2xVIP Class Notes (Cynthia)

Homework

Do some writing and focus on the grammar you learned in class today.

Please make at least 8 new sentences from the newly learnt words.

Vocabulary

Desert  – 沙漠
An empty land filled with sand and it is normally very hot.
E.g – I do not wish to visit the desert because it is very hot and dry.

Camel – 骆驼 🐫
Animal that lives in the desert.

Decoration -装饰
E.g – I like the shopping malls decoration during Christmas time.

Furniture Store  – 家具店
E.g – Ikea is one of my favorite furniture store to visit.

Coffin – 棺材
E.g – When a person dies, we need to put them in a coffin.

Sculpture – 雕刻
E.g. – My aunty has a very nice bird sculpture in here living room.

Reporter – 记者
E.g – When I grow up I want to be a reporter.

Romantic – 浪漫
E.g – My favorite city is Paris, I feel it is very romantic.

Often – 经常
E.g – My mum often makes omelette for breakfast.

Normally – 经常
E.g – Normally I like to have rice for dinner.

Documentary – 纪录片
E.g – I like to watch animal documentary during my free time.

Tropical – 热带
E.g – Tropical countries is too hot for my liking.

Mangosteen – 山竹
E.g – My grandmother bought a lot of mangosteen from the market this morning.

Jackfruit- 菠萝蜜
E.g – My brother does not like to eat jack fruit.

Rambutan- 红毛丹
E.g – Rambutan’s flesh is white, sweet and crispy.

Durian -榴莲
E.g – I like the smell of durian. It smells very good.

Avocado – 牛油果 🥑
E.g – I will make avocado and egg sandwich for dinner.

Broccoli – 花菜 🥦
E.g – Mum made stir fried broccoli for dinner.

Carrot – 胡萝卜 🥕
E.g – My rabbit eats carrot everyday

Lamb – 羊肉 🐑
E.g – I like to order lamb meat when I have hotpot with my family.

Pronunciation

Desert – des·​ert | \ ˈde-zərt

Tropical – trop·​i·​cal

Camel – cam·​el | \ ˈka-məl

Documentary – doc·​u·​men·​ta·​ry | \ ˌdä-kyə-ˈmen-tə-rē