Online Class Notes (Jesse)
Grammar
first hours of the morning – in the early morningÂ
that night he was too bad – that night he slept poorly / slept bad / he didn’t sleep well / he had a bad night’s sleepÂ
he couldn’t sleep good – he couldn’t sleep wellÂ
he wanted the day to come faster / sooner / he was looking forward to the morningÂ
i have problems behind me – i have real problems under me / below me
he can’t to see any – he can’t see any / anything / anybodyÂ
nothing any answer him – there was no answer
eg. there are no people in this room
eg2. There is a cup on the table
eg3. there is a bookshelf behind you / behind you has a bookshelf
she explain to wilbur what she do and how she catch – she explains to wilbur what she does and how she catches
Vocabulary
please show yourself – please come out so I can see you
you can name me charlotte – you can call me Charlotte
call sb sth – to use a name for them
name sb sth – to give them the name (your parents)
I am named Jesse / My school is named SE
I am called Jesse / My school is called SE
This is called an elephant (it is an elephant)
He is called Mr Elephant (its name)
get trapped in the web / fall into the web / run into the web
cocoon – the shape of an insect wrapped in web
eg. she wraps the bug in a cocoon of web
eg2. butterflies come out of cocoons
the insides (normal) / innards / guts (sound disgusting) – the inside parts of animals / blood / stomach / liver / kidneys
eg. i don’t like to eat the insides of animals
it’s genetic / hereditary / it’s in my blood / in my genes – things that are in your family (hair, eyes, diseases, tall or short…)
eavesdropping – to listen to a conversation secretly
eg. I eavesdropped on them
eg2. sorry to eavesdrop but I think I know what you’re talking about! (if you want to help a stranger)
Pronunciation
charlotte – “shar leht”Â
wanted – “want tehd” – not AEIOU
yesterday – not “jesterday” – soft, no touching inside your mouth – “yes ter day”Â
addressed – “ad dresst” (formal for talk to, direct sth at sb)
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