Open F2F Class Notes 25th September (Peter)

Vocabulary

Exaggerate – to make something sound more intense than it really is.

Ex. When he was telling the story, he exaggerated and said that the man cried, when really the man only frowned.

To Pet – to touch, usually an animal, with love

Grammar

When you have two verbs in a row, the second verb can either be in the infinitive form or the progressive form. 都可以。=）

Infinitive form: any verb with the word “to” in place of a subject

Ex. To write, to go, to see, to love, to eat.

Progressive form: any verb that ends in “ing”

Ex. Writing, going, seeing, loving, eating.

So, how do we construct the sentence? Like this:

Subject: I

1^st verb: to hate

2^nd verb: to study

Object: English Grammar

Subject + 1^st verb +2^nd verb

Therefore, our sentence can be either “I hate to study English grammar” or “I hate studying English grammar.” So, which one is better? Native speakers most often use the “ing” sentence. You will rarely hear the sentence “I hate to study English grammar,” but everyone can agree that we all hate studying English Grammar.

Expressions

If you respond “I’m good” to “how are you,” it sounds like you are okay. If you respond “I’m okay” to “how are you,” it sounds like you are bad. In English, we commonly exaggerate our feelings.

The difference between Subway and the subway. If we say “the subway” it means “the metro,” if we say “Subway” it means 赛百味.

Original – Today I went to Carrefour, bought something and some food ready to cook in the evening. I had lunch in the subway, the sandwich is good.

Edited – Today I went to Carrefour, bought some shampoo and some food to cook in the evening. I had lunch in Subway, the sandwich was good.