VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

lots of conversation and focused on new vocabulary she didn’t know / couldn’t remember

Vocabulary

how do you know each other? / how did you meet? – talk about the situation / time that you met sb

there is a common sentence – there is common saying / expression

sun cream / sun screen – cream that protects you from the sun

bread / dough / bacon = money
eg. Essie brings home the bacon = she earns good money
eg2. Essie is the breadwinner in her family = she is the main money earner
eg3. Essie earns some dough = she earns money

it follows the lives of 3 families

he’s a gay – he’s gay and has depression

the gay – the gay guy 

to be in the closet – to be gay but secretly
he was in the closet / to come out of the closet

to cheat on sb = sb = partner / wife / husband
to cheat with sb – sb = lover

lover – mistress – a married man’s girlfriend
lover – toy boy / boy toy – a married woman’s boyfriend

self-sufficient – independent – sb who is able to live by themselves and support themselves

admire – look up to
eg. i really admire strong women

she got away with it
eg. the police never found her, so she totally got away with it

“my way or the highway” – i will do it my way, and that’s all.

Pronunciation

pill – p i l
pearl – per l
pure – pyou rrr

neighbour – “nay bor”