September 03

Lesson on 25/9/03 (Click here to Download Lesson Plan)
New Vocabulary	Notes	Mistakes	Notes	Problems/Issues	Notes
SWAT team	AmE	I'd like to know if exception we could postpone it	Try to avoid using "exceptionably" in this kind of way	He's [my husband's] been appointed here in Hong Kong.	Not very "native speaker like". Possibly correct but, probably The "here" adds additional stress you don't want
siege				I followed my husband [to Hong Kong].	Not very "native speaker like" or "PC" (!). Possibly correct but, probably
stave off	Rather archaic, quite formal	I'm quite long to write an essay	Be careful of this one!	lesson of tomorrow	Possibly correct but, for more "common", less formal uses we tend to use the apostrophe. So it probably
take time, spend time	The subjects and objects are opposite (i.e.; you spend time on something but something takes your time) Spending time tends to be "pleasurable" and things that take time are more like work	can I borrow you	Similar to "Take time" and "spend time" (see New Vocabulary), in that with "borrow" and "lend" the subjects and objects switch around.
put off	Informal
well
whitewash	Common figurative use in politics
flank by	Especially military
flight of stairs
shutters
stove
remember to & remember -ing	Different meanings

Lesson on 25/9/03 (Click here to Download Lesson Plan)
New Vocabulary	Notes	Mistakes	Notes	Problems/Issues	Notes
on edge of your seat	Idiom, probably speech	when I was taking course at the BC
bag of tricks	Idiom, probably speech	even when I work with
keep the wolf from the door	Idiom, less formal, perhaps a little archaic	I took some course with Kevin
twist somebody's arm	Idiom, probably speech
thrown into confusion	Strong collocation
bogged down	Informal, probably speech
compel
to edge	Quite formal