VIP Class Notes (Dimple)

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200926-richest-man.html

also read this

Matilda: Page 1

Vocabulary

awkward – gan ga de

bottled – packaged with bottle [note: adding -ed to the end of a noun makes it an ajd.]

wealth – fortune

wealthy – rich

i.e. I want to be a wealthy man.

branch – sub-division

branch out – reach out, expand

vaccine – yi miao

chairman – president

manufacturer – similar to “maker”, but more for industrial purpose

pharmacy – a place that sells/makes medicine

construct – to build

construction worker – jian zhu gong ren

construction site – a place where there’s construction going on, someone building something

emerge – appear, expand, happening, growing

pharmaceutical – adj. related to pharmacy, yi yao de

tap – to pat

tap water – zi lai shui

nasal – bi kong

rarely – not often, almost never

disgusting – gross, annoying

blister – what you get on your foot if you walk too much

adoration – love

manage to – try to find a way to

revolting – similar to disgusting

offspring – the younger generation in the family, your kids, and your kids’ kids

basin – a large container of water

1. Memorize the words we learned today. And try to make a sentence for each of them.
2. Read Matilda page 1 again, and this time read it after Jesse’s voice recording. Try to mimic his pronunciation.