VIP Class Notes (Vicki)
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The gold medal for the 44th Chess Olympiad has been shared by India and Russia. The countries received joint-gold because of a glitch with the Internet. The Olympiad takes place every two years to find the best chess-playing nation in the world. This year it was held online for the first time. The online version of the competition was because of coronavirus. The final was between players from Russia and India. However, some games came to an end after two Indian players lost their Internet connection. Officials at the tournament said they had no choice but to award the gold medal to the two countries. They said this was fair because the Indian players lost time when the Internet connection failed.
Vocabulary
roller skate – lun hua
eventually / gradually – over time, as time goes by
personal values – jia zhi guan
interviewee – the person taking an interview
hypocrite – two faced
compensation – pei chang jin
court – fa yuan
against the law – wei fan
cost efficient – minimum cost but maximum result
capacitated – occupied
civil design or architecture – Cheng shi gui Hua
exaggerated – kua Zhang
bold – big and obvious
Homework
Review the vocab and write one sentence for each new word
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