy

groan – to complain about sth/to make some deep noises because you’re unhappy about sth

ex. The kids moaned and groaned upon hearing that they’re having Lebanese food tonight.

ex. She groaned when she saw the amount of work she has to do.

revolve around sth – to have something as the centre of the things around it/the most important

ex. Italian food revolves around pasta.

ex. I think the film revolved around the life of the main character.

I highly doubt… – you strongly don’t believe

ex. I highly doubt that he’ll come join us today.

server – waiter/waitress

Maybe they won’t like it because Josh asks whether he can get a pizza on the way home.

Maybe they won’t like it because Josh asked whether they can get a pizza on the way home if they don’t like the food.

very like

really like

is not taste well

does not taste good 

Pronunciation

spaghetti – spa-ge-tee

ravioli – ra-vee-yo-lee