Thursday, August 4, 2016

LE @ NUS Alumni TMC 8 JULY 2016 Chapter Meeting

Brickbats
Grammar
1) If I could, I will like to => If I could, I would like to

2) He wear his armour => He wore his armour 

3) whatever the person need to do => whatever the person needs to do 


Plural
1) to achieve our CC and CL goal(s) 

2) different interest (s)

3) common folk(s) in England 

4) I will get job(s)

5) Toastmaster(s) club 


Vocabulary 
1) Let's pass the time to the TME => Let's invite the TME to lead us in tonight's meeting.

2) Timer check that we don't go out of time => ... we don't go over time

3) Whether we have done any pause fillers => ... uttered any pause fillers

4) One young guy / those guys are good => one young boy / those people are good

5) Scared and fear of the problem => afraid of the problem

6) do you still feel the burst fire in your heart => do you still feel the fire of enthusiasm burning in your heart

7) how do I send the message to the people => how do I communicate the message to the audience

8) given gift => gift  (given is redundant)

9) if someone envy at you... => if someone envies you

10) the family was not close anymore, it just fall off => ... everyone grew apart 

11) I can deliver a speech one every month => ... deliver a speech once a month

12) my dad passed away and that really got me => ... that really shook me up

NOTE about the phrase "you got me"
TOP DEFINITIONs
 
(1) You have me with you no matter what forever.
Example: You don't have to worry about anything, you got me.
(2) a sarcastic response to a lame joke made at the speakers expense
Example:
Casper: Hey Jake, you know that cheeseburger you just ate. You thought it didn't have mayo, but I put it on there and you totally didn't know. 
Jake: (Rolling his eyes) You got me.


Sentence structure 
1) the reason we're here is because => We're here because... / The reason we're here is that...

2) why it become like this => how did things turn out like this

3) I love the way you opened your speech => I liked the opening of your speech

4) your body language you did appropriate => the body language used was appropriate

5) people taking gun going everywhere shooting everywhere => loose gun laws has given rise to random shooting sprees

6) Trump seems like he's going to give everyone everything => Trump is promising to meet everyone's needs

7) go down to the emotion, the spiritual and holistic => emotionally, spiritually and holistically


Pronunciation
kill vs keel (short vowel for /kil/ and long vowel for /keel/)
sword [sawrd, sohrd]  (w is silent)
seventh [sev-uh nth] (stick out your tongue between the teeth at the end)
thirteen [thur-teen] (stick out your tongue between your teeth in front)
trophy [troh-fee] 
passed [past, pahst] (ends with /st/ sound)


Bouquets
Alliteration 
1) Purpose to pursue 

2) Facts and figures

3) Fear factor 

4) Fairness vs freedom


Simile
1) He progressed rapidly like a rocket 

2) He can motivate and demotivate the audience just like turning on and off a switch


Rhyme
1) Creative and innovative

2) Envied vs pitied

3) Activate and captivate


Triad
1) Excitement, enthusiasm and energy

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