VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

world cup – shi jie bei
eg. I watch the world cup every night. Last night I watched Russia VS Australia

competition – bi sai

the Himalayas – xi ma la ya

Mr Everest – the highest mountain in the world

roof – wu ding

bitterly cold – very very cold

peak – the top of a mountain

melt – when ice becomes water
eg. after you put ice into water, it will melt quickly

shrink – get smaller
eg. some mountains are shrinking but some are getting bigger

movements – dong zuo
eg. the movements of the earth make some mountains get bigger

fiery – lots of fire
eg. when volcanoes erupt they become fiery

Pronunciation

er / ur / ir = “errr”
eg. her / fur / bird