Open F2F Class Notes April 9th (Ben)

Vocabulary

apply for  申请

I applied for an Australian visa.


a chance = an opportunity


I hoped for 4.5 or more.

I hoped for 4.5 at least.


Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Cairns


“population” comes from “people”


go under = to go bankrupt (company)

Many companies went under in 2008.


come up = appear

Many problems have come up this year.


take over = to buy a company

Tencent often takes over smaller companies.


pick up = take a phone call

When my girlfriend calls me, she gets angry if I don’t pick up the phone.


be into = be attracted to

I am into tall girls with short hair.


Writing exercise

Original

Mute
If someone are mute, they probably can not hear any sounds.   n.
In the public places, we need to mute our voice that is a polite behavior.    V.

Addicted to
Some youngers are addicted to play games and do not interested any other things.
Some youngers are too addicted to play games to study new knowledge.  Right or wrong
If you addicted to drink alcohol, your body will can not to afford it.

End up
# She always delay, surely she ended up did not catch the airplane.
That old man ended up for lung cancer.

Make up
The room are mess, after the guest come, we need to make it up.
China makes up of fifty-six ethnic groups.

Edited version

Mute
If someone is mute, they probably can hear sounds but can’t speak. 
In the public places, we need to mute (lower) our voice. That is a polite behavior.    V.

Addicted to
Some youngsters are addicted to playing games and are not interested in any other thing.
Some youngsters are too addicted to playing games and getting new knowledge.
If you are addicted to drinking alcohol, your body will can not to afford it.

End up = to finally have, to finally do
# She always delays, surely she ended up not catching the airplane.
That old man ended up with lung cancer.

Make up = 化妆,组成
The room was in a mess, after the guest left, we needed to clean it up.
China is made up of fifty-six ethnic groups.