VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Write a short essay, With a short Intro paragraph,

Three paragraphs for the body

A short paragraph for the conclusion. (Tie the conclusion to the topic idea)

Why is basketball more fun than soccer, for you?

Reading from: Great Writing,   Understanding Paragraph basics.

How to Write a paragraph.

What is the root of this word?

Homonoym does not have a root word.

Simplify has a root word, it is simple.

What is a root word?

The basic part of the word, not changed

What is a root?

Root is means a part of the tree plants that is in the ground. It makes the food for plants, and it keeps the plant in place.

What does table rhyme with?

Able rhymes with table.

What does orange rhyme with?

Orange rhymes with door hinge.

Grammar

Nouns

city

Park

City park  (City becomes an ADJ)

Linking Verbs + ADJ.  (Often are about the five senses, Sight, Touch, Smell, Taste, Hearing

eg: That food looks delicious.

eg: This smells really good.

eg: It sounds quite here.

eg: This tastes bad, is it expired?

Linking Verb + ADV. + ADJ.   /   Adv. Linking Verb + ADJ.

eg: That food really looks delicious. (Real)

eg: That food looks really delicious.  (Very)  /    That food looks very delicious.

Linking Verb + Like + N.

eg: This model car really looks like a real car.

eg: It looks like rain. (maybe it will rain)

Vocabulary

I have a phone. But I don’t have it with me.

It’s important to know the rules, because then you can break them effectively.

Avoid – stay away from sth.

eg: I can’t stand the smell of Chou DouFu, so I avoid it when I smell it. I will even cross the street to avoid that smell.

Pronunciation

humid – Hue Mid

Folk – Fol ke