VIP Class Notes (Tony)
Homework
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1806/180607-pacific-ocean.html
Do the homework for this article: 4 parts
1. Vocabulary
2. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).
3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
4. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
Vocabulary
Has he taught children before?
The chief let me write an article.
He let you?
No, he asked me to. He made me write an article.
At first, he didn’t let me.
I am really serious – My condition is really serious
We were working on that.
We were working on that, right?
Let or Make?
Let – Allow someone to do something. Give them permission to do it.
eg: Usually the kids can’t stay up past 10pm. But their mom let them stay up late because it’s a birthday party.
(She allowed them to stay up late.)
eg: My chief let me have 3 days off next week.
Make – Force someone to do something. Maybe with words(mentally), Maybe with actions.(Physically)
eg: My boss always makes me work overtime and write a lot of his reports.
eg: My chief made me write a paper yesterday.
What if… (What will you do? If that happens)
What if I make the same mistakes next class?
You mean, what happens when you make the same mistakes next class? that’s easy We will just review again. (Not IF, But When)
What if you go out without your phone?
I would just have to make due without it.
What if you don’t recover in three days?
(You answered) I’m not sure if my vision will berecovered in 3 days
(Your answer was for THIS question, not THE question) Will your vision recover in three days after the surgery?
Maybe my right eye can’t see anything – Maybe I can’t see out of my right eye.
Maybe I will get more leave from my chief if I don’t recover in 3 days.
Grammar
My chief didn’t allowed me to ask for leave.
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