Group Class Notes (Vocabulary)(Raph)

Reading

Original: 

What’s in a Magazine?

Magazines are fun to read! There is usually someone famous on the cover. Sometimes it is an actress, or maybe a politician. Sometimes it can even be a chef. You can flip through the pages of a magazine and read through the various interesting stories. The stories are usually about important events. Some are sad, some are happy.

Edited:

What’s in a Magazine?

Magazines / Periodical / Weeklies / Monthlies / Newspapers are fun / entertaining / interesting / exciting / nice to read! There is usually / often / normally someone famous / someone popular / someone well-known / a celebrity on the cover / front page / first page / jacket. Sometimes / Occasionally it is an actress / female actor / performer, or maybe / perhaps / probably a politician / government worker / government official. Sometimes it can / may / might even be a chef / cook. You can flip / turn through the pages of a magazine and read through the various / many different / countless interesting / entertaining / thought-provoking stories / articles / piece. The stories are usually about important / significant / noteworthy events / activities / happenings / incident. Some are sad / depressing / unhappy / blue / gloomy, some are happy / joyful / cheerful.

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.
E.g.: “Big” and “large” are synonyms.

Chef (n): 1- a skilled and trained cook who works in a hotel or restaurant, especially the most important cook.
E.g.: He is one of the top chefs in the UK.
E.g.: She is head chef at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
E.g.: My father is a chef.

Flip (v): 1- If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it turns over quickly.
E.g.: I flipped the book (over) to look at the back cover.
E.g.: I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind.
E.g.: I just sat in the waiting room, flipping through a magazine.

Various (adj): 1- many different.
E.g.: We had various problems on our trip.
E.g.: The author gave various reasons for having written the book.
E.g.: My company has various reasons to look after this client.

Event (n): 1- anything that happens, especially something important or unusual:
E.g.: This year’s Olympic Games will be the biggest ever sporting event.
E.g.: Susannah’s party was the social event of the year.
E.g.: They had a company event just before Christmas.

Politician (n): 1- a person who works for the government. 2- 政治家
E.g.: Xi Jinping is one of the world’s most powerful politicians.
E.g.: He wants to be a politician when he grows up.

Normal (adj): 1- usual; not different from the expected.
E.g.: I had a normal working day today.
E.g.: They were selling the book at half the normal price.
E.g.: Having so much snow in Shanghai is not normal.

Celebrity (n): 1- a famous person.
E.g.: There were lots of celebrities at the party.
E.g.: I like to read about the lives of celebrities.

Occasionally (adv): 1- sometimes but not often.
E.g.: I see him occasionally in town.
E.g.: Occasionally I’ll have a piece of chocolate, but it’s very rare.
E.g.: I only go to the fitness club occasionally

Female (adj): 1- belonging or relating to women, or the sex that can give birth to young or produce eggs.
E.g.: She was voted the best female singer.
E.g.: Female lions do not have m.

Countless (adj): 1- very many, or too many to be counted:
E.g.: There are countless arguments against this ridiculous proposal.
E.g.: I’ve heard this song countless times on the radio.

Thought-provoking (adj): 1- something that makes you think a lot about a subject.
E.g.: This was a very thought-provoking book/film.
E.g.: Big Little Lies is a very thought-provoking TV show.

Entertaining (adj): 1- funny, fun and enjoyable.
E.g.: I just read a really entertaining story.
E.g.: His books aren’t very well-written, but they’re always entertaining.
E.g.: Today I had a very entertaining day.

Significant (adj): 1- important.
E.g.: There were some significant details missing from his report.
E.g.: This email is really significant for us.

Noteworthy (adj): 1- deserving attention because of being important or interesting.
E.g.: a noteworthy example/event
E.g.: It is noteworthy that one third of students do not pay any tuition fees (学费).
E.g.: There is a noteworthy article on Time Magazine this week. You should read it!

Incident (n): 1- an event that is either unpleasant or unusual.
E.g.: I hope incidents like this never happens again.
E.g.: There was a terrible incident at school today.

Blue (adj): 1- sad.
E.g.: You look very blue today!
E.g.: The weather is really blue today.
E.g.: He looked really blue after he got the message.

Gloomy (adj): 1- sad and without hope.
E.g.: It was a gloomy, rainy day.
E.g.: The party ended up being a very gloomy event.
E.g.: The cemetery(公墓) is a gloomy place.