VIP Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Surrogate (n): 1- a woman who has a baby for another person who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby.
E.g.: She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.

Prenup / Prenuptial Agreement (n): 1- an official document signed by two people before they get married that says what will happen to their possessions and/or children if they divorce.
E.g.: He asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement when they got engaged.
E.g.: She refused to sign the prenup.

Obedient (adj): 1– doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority:
E.g.: Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in the classroom.

Submissive (adj): 1- A submissive person allows themselves to be controlled by other people. 2- 服从的
E.g.: He was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word.

Helicopter (n): 1- 直升机

Grammar

From two month. – Since three months ago. / For the past two months.

I will start to reading – I will start to read / I will start reading.

I will check when I will go to America. – I will check when I go to America.

Pronunciation

Sore: /sɔːr/

Nausea: /ˈnɑː.zi.ə/

Fatigue: /fəˈtiːɡ/

Severe: /səˈvɪr/

Prenuptial Agreement:/ˌpriːˈnʌp.ʃəl əˈɡriː.mənt/ 

Prenup: /ˈpriːnʌp/