VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

confiscate sth
take away a privilege

peacock – a bird

hamper – to slow down sth / make it hard
eg. recording this class is hampering my ability to teach well

backfires – to cause problems accidentally (when the purpose was positive)
eg. I tried to give her a compliment, but it backfired

atheists – sb who doesn’t believe in god – “ay thee est”
eg. you are an atheist

prompted – to cause sth / to instruct sb
eg. The student cancelling her class prompted Jesse to go to lunch

committee – a professional gathering / meeting

disclose – to tell the truth that was hidden / to give information
eg. women often don’t disclose their age

fragment – physical pieces / % / not clearly separated parts
segment – time / % / clearly separated parts
piece – use this for most things – general

fracture / split

appeals / asks / requests / begs
eg. I appeal to my students to book their own classes

Grammar

the class you were absent from 

there is a restaurant called Peacock / this restaurant is called Peacock

terminally / terminal / terminator 

Pronunciation

THE MOVEMENT MAKES THE SOUND!

quest – “kwest” – mission
w = o shape mouth

crest – “krest” – the top part
r = rabbit shape mouth

crow – “cr oh”

crew – “cr ewww”