Open F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

take something into account = pay attention to something
There are so many little things I need to take into account when planning my wedding.

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customized = personalized

from a distance
It’s nearly impossible to organize a wedding from a distance.
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a species = une espèce, a kind of animal
I call my husband a new species of marmot-cat, because he always sleeps and wants me to scratch his back.

Grammar

We didn’t choose the wedding rings yet –> We haven’t chosen the wedding rings yet

choose / chose / chosen

I chose, I didn’t choose = TIME IS CLEAR
yesterday, last night, 2 days ago, last week, when I lived in Paris, when my husband came

I have chosen, I haven’t chosen = TIME IS UNCLEAR
already, before, never, yet, until now, so far

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I want you to do
He wants me to do everything.
I need you to be quiet !
My job requires me to work late.
If we get a house in Portugal, we want it to have a garden.

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For my wedding i decide to dress my 3 nieces with the same dress. They weren’t babies they’re teenagers so everytime when i suggested a dress they critisized. I didn’t convince/persuade my nieces to wear the same dress so i gave up because my only real niece, the daugther of my brother, she drag her feet and it’s exasperate me. Ok i can understand she doesn’t like a dress but refuse to try a dress, criticize and be unwilling i don’t accept that so when i will see her i need to talk and explain her what’s mean “be selfish”.

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For my wedding I decided to dress my 3 nieces with the same dress.

They aren’t babies (anymore); they’re teenagers so every time I suggested a dress, they criticized it.

I couldn’t convince/persuade my nieces to wear the same dress so I gave up because my only real niece, my brother’s daughter, dragged her feet and it exasperated me.

OK, I can understand she doesn’t like a dress but I can’t accept refusing to try a dress, criticizing everything and being unwilling.
So when I see her I need to talk and explain to her what being selfish means.

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The first time I went to China (no ‘when’)
Every time I go out, it rains.

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If the subject or object is a verb, add -ing

I shop.
Shop is fun –> Shopping is fun.
I like shop –> I like shopping

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I can’t accept refuse to try a dress –> I can’t accept refusing to try a dress