VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

vintage – old + good quality
eg. I bought some vintage jeans

ambassador – marketing / sales by talking / the guy who speaks for a company / country

waterproof – stops water / anti-water

took a downturn – the economy drops
eg. the economy recently took a downturn

dropped quickly / dived / took a nosedive (dropped sharply) 
eg. the economy took a nosedive

I invest in the stock market

fine – penalty “peh nal tee”
eg. we have to pay a fine for parking in the wrong place

negate – make it have no effect / make it worth 0
omit – don’t include

Grammar

especially for which city – it depends (on) which city you want to go to.

Pronunciation

opinion – “oh pin yen”

Pneumon ultra microscopic silico volcano coniosis

autobiography – a book about a person’s life written by himself

auto = to do yourself

bio = life
biology
bio-chemical

graph = to measure / record