VIP Class Notes (Phil)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Today we focused on:

talked about relationships and marriage

Vocabulary

engaged -period before marriage

break up – when people end a relationship

divorce – legal break up of a marriage

move on – after a relationship or marriage is over to go onto the next stage of life.

pregnancy, to be pregnant – have a baby

prenuptial agreement – an agreement before marriage of how assets will be divided if divorced

awkward – a difficult topic to talk about

idealistic, ideal – a positive way of thinking about situations

to cheat on somebody – to have another lover in a relationship

to have an affair – to have another lover during marriage

stigma – a negative association of something

emotionally scar – something negative that people will remember forever or a long time

to compromise – reach an agreement on something

immature – not fully developed emotionally

men are usually more immature than women.

Speaking exercise

classic thinkingTraditional thinking 

prodictive