Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

idol – sb you think is amazing that you want to be like / dream to be like

in the final you do 5 dives / there are 5 rounds

she got full marks / the full score / a perfect score
eg. she got a perfect score in 3 of her 5 dives and broke the world record

you can PK with her – you can play against her / you can verse her

garage – the room / place for the car

I would invest it / I would put this money into an investment

appreciate in value – increase in value
eg. most people would buy a house that would appreciate in value over time
eg2. they bought a house which they thought would appreciate in value
eg3. the appreciation of the value was 200%

demolish / destroy / remove the house

duration / length of the contract
eg. the duration of the ownership of my house is 70 years

beg (v) / begger (n)
eg. they beg for money on the street

superannuation – money you pay every month while you’re young and then you can use it when you’re retired (over 60)

pension – the money the government pays you every month because you’re retired
eg. I’m on the pension / I receive a pension / I get the pension

it only applies to kids under the age of X / you only receive it until the kid is X years old

conservative – safe and less change
eg. older people are usually more conservative

they have an old way / conservative way / traditional way of thinking – a slow and safe approach to thinking
eg. the Australian government is quite conservative

Australia is an island but Canada borders the US so people can easily migrate there

active < > passive
eg. Stefanie is the least passive student in the world

drive the class / drive the computer / let me drive (the tv) – to take control
eg. ok let me drive for a moment – let me control the computer

Grammar

what would you use the money for

her mum got illness – her mum is sick

make advertising – do advertising

Pronunciation

she – “sherr” “sheee“