VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Lyla

Grammar

it’s quite much work – it’s quite a lot of work 

more slower – slower / more slowly 

Vocabulary

daunting / scary

looking forward to sth < > dreading sth
exciting < > daunting
eg. Having a baby is a little daunting. I am really dreading the delivery of this baby.

demanding / tiring / exhausting
eg. raising a baby is a very demanding experience

joyness – joy / joyful 

I like to play and other things. 

blessing in disguise
eg. the 2nd baby wasn’t planned but I think it’s a blessing in disguise

unplanned pregnancy – an “accident”

only children / only child – sb with no siblings
eg. we’re both only children

she took my husband’s last name

nickname – short name for sb
eg. my daughters nickname is Liuliu

cruel – very bad / treats sb badly

crucial – very important

clean shaven < > bearded / unshaven
eg. I used to be clean shaven when I was a kid

I need to go to the toilet – number 1 – pee – piss
I need to go to the toilet – number 2 – poo – shit
eg. I need to do a number # / I need to pee / I need to poo