Group Class Notes (Vocabulary – Raph)

Original:

Babysitting

Casey wants to buy a new car, but she is totally broke. She decides to babysit to make some money. She takes care of a child named Ben. She feeds him lunch and reads him a story. The story is funny. The boy laughs. Casey likes him. The child’s mom comes home. The child hugs Casey and then she leaves. She will babysit him again soon.

Upgraded:

Babysitting

Casey wants / desires / hopes / plans / needs / wishes to buy / purchase / order / get / acquire a new / brand new / fresh car / truck / vehicle / auto / automobile, but / however / unfortunately / on the other hand she is totally / definitely / completely / utterly / wholly broke / without money / poor / penniless / bankrupt / destitute. She decides / chooses / makes a decision / goes for / opts to babysit / sit / childmind / mind / take care of a child / look after a child to make / get / earn some / an amount of money / income / salary / payment / cash. She takes care / looks after / babysits / sits / minds of a child / kid / baby / infant / toddler named / called / baptized Ben. She feeds / gives him food / nourishes him lunch and reads him a story / book / novel / fairy tale. The story is funny / hilarious. The boy laughs / giggles / chuckles. Casey likes / loves / adores / is into / enjoys him. The child’s mom / mother / mum / mommy comes / arrives / gets / returns home / house / apartment / household. The child hugs / cuddles / embraces Casey and then she leaves / goes / goes away / departs. She will babysit him again / once more / once again / one more time soon / in the near future / sometime soon.

Vocabulary

Synonym (n): 1- a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.
E.g.: The words “small” and “little” are synonyms.

Antonym (n): 1- a word that means the opposite of another word:
E.g.: Two antonyms of “light” are “dark” and “heavy”.

Automobile (n): 1- a car
E.g.: I plan to purchase a new automobile.  
E.g.: I want to change my automobile.
E.g.: He works in automobile sales.

Utterly (adv): 1- totally, completely.
E.g.: What an utterly stupid thing to do!
E.g.: The food I ate at this restaurant was utterly disgusting.
E.g.: I was utterly annoyed by his behavior.

Wholly (adv): 1- completely.
E.g.: I wasn’t wholly convinced by her explanation.
E.g.: That’s a wholly different issue.
E.g.: This car is wholly British-made

Penniless (adj): 1- having no money.
E.g.: She fell in love with a penniless artist.
E.g.: She’s is totally penniless and can’t afford buying anything.
E.g.: After I purchase this new automobile I will be wholly penniless.

Destitute (adj): 1- without money, food, a home, or possessions.
E.g.: The floods left thousands of people destitute.
E.g.: The president wants to help the destitute people of this area.

Bankrupt (adj): 1- unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts.
E.g.: He went bankrupt after only a year in business.
E.g.: The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt.
E.g.: I left the company after it went bankrupt.

Infant (n): 1-  a baby or a very young child.
E.g.: She has five children, the youngest of whom is still an infant.
E.g.: My mom took care of me when I was an infant.
E.g.: My colleague’s infant is very cute.

Toddler (n): 1-   a young child, especially one who is learning or has recently learned to walk
E.g.: Taking care of toddlers is always a challenge.
E.g.: My mom hired a babysitter to look after me when I was a toddler.

Opt (v): 1- to choose.
E.g.: Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a guarantee for a good job.
E.g.: I had to opt for this car because it was cheaper.
E.g.: It’s hard for me to opt between two books.

Nourish (v): 1- to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy:
E.g.: Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.
E.g.: She looks happy and well nourished.
E.g.: This cream is supposed to help nourish your skin.

Hilarious (adj): 1- very funny
E.g.: This new movie is hilarious.
E.g.: I can’t stop laughing at this hilarious story.
E.g.: She is such a hilarious person, we all love her!

Household (n): 1- a group of people, often a family, who live together, or the house where they live.
E.g.: By the 1960s, most households had a TV.
E.g.: There are three people in my household.

Cuddle (v): 1- to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold each other close to show love or for comfort.
E.g.: She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.
E.g.: They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling.

Embrace (v): 1- to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone.
E.g.: She saw them embrace on the station platform.
E.g.: He leaned over to embrace the child.
E.g.: They embraced before he left.

Write a paragraph using some of the words we learned today. Review if with your teacher on your next F2F class.