Online Class Notes (Joe)

Vocabulary

Moose – alce (sounds like Chocolate Mousse)
I have never seen a moose in my life.

population (uncountable/uncountable)
When “population” is used as an uncountable noun, it refers to a collective group or the total number of people or animals in a particular area or country.
How much is the population of Colombia?
The population of Colombia is 52 million.

When “population” is used as a countable noun, it refers to different populations of different countries or areas.
How many penguins are there in South Africa?
There are 2 big populations of penguins and a few small populations too. There are about 20000 penguins.

sleep in = stay in bed until you want to get up.
It is Saturday, so I slept in.

wake up late = stay in bed until later than you should.
I woke up late and my boss is not happy.

dawn – when the sun comes up
I was out until dawn (at dawn, I went home)

dusk – when the sun goes down
The birds sing until dusk (they stop singing at dusk)

Pronunciation

hit – short vowel

hitter – short vowel

heat – longer vowel

heater – longer vowel