VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Next Class Focus

Review the pronunciation of “spilled” and “always” focusing on making a good strong “L” sound (no lip movement).

Continue the Princess in Black from the bottom of page 2.

Homework

Review the new vocabulary.

Vocabulary

Cat got your tongue? – when someone doesn’t want to talk, usually because they are feeling shy
e.g. What’s the matter? (what’s wrong?) Cat got your tongue?

Athena – a Greek goddess of wisdom

Greek – 希腊

God / Goddess – something with 魔法 powers;男神,女神
e.g. The God of the sea can create storms.

Wisdom – 智慧

Tongue – 舌头

Magnolia – a tree with nice flowers

Wig – fake hair 假发

Tower – a tall building 塔楼

Scone – small, hard bread you eat with tea or coffee

Expect – when you think something will happen
Unexpected – when you are surprised

Secret – something you don’t want other people to know 秘密

Mess – when things are not put where they should be; when something needs to be cleaned

Skeleton – a person made only of bones

Reading

Bad, Bad Day

The Princess in Black – Chapter 1

Pronunciation

Ouch – ow – ch

Spilled – “L” is a sound that your tongue makes

Fuss – like in “us,” not like in “foot”

Magnolia – mag – no – lee – a

Scones – a_e, o_e, etc. it makes a “long” vowel
— skounz

Duchess – with two “s”, the “e” is a “short e”
Not: Dun – chess

Breeze – the two “e”s make a “long e” sound, like in see

Ch/Sh

Unexpected – un – ex – pek – ted

Messes – mess – ez, remember that “e + ss” is a “short e” sound, like we saw in Duchess