VIP Class Notes 3rd May (Tony)

Vocabulary

impolite

they are more inclined to be gamers

transliteration (N.) – using sound to create a word in another language

eg: Ka Fei, Pun Ke, Luo Ji,      Coffee Punk Logic

premiere – the first time something is released

eg: It’s the first time that the international premiere and the national premiere are at the same time.

by the book – the follow the rules strictly

eg: My math teacher was really by the book, if we were even one minute late we couldn’t come into the classroom.

sweeping generalization – a comment made about ALL of one thing.

eg: Saying that all Chinese people are good at math is a sweeping generalization.

eg: Intelligent people know that generalizations are not applied to every simple statement.

immaculate – without flaws or problems

eg: Holland has some immaculately clean cities.

Amish – a religion which doesn’t use much technology

eg: The Amish village is two miles north.