VIP Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Deadline (n): 1-  a time or day by which something must be done.
E.g.: There’s no way I can meet that deadline.
E.g.: We’re working to a tight deadline (= we do not have much time to finish the work).
E.g.: The deadline for applications is June 30th.

Oppress (v): 1- to make a person feel uncomfortable or anxious.
E.g.: He’s feeling oppressed by the approach of a deadline.

Hangry (adj – joke): 1- angry because you’re hungry.
E.g.: People often get hangry when their blood sugar level is low.
E.g.: After waiting for my friends for a long time, I started feeling hangry.

Sale (n): 1-  an act of exchanging something for money. 2- 拍卖
E.g.: The sale of cigarettes/alcohol is forbidden.
E.g.: The building company gets commission on each house sale.
E.g.: I haven’t made a sale all morning.

Sell (v) to give something to someone else in return for money. 2- 卖
E.g.: I sold him my car/I sold my car to him for $600.
E.g.: We are selling the tickets at/for $50 each.
E.g.: The store sells drinks and snacks.

Etc. = Etcetera = And so on

Grammar

My vocabulary is very small and I have forget a lot. – My vocabulary is very small / limited and I have forgotten a lot.

I don’t know how to oppress my feeling. – I don’t know how to express myself / my feelings / what I mean.

Pronunciation

Oppress: /əˈpres/

Angry:  /ˈæŋ.ɡri/

Hungry: /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/

Hangry:  /ˈhæŋ.ɡri/

Blood: /blʌd/

Tired: /taɪrd/

Banana: /bəˈnæn.ə/

Play: /pleɪ/

Plane:  /pleɪn/

Game: /ɡeɪm/

Name: /neɪm/

Sale: /seɪl/

Sell: /sel/

Dictionary:​ /ˈdɪk.ʃ^ən.^ər.i/

Long Vowel Sounds

A: make, cake, lake, plane, date, male, table, train, pain, spray, eight, snake, airplane, etc.

E: emu, bee, peach, sheep, keep, sleep, monkey, puppy, etc.

I: Mike, ice, bike, kite, kind, find, nice, fine, knight, child, fly, etc.

O: open, oh, close, nose, pony, window, note, hose, gold, etc.

U: cute, mule, music, museum, huge, June, confuse, etc.

Short Vowel Sounds

A: umbrella, cat, hat, apple, bag, fat,  arrow, ant, at, airplane, etc.

E: umbrella, pet, egg, elephant, bed, smell, sell, neck, else, yet, leg, etc.

I: pick, hit, quickly, big, tip, insect, skin, fish, still, bill, spill, fill, kick, etc.

O: short, shock, dog, hot, pot, board, bought, top, pork, hop, etc.

U: umbrella, under, up, duck, bucket, nut, plug, cup, bug, fun, etc.