VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Pronunciation

provide – pronounce the “d” very softly

target – pronounce the “t” very softly

weren’t – pr “were nt” focus on the “er”

viewing- vieeuu wing 

Vocabulary

most food – most of the food 

when he ate up his meal – when he finished his meal 

ask for seconds / second helping
eg. He always wants seconds

up-skill (v)
eg. normally staff need to up-skill frequently in certain industries

promote from within – companies that promote staff within their company rather than looking outside the company

nurture – to take care of, develop, guide sth
eg. mothers generally nurture their children until they are old enough to take care of themselves

dilute – to make sth less strong / less perfect
eg. if you add water to orange juice, it will dilute the flavor

inconvenience – things that are inconvenient

context – the situation / details surrounding something like a conversation / occurrence
eg. don’t take my words out of context / that was taken out of context

binge – doing sth too much without a break

prevalent – common

streaming – watching from online
downloading – saving to your phone / computer

fatigue – tiredness
fatigued (adj)
eg. I’m fatigued

fall asleep / fall to sleep

no thanks < > yes please 

i’m ok thanks < > ok thanks! 

a long time ago

i haven’t seen you for a long time = long time no see