Online Class Notes (Jesse) [R]

focused on pronunciation and making connection between words and AEIOU pronunciation

really big / funny AEIOU like really American

Sophia needs some money. She wants a job that pays a lot. She wants a job that gives her power. She wants a job that has good health insurance. She does not have a college degree. She does not want to work at a restaurant. She does not want to work at an office. That is boring.

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 didn’t fit into his old pants. He couldn’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.

Vocabulary

antonym – opposite

crave – when you really want to eat sth you can say “I really crave roasted corn”

weakling / skin and bone – very skinny, very weakling
eg. you’re all skin and bone / you’re a weakling

money is no object = don’t care about money, just spend whatever

we split the bill – we each paid half

Pronunciation

wik – short / week – long