VIP Class Notes (Jacob)

Write about your trip during the holidays and use the thesaurus to find some new adjectives or descriptive words.

http://www.freethesaurus.com/

http://www.51voa.com/

Vocabulary

Lax/relaxed/chill – easy going
eg. Don’t worry about the job interview, my boss is very Lax/relaxed/chill.

Tempted – something gives you the desire to do something (attracted to)
eg. I didn’t want to be tempted to use English instead of Chinese everyday

Temptation – desire to do something (attraction)

Fad – something that people really like for a while but then it fades away

Island fever – to enjoy the island lifestyle (sitting on beach, not working in office, drinking a lot)
eg. Using fever to describe something people like or is popular comes from the song jungle fever

Grammar

Roughly plan
I have a rough plan/I have roughly planned a part of my trip

Pronunciation