03/06 Notes

‧What is the function of “prifix”?

→Change the meaning opposite dramatically. For example, “dis-”, disappear.

‧What is orientation ?

→No Chinese in class.

→Make notes in class.

→According to weekend topic, do some research and post it on your English blog.

→Do “vocabulary journal”, 25 words per week. (include definition, etymology)

Unit 1

‧This unit focuses on the science of sound, how it affects the brain, and how it can be used in the development of new technologies.

Etymology

‧ori-: beginning, start, e.g.: orient, original

‧con-: knowing, e.g.: consideration

‧der-: skin, e.g.: dermot

‧-ant: people, e.g.: attendant, applicant, protestant, contestant, Christian

‧hypo-: under, e.g.: hyper, hypodermic

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Words of a day

03/06

‧anon (n.) /əˈnɒn/

a.     soon or in the near future

e.g.: See you anon.

‧linen (n.) /ˈlɪn·ən/

a.      strong cloth that is woven from plant fibers

‧creep (v.) /krip/

a.      to move quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

e.g.: I crept around the corner, hoping my brother wouldn’t see me.

b.      to move very slowly

e.g.: We were creeping along in rush-hour traffic.

‧peremptorily (adj.) /pəˈremp.tər.i/

a.      expecting to be obeyed immediately and without asking questions

e.g.: "Now," he said peremptorily, "step forward and state your name."

‧banns (n.) /bænz/

a.      a public announcement made in a church, especially in the UK, that two people are going to get married

e.g.: The banns were published in their local parish church.