F2F Class Notes 5th January (Celeste)***

Read the pages below 2-3 more times. Write down 7-9 words you don’t know and look them up in a dictionary. Write about the new words in a paragraph, make 2 example sentences for each. Upload it in your next class.

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Matilda is inquiring girl and maybe she is 5 years old. She has a 10 year old brother. Her parents are selfish because they don’t stay with Matilda and she stay at home by herself. Her father goes to work and her mother goes to play bingo 5 afternoons in a week. Then he sets on a library in the village.

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Matilda is an inquiring girl and maybe she is 5 years old. She has a 10-year-old brother. Her parents are selfish because they don’t stay with Matilda and she stays at home by herself. Her father goes to work and her mother goes to play bingo 5 afternoons a week. So, she sets out to the library in the village.

Pronunciation

wandering ( wawn – dering )

wondering ( wun – dering )

fascination ( fassin – nay – shin )

position ( puh – zish – shin )

revived ( ree – vIv – d )

glorious ( glory – iss )

I didn’t know what “nevertheless” meant. It means however. For example, Nevertheless, we still very happy because we start learning to do many things. In the game, our defeat is expected. Nevertheless, it was make me disappointing.
I didn’t know what “lower” meant. It means less high in position. For example, the book is on the lower shelf but I can’t find it. She bit her lower lip.
I didn’t know what “manage” meant. It means succeed in dealing with. For example, can you manage without his help? Will it be able to manage this work easily?
I didn’t know what “toddle” meant. It means walk unsteadily. For example, she fell while toddling around. The baby has just learned to toddle.
I didn’t know what “glorious” meant. It means enjoyable. For example, This win revived glorious memories of his championship winning days. I open the window and let in the glorious evening air.
I didn’t know what “cosy” meant. It means feel comfortable. For example, the room makes us cosy feel. We has cosy chat by the big round table.
I didn’t know what “devouring” meant. It means read or look at sth with great interest. For example, She began devouring newspapers when she was only a little girl. He devouring everything he could lay his hands on: books,magazines and newspapers.

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I didn’t know what “nevertheless” meant. It means however. For example, nevertheless, we are still very happy because we started learning/we are starting to learn to do many things. In the game, we expected to be defeated. Nevertheless, that was making me disappointed.

I didn’t know what “lower” meant. It means less high in position. For example, the book is on the lower shelf but I can’t find it. She bit her lower lip.

I didn’t know what “manage” meant. It means succeed in dealing with sth. For example, can you manage without his help? Will he/she/they be able to manage this work easily?

I didn’t know what “toddle” meant. It means walk unsteadily. For example, she fell while toddling around. The baby has just learned to toddle.
I didn’t know what “glorious” meant. It means enjoyable. For example, this win revived glorious memories of his championship winning days. I open the window and let in the glorious evening air.

I didn’t know what “cozy” meant. It means feel comfortable. For example, the room makes us feel cozy. We had a cozy chat by the big round table.

I didn’t know what “devouring” meant. It means read or look at sth with great interest. For example, She began devouring newspapers when she was only a little girl. He was devouring everything he could lay his hands on: books,magazines and newspapers. / He is devouring everything he can lay his hands on.

eg. I can devour a whole cake by myself.

eg. My favorite food to devour is mousse cake.