VIP Class Notes (Jacob) [R]
Homework
Three gorges dam – read about this and write your opinion on its relocation of Chinese
Vocabulary
Pickle – the action of putting some vegetables in vinegar to make them sour
Pickled – a food that has been in vinegar to make it sour to preserve
Transit – transfer in an airport/or some kind of station.
eg. I don’t have a direct flight, I’m transiting in Moscow.
equilibrium – the perfect middle point of something (not to spicy, not to sweet, just right)
Throw money at some – spend money rather than time on something
eg. When I first started learning Chinese, I would always throw money at it and buy the best programs, books, etc.
Commit – agree to doing something
eg. I commited to organizing this event for my boss.
Commitment – something you already agreed to doing and have to do (appointment)
eg. I can’t go to the bar this weekend, I already have another commitment.
eg. I have a work appointment/commitment
Estimate – to give a price (guess) of how much something will cost
hydroelectric – electricity made from water
Hydro = water
Series – many things in a row
Grammar
Almost all = amount of something
eg. I ate almost all the pizza yesterday.
Almost always = talking about time (most of the time)
eg. I almost always use the subway to go home/Most of the time I get the subway home
the middle school
Shes not good at studying
Whats her interests.
The teacher gave asked my daughter a to commitment to joining in the theater
6,600 = sixty six hundred or six thousand six hundred
Pronunciation
Theater [ThE-ter]
Dead [Ded]
Estimate
Amount
Aid
Seasonal
Dam [Da-am]
Mainly [Main-lE]
Concerns
http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Special_English/dam-collapse-in-laos-leaves-hundreds-missing–79643.html
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