Open F2F Class Notes 19th July (Peter)
Corrections
(Original – corrected)
I come here from my company – I came here from work
There’s a lit too far – It’s a little too far
It’s uburb – It’s the suburbs
It’s at there – it’s there
My boss selects the location over there – my boss decided the company should be there
A hour – an hour
Half a hour – half an hour/a half hour
People after work will go home so the public bus is very crowded – Since everyone goes home after work, the bus is really crowded
I did not write because my phone will died – I didn’t write anything because my phone was dying/was about to die
Your skin is sticky – you sweat a lot and your skin gets sticky
Vocabulary
Suburban – located in the suburbs
Rush-hour – the two periods of time, usually 7:00 and 18:00, when people are going to and returning from work, respectively.
Respectively – in the listed order
Ex. Peter and Liam are Arabic and Chinese, respectively.
Respectfully – with respect
Commute – verb or noun, the trip to and from a place, usually school or work
Ex. My commute to work is an hour and a half.
Overwhelming – too much to handle
Ex. This heat is overwhelming; it makes me sweat so much that my skin gets sticky.
Grammar
Noun – 名词
Adjective – 形容词
Verb – 动词
Adverb – 副词
; – called a “semi-colon,” this symbol is used to connect to related sentences.
Expressions
If someone asks the phrase what’s up, you should reply with a noun, such as the word “nothing” or some news. If somebody asks the phrases how are you, how’ve you been, how’s it going, or how’s your day (any of the how questions), you should reply with an adjective, like the word “okay,” “fine,” “great,” or “so-so.”
Pronunciation
Commute (kuh-MUTE)
Autumn (AWE-tum)
Colon (KOU-lin)
Show (pronounced like 瘦)
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