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To join this meeting by phone, dial (845) 570-4187 and then enter 25966 as the conference PIN number. Local long distance rates may apply. [17:11] Rima Moukarzel : Exercises to be done during the power cut: [17:15] Rima Moukarzel : p.795 n 811- 812- 815- 820- 821- 828- 841-842-846-848 (time allocated: 15 minutes) [17:20] Rima Moukarzel : Today we are going to start with your feedback on the quiz, correct it and then move on to Critical Reasoning. [17:31] Elie Azar : i found that the reading comprehension was more or less easy [17:31] Elie Azar : i couldn't post anything [17:31] Elie Azar : you couldn't answer you [17:31] Elie Medawar : Hello [17:31] Elie Azar : on the reading i did one mistake which was stupid and i shouldn't have done actually [17:34] Mohammad Kobrosly : 5/6 correct on reading comprehension [17:35] Mohammad Kobrosly : 4/7 correct on sentence correction [17:36] Laetitia Noujeim : same results [17:36] Mohammad Kobrosly : so i need practice on sentence correction [17:36] Mohammad Kobrosly : more than reading comprehension [17:36] Elie Azar : these were more or less hard questions? [17:36] Laetitia Noujeim : as mohamad [17:36] Sana Yassmina Najjar : 6/7 SC [17:36] Sana Yassmina Najjar : 5/7 RC [17:36] Michele Boursali : 5/6 6/7 [17:36] Elie Azar : haahaha [17:36] Laetitia Noujeim : mohamad's sssssssss [17:36] Elie Medawar : 2/6 reading [17:36] Elie Medawar : 5/7 sentence [17:36] Terry Bitar : hiiii [17:37] Elie Azar : men 3anda [17:37] Laetitia Noujeim : we can't hear you terry [17:37] Elie Azar : ana kmn 3ambesma3 to2tich [17:37] Terry Bitar : ohh [17:37] Terry Bitar : :( [17:37] Peter Tannous : 4/6 Reading [17:38] Peter Tannous : 5/7 sentence [17:38] Peter Tannous : but i have time problems [17:38] Peter Tannous : i took more than 28 mins [17:38] Kareem Khatib : no i couldnt :( [17:38] Elie Azar : we will explain the answers of the quizz? [17:38] Elie Azar : will we* [17:40] Elie Azar : the last sentence to me was the indicator [17:41] Elie Azar : i got it right:D [17:43] Elie Azar : oversight = [17:43] Elie Azar : failed to take into account [17:43] Sana Yassmina Najjar : yes [17:44] Elie Azar : eh ana at first i thought A [17:44] Elie Azar : BUT [17:45] Sana Yassmina Najjar : reformers [17:46] Elie Azar : 13 to 15 [17:46] Mohammad Kobrosly : why not E? [17:46] Mohammad Kobrosly : tahts the one i got wrong [17:47] Elie Azar : we still hadn't mentioned it [17:47] Elie Azar : in the text [17:47] Sana Yassmina Najjar : because they're comparing to working class families [17:47] Elie Azar : la2anno the view should be regarding the reformers [17:48] Sana Yassmina Najjar : hahahahah [17:48] Elie Azar : ok ktir habbaytiya chaklik la kasarle albe:p [17:49] Mohammad Kobrosly : some of the students might have a power cut also [17:50] Elie Azar : 13 to 15 [17:50] Elie Azar : 10 12 [17:51] Elie Azar : that was the one i did wrong because i don't know why i didn't look at the sentence before although i knew i had to [17:52] Elie Azar : la2anno too distant 3an l sentence [17:52] Elie Azar : first entence w last sentence [17:53] Sana Yassmina Najjar : challenge/alternative/contradiction [17:53] Sana Yassmina Najjar : opposing [17:55] Elie Medawar : suggest [17:55] Elie Azar : working class mthers [17:55] Michele Boursali : difference [17:56] Elie Azar : opinion [17:56] Sana Yassmina Najjar : child labor [17:56] Sana Yassmina Najjar : maba2 fi shi [17:56] Sana Yassmina Najjar : hahaha [17:56] Elie Azar : haha ma hek chou l main word:p [17:58] Elie Azar : resentment [17:58] Elie Azar : feeling [17:58] Mohammad Kobrosly : like oversight [17:58] Sana Yassmina Najjar : d [17:58] Sana Yassmina Najjar : aggressive [17:59] Elie Azar : line 8 9 [18:00] Elie Azar : was this considered as a more or less difficult text? [18:00] Elie Azar : or an easier one [18:01] Elie Azar : unlike [18:01] Elie Azar : we need to look for a contrast answer? [18:02] Sana Yassmina Najjar : yes [18:02] Elie Azar : for [18:02] Laetitia Noujeim : that [18:03] Elie Azar : it has to start with that [18:03] Peter Tannous : have been [18:04] Laetitia Noujeim : in A "it" [18:04] Elie Azar : would not [18:04] Sana Yassmina Najjar : not [18:04] Sana Yassmina Najjar : having! [18:04] Hassan Alghoul : not [18:04] Elie Azar : ah eh i thought about it [18:04] Elie Azar : ana oul leh rakkazet 3a having [18:05] Elie Azar : sandpiper [18:05] Elie Azar : without s [18:05] Elie Azar : singular form [18:05] Sana Yassmina Najjar : replace it with bird [18:05] Michele Boursali : are vanishing [18:05] Elie Medawar : vanished [18:05] Sana Yassmina Najjar : themselves [18:06] Elie Azar : vanishing [18:06] Sana Yassmina Najjar : sandpipers' [18:06] Laetitia Noujeim : sandpipers' [18:07] Elie Azar : that [18:07] Elie Azar : we need to have that [18:07] Mohammad Kobrosly : i chose D [18:07] Elie Azar : is there any other keeper besides that? [18:07] Sana Yassmina Najjar : have the ability of [18:07] Elie Medawar : has [18:07] Sana Yassmina Najjar : redundancy [18:07] Sana Yassmina Najjar : oh [18:07] Elie Azar : abitlity to [18:07] Sana Yassmina Najjar : are able to? [18:07] Elie Azar : ability to* [18:08] Sana Yassmina Najjar : ahh [18:08] Elie Azar : are there any other keeper besides "that"? [18:08] Sana Yassmina Najjar : silly mistake [18:08] Elie Azar : more than [18:08] Elie Medawar : likely to [18:08] Sana Yassmina Najjar : than [18:09] Elie Azar : the one i got wrong [18:09] Elie Azar : hahaha [18:10] Sana Yassmina Najjar : i got it right im just reading it again to see if i can explain [18:11] Mohammad Kobrosly : listing? [18:11] Sana Yassmina Najjar : it's a conjunction [18:11] Elie Azar : parallelism [18:11] Laetitia Noujeim : parallelism? [18:12] Elie Azar : i didn't get it [18:12] Elie Azar : ana i put B [18:12] Mohammad Kobrosly : same i put B [18:13] Elie Azar : ok [18:13] Elie Azar : it is made [18:13] Elie Azar : lezim tkoun se3eta? [18:13] Elie Azar : ah ok [18:13] Michele Boursali : sorry electrocity [18:14] Sana Yassmina Najjar : discovery [18:15] Sana Yassmina Najjar : clear [18:15] Mohammad Kobrosly : clear thanks [18:16] Sana Yassmina Najjar : Critical Reasoning [18:16] Laetitia Noujeim : sentence correction [18:16] Mohammad Kobrosly : sentence [18:16] Michele Boursali : yes CR [18:16] Elie Azar : eh ana ma3 na3mil more sentence a bit [18:16] Mohammad Kobrosly : just a few examples [18:17] Nadim Elias Chammas : p.795 n 811- 812- 815- 820- 821- 828- 841-842-846-848 (time allocated: 15 minutes [18:26] Laetitia Noujeim : 815 [18:26] Laetitia Noujeim : i chose C [18:26] Rami Kassis : close [18:26] Sana Yassmina Najjar : same [18:26] Peter Tannous : me2 [18:26] Rami Kassis : but enough water [18:26] Youssef Rizk : i picked c kamen [18:27] Mohammad Kobrosly : first cancel D and E for sure [18:27] Mohammad Kobrosly : because we need 'that is' [18:27] Sana Yassmina Najjar : so ___ as to [18:28] Sana Yassmina Najjar : i assumed that so and saturated is repetitive [18:28] Elie Azar : damn [18:28] Elie Azar : we did 3 already? [18:28] Mohammad Kobrosly : On 811 [18:28] Mohammad Kobrosly : i put C [18:28] Terry Bitar : parallelism [18:29] Elie Azar : work on X and Y [18:29] Terry Bitar : I mean the sentence has parallelism [18:29] Terry Bitar : the author of both [18:29] Terry Bitar : x and y [18:29] Terry Bitar : it isstated [18:30] Mohammad Kobrosly : okay clear thanks [18:30] Mohammad Kobrosly : also 812 why not A? please [18:30] Sana Yassmina Najjar : no [18:30] Michele Boursali : ok [18:31] Mohammad Kobrosly : 812 why not A? [18:32] Terry Bitar : the digging is for scients [18:32] Elie Azar : i got C for 812 but i don't know why [18:32] Terry Bitar : scientists [18:32] Mohammad Kobrosly : ahh ok [18:32] Elie Azar : i knew i should start with scientists [18:32] Mohammad Kobrosly : c is correct [18:33] Elie Azar : because of digging [18:33] Terry Bitar : yes [18:33] Elie Azar : suggests [18:33] Elie Azar : ? [18:33] Terry Bitar : I discarded them because very complex format [18:33] Michele Boursali : long sentence? [18:33] Terry Bitar : :p [18:33] Terry Bitar : yes [18:33] Laetitia Noujeim : than that? [18:34] Terry Bitar : you are hilarious [18:34] Rami Kassis : redundant [18:34] Sana Yassmina Najjar : because you don't know what that refers to [18:35] Terry Bitar : those [18:35] Michele Boursali : those [18:35] Elie Azar : those [18:35] Sana Yassmina Najjar : okay [18:35] Terry Bitar : nooo [18:35] Terry Bitar : critical reasoning [18:35] Mohammad Kobrosly : yes [18:35] Terry Bitar : please [18:35] Elie Azar : i didn't get 820 [18:36] Elie Azar : sorry for late answer [18:36] Terry Bitar : which page please [18:37] Michele Boursali : 562 [18:41] Elie Azar : fFINALLY [18:42] Elie Azar : CAUSE [18:42] Elie Azar : CONCLUSION [18:44] Elie Azar : slowdown in sales is the cause? [18:44] Laetitia Noujeim : raise of prices [18:44] Laetitia Noujeim : profit [18:44] Sana Yassmina Najjar : made profit [18:47] Elie Azar : the assumption it should be on one of the causes? [18:48] Sana Yassmina Najjar : conclusion is made profit? [18:48] Elie Azar : if for instance there is 2 causes , no way we would have 2 statements one for each cause right? [18:49] Elie Azar : w sorry 3al is just noticed:P [18:49] Sana Yassmina Najjar : yes lets take 5 [18:50] Michele Boursali : altogether then practice [18:50] Laetitia Noujeim : all three then practice [18:58] Michele Boursali : nooo asedna bl aleb :P [18:58] Michele Boursali : hahah [18:58] Michele Boursali : eleb* [18:59] Laetitia Noujeim : yes hahaha [18:59] Michele Boursali : yessss [18:59] Terry Bitar : ma you just said it. is better [18:59] Terry Bitar : to practice each alone [18:59] Sana Yassmina Najjar : then let's practice the first 3 first [18:59] Sana Yassmina Najjar : then the second 3 no? [18:59] Elie Azar : could you possibly give us like a series one questions for each type? [18:59] Michele Boursali : hahaha as you wish [18:59] Laetitia Noujeim : then we do it [18:59] Elie Azar : hek a serie of 10 maybe [18:59] Terry Bitar : practice we understand more [19:00] Terry Bitar : practice we can know more [19:00] Elie Azar : what? [19:00] Elie Azar : i didn't get what we are doing [19:01] Rima Moukarzel : p.562 n 612- 613-616-617-621 [19:01] Elie Azar : yes [19:01] Elie Azar : you said question then argument then choices righ> [19:01] Elie Azar : right* [19:02] Rima Moukarzel : end time: 7:09 [19:09] Rami Kassis : woww i like those so easy [19:09] Peter Tannous : yeah I agree [19:10] Terry Bitar : cause they are not trickyyyyy [19:10] Terry Bitar : :P [19:10] Rami Kassis : just remove sentence correction [19:10] Sana Yassmina Najjar : the best part [19:12] Mohammad Kobrosly : i only did the first 3 [19:12] Elie Azar : didn't finish [19:12] Mohammad Kobrosly : didnt have time for the last 2 [19:12] Mohammad Kobrosly : last 2* [19:12] Mohammad Kobrosly : yes all right [19:12] Elie Azar : i got 3 out of 3 [19:16] Terry Bitar : no [19:16] Elie Azar : 621 was an assumption question? [19:16] Elie Azar : i thought so [19:17] Laetitia Noujeim : conclusion no? [19:17] Elie Azar : ah ok [19:17] Terry Bitar : it is to complete the argument [19:17] Terry Bitar : it is the. question [19:17] Terry Bitar : cause [19:19] Elie Azar : uff [19:19] Terry Bitar : contrast [19:19] Terry Bitar : baud 3akes l. point [19:19] Terry Bitar : of the text [19:21] Sana Yassmina Najjar : losing weight? [19:21] Terry Bitar : doing sports [19:21] Terry Bitar : ? [19:23] Sana Yassmina Najjar : both? [19:23] Elie Azar : influencer in a bad way [19:24] Terry Bitar : except? [19:25] Laetitia Noujeim : we reverse the cause and the effect? [19:27] Sana Yassmina Najjar : eating chocolate on a daily basis? [19:27] Mohammad Kobrosly : leads to? [19:27] Elie Medawar : obesity will lead to [19:27] Elie Medawar : health issues [19:28] Terry Bitar : byefta7 el abliyi [19:28] Terry Bitar : :P [19:28] Michele Boursali : RAMIIIII [19:28] Terry Bitar : mesh am teje a rase bl english [19:29] Michele Boursali : can u mute him please [19:29] Terry Bitar : check what I wrote sana [19:30] Mohammad Kobrosly : sugar? [19:30] Hassan Alghoul : calories [19:30] Elie Azar : sugar free [19:30] Elie Medawar : too much sugar in chocolte [19:30] Hassan Alghoul : suar [19:30] Hassan Alghoul : sugar [19:30] Michele Boursali : addictive [19:31] Sana Yassmina Najjar : crave terry haha [19:31] Sana Yassmina Najjar : appetite, that's the word you're looking for [19:32] Michele Boursali : i just grabbed a chocolate bar lol [19:32] Rima Moukarzel : p.569 [19:32] Rima Moukarzel : n 635 [19:33] Elie Azar : easiest to spot [19:37] Terry Bitar : new cars only [19:40] Elie Azar : bel 621 ken fi chi 3 contradicting [19:41] Rima Moukarzel : 610-615-635 [19:41] Rima Moukarzel : end time: 6:46 [19:46] Sana Yassmina Najjar : 1 extra [19:48] Terry Bitar : the last [19:48] Terry Bitar : sa2ili l question [19:48] Elie Azar : ana 615 mafhmto abadan [19:48] Elie Azar : i didn't get the weakening [19:49] Terry Bitar : one contradicts the other [19:49] Elie Azar : the conclusion comes against the 2 [19:50] Elie Azar : unfortunately? [19:50] Laetitia Noujeim : however? [19:52] Laetitia Noujeim : i didn't understand the answer choice B it is too long and complicated [19:52] Michele Boursali : yess [19:52] Elie Azar : contributes to bringing about the outcome [19:52] Elie Azar : it doesn't contribute it opposes [19:53] Laetitia Noujeim : clear [19:53] Elie Azar : ana [19:53] Elie Azar : i really don't see nor understand the weakening [19:53] Elie Azar : nothing:p [19:54] Elie Azar : i just eliminated B [19:54] Sana Yassmina Najjar : When you finish 615, please go over 610 [19:54] Elie Azar : i didn't know what to pick [19:55] Elie Azar : l cause hiye new flavors? [19:55] Elie Azar : w effect bringing new customers? [19:56] Elie Azar : ana la ele A w B are definitely wrong [19:56] Elie Azar : bala mafakkir fiyoun [19:56] Elie Azar : D [19:56] Terry Bitar : did we cover all the material. for the English part? [20:00] Terry Bitar : yes [20:00] Laetitia Noujeim : yes [20:00] Rima Moukarzel : beth? [20:00] Rima Moukarzel : You want to talk to them? [20:00] Rima Moukarzel : I am done here [20:00] Michele Boursali : she's not here [20:02] Rima Moukarzel : Homework for Tuesday: [20:03] Nadim Elias Chammas : yes [20:06] Hassan Alghoul : if we can get an access to the recording sessions after we finish this training [20:06] Terry Bitar : I think giving an opinion in private will be ebtter [20:06] Terry Bitar : for everyones' sake [20:06] Terry Bitar : thank you [20:06] Terry Bitar : I will send my thoughts in private [20:09] Elie Medawar : yes] [20:09] Elie Azar : oh perfect [20:10] Hassan Alghoul : thank you we appreciate that