VIP Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Immigrate (v): 1- to come to live in a different country. (n/adj: Immigrant)
E.g.: He immigrated with his parents in 1895 and grew up on Long Island.
E.g.: There’s a large immigrant population in New York.
E.g.: Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

Emigrate (v): 1- to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one. (n/adj: Emigrant)
E.g.: Millions of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the 19th century.
E.g.: Many Chinese people choose to become emigrants and go to other countries.

Migrate (v): 1- When an animal migrates, it travels to a different place, usually when the season changes. 2- If people migrate, they travel in large numbers to a new place to live temporarily. 3- to move from one place to another.(n/adj: Migrant)
E.g.: These birds migrate annually in search of food.
E.g.: Mexican farm workers migrate into the US each year to find work at harvest time.
E.g.: Trade has migrated from local shops to the larger chain stores.
E.g.: Millions of Chinese migrant workers move from the countryside to the city every year.

Incremental (adj): 1- in a series of amounts. (n: Increment)
E.g.: Most research proceeds by small incremental advances.
E.g.: You will receive annual salary/pay increments every September.

Airline (n): 1- a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft:
E.g.: What airline did you fly with?
E.g.: The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
E.g.: Spring Airlines has some of the lowest ticket prices in China.

Grammar

I will listening – I will listen.

An airplanes company – An airline.

I have to go back to there. – I have to go back there. 

They went to the LA. – They went to LA.

Half an year. – Half a year.

Pronunciation

Incremental: /ˌɪŋ.krəˈmen.t̬əl/

Airline: /ˈer.laɪn/

Relative: /ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/

Acupuncture: /ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃɚ/