VIP Class Notes (Joe)

It’s absolutely essential that you practice using the phrase ‘a couple of’ as you have a lot of trouble with he pronunciation of this. Practice making at least 3 sentences with this phrase per day.

Vocabulary

wild – animals are wild if they have never been domesticated (e.g. tigers)
feral – animals are feral if their species has been domesticated, but the particular animal has not belonged to any human since being born
stray – animals are stray if they had a human owner but became lost or abandoned

Legalese – the formal and technical language of the legal profession

An inevitable trend
An inevitable conclusion (something inevitable cannot be stopped from happening in the future)
An unstoppable trend (something unstoppable cannot be stopped now)

Grammar

I didn’t really into cats
I wasn’t really into cats

I get a chance to bond with a few cats
I got a chance to bond with a few cats

I think AI is going to replace all of the human being
I think AI is going to replace all human beings

Lawyer and surgeon is probably one of the last profession that’s going to be replaced by robot
The professions of lawyer and surgeon will probably be some of the last to be done by robots
Lawyers and surgeons will probably be some of the last professionals that will be replaced by robots

Pronunciation

Better (make sure you say the /e/ sound clearly in the first syllable. Avoid saying an /a/ sound because it sounds like ‘badder’

Collar (make sure the /o/ is clear in the first syllable. If you say an /i/ sound it can sound like ‘killer’

Construction (say all the sounds)

A couple of lovers drank a couple of cups of tea (a ka pi lov / a couple of)

Aloof (say the /oo/ sound clearly)