VIP Class Notes (Joe)

Write a paragraph of about 100-200 words about the games you like to play. Try to use as many of the new words from today’s lesson as possible.

Vocabulary

Muscle spasm – an uncomfortable feeling of movement in your muscles caused by stress
Placebo – a treatment that doesn’t really do anything, but may have positive effects because you believe it will works
the belle of the ball – the most beautiful girl at the party

Stilts – In worker master you play as a character walking on stilts
plaster – put on a lot of make up – she plastered make up on to her face
obstacles – I have to avoid many obstacles in the game
Different ways to say ‘a little bit’ = A teensy bit, A teeny bit, A tiny bit, The teeniest bit

Interesting – characteristic  (This is an interesting book)

Interested – feeling  (I am interested in reading this book)

Pronunciation

Console – round your mouth for the first /o/ sound to avoid saying ‘cancel’.

Multiplayer – mal (same vowel in ‘mother’)

Cooperation – ki wo pi ray shin

Grammar

You feel very rush
You feel very rushed

You need cooperate together
You need cooperate

You may yelling at your members
You may be yelling at your members
You may yell at your members

All of us are acting as cooker
All of us are acting as cooks

Every game tooks 3 minutes
Every game takes 3 minutes

If you get 600 yuen you can pass
If you get 600 yuen you can continue

You can open a secret level
You can play a bonus level

Every players should cooperate and finish all the tasks in time
Every player should cooperate and finish all the tasks in time
All players should cooperate and finish all the tasks in time

I want me to look the most beautiful
I wanted to be the belle of the ball

My friend is living in Nanjing, where a 4 hour drive from Shanghai
My friend is living in Nanjing, where there are old-fashioned people
My friend is living in Nanjing, where the market is very cheap

How about your school life? (You cannot open a conversation with a ‘how about’ question)
How is your school life?

Is there any interesting thing about keeping a cat?
Is there anything interesting about keeping a cat?

What’s your next step for singing or making a movie?
Is your next step to make another movie or to sing more?