Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

sorry – my apologiesĀ 

they export it to Columbia / Columbia imports it from China

middle man – intermediary in sales

necessary / essential – sth you must do

as much
eg. I didn’t spend as much time on it as last time

Pronunciation

blurry – blerr ree

Deborah was angry at her son. Her son didnā€™t listenĀ toĀ her. Her son was 16 years old. Her son thought he knew everything. Her son yelled at Deborah. He told her he didnā€™t haveĀ toĀ do anything. He didnā€™t haveĀ toĀ listenĀ toĀ her. He didnā€™t haveĀ toĀ goĀ toĀ school. He didnā€™t haveĀ toĀ do his homework. He didnā€™t haveĀ toĀ study. He was 16. He could do anything he wantedĀ to do. What could Deborah do? She wasnā€™t married. She was divorced. She could not control her son. He would listen toĀ his father. But his father was not there. His father lived in another city.

what do you want to do?


Kevin wanted to lose weight. He was getting fat. His stomach was getting bigger. He was gaining weight. He was gaining one pound every week. He had to buy new pants. He didnā€™t fit into his old pants. He couldnā€™t see his feet anymore. When he looked down, all he could see was his big fat belly. He wanted his belly to disappear. How could he do that? How could he lose weight? What could he do? He talked to his wife. She told him to stop eating candy. She told him to stop eating cake. She told him to walk up and down the big hill every day.