Feedback from Telephone English Day 17 (November 22, 2017 Wednesday)

Feedback from Telephone English Day 17 (November 22, 2017 Wednesday)

Today's Lesson:

Pattern Speaking

What I Learned

1. I'm afraid of...

I'm afraid of spiders.

I'm afraid of heights.

I'm afraid of going out alone at night.

I'm afraid of showing my feelings.

2. I'm worried about...

= not limited to myself. It can be used when I am concerned about something or someone around me.

I'm worried about losing my job.

I'm worried about getting hurt.

I'm worried about my grade.

I'm worried about the environment.

3. I'm very nervous about...

I'm very nervous about my date.

I'm very nervous about the presentation.

I'm very nervous about speaking in public.

I'm very nervous about finishing in time.

4. I'm disappointed that...

I'm disappointed that we lost.

I'm disappointed that he lied to me.

I'm disappointed that you feel that way.

I'm disappointed that we won't get a vacation.

5. It's so frustrating...

It's so frustrating to learn a new language.

It's so frustrating to live with my parents sometimes.

It's so frustrating to go on job interviews!

It's so frustrating that I don't have much money.

Pronunciation Practice

1. afraid [uh-FREYD]

2. worried [WUR-eed]

3. phobia [FOH-bee-uh]

4. earthquake [URTH-kewyk]

5. nervous [NUR-vuh s]

6. disappointed [dis-uh-POIN-tid]

7. frustrating [fruhs-trey ting]

Vocabulary Words

1. afraid

= scared or frightened

I am afraid of worms.

2. phobia

= fear

I have a phobia for heights.

3. worried [WUR-eed]

= concerned or anxious

I am worried about her.

4. nervous [NUR-vuh s]

= apprehensive

= fearful

I am nervous about my presentation.

5. true to life

= accurately representing real events of your life.

The author presents the characters in a way that feels very true to life.

6. disappointed

= saddened

= depressed

I'm disappointed that he lied to me.

7. frustrating

= discouraging

It's so frustrating to learn a new l

Idiom of the day

It happens to the best of us.

= everyone experience it.

Setence Construction

I have a team meeting this dinner.

-> I have a team meeting this evening.

The online test will hold this Saturday.

-> The online test will be held this Saturday.

I have a phobia of worms.

-> I have a phobia for worms.

Earthquake rarely happens in Korea.

-> Korea is not an earthquake prone area.

It's so frustrating to have a lot of jobs in a single day.

-> It's so frustrating to have a lot of tasks in a single day.

Quote of the day

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended with diligence. (Abigail Adams)

• sought = the past or past particle form of 'seek'
• ardor = extreme vigor or energy; an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
• diligence = steady, earnest, and energetic effort