Demo Class Notes (Ally – Naomi K)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Vocabulary

Canadian: Canada’s

advantage: something good that puts you ahead
ie. Naomi’s advantage is that she has a very small head.

employ: give somebody work
eg. I am employed at this company. We employ many people.

unexpected: accidentally, not in your plan
eg. I was really surprised because it was a really unexpected phone call!

sentence:句子
eg. I need to make longer sentences

Speaking exercise

I’m really sad recently because my instagram got hacked. I have 15K followers and my account is gone. I’m trying to email the instagram team, they didn’t give me the reply though, I have to wait.

I’m really sad recently because my instagram account got hacked. I have 15K followers but my account is gone. It took me a long time, but I finally sent an email to the instagram team/ I tried to email the instagram team but it wasn’t easy, and …but they didn’t give me a reply yet, so I have to wait. 

Reading

Are models too slim?

When they talk about fashion in Paris, the world listens. Let’s see if that remains the case when the conversation is about skinny models. France has unexpectedly adopted a law making it a criminal offence to employ very thin women on the catwalk.

Pronunciation

small i’s : don’t pronounce them too flat: it, slim, skinny
a’s: open your mouth a bit more; ally, apple, catwalk
world vs word
– world: wor + old
– word: only one sound