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
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