VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Diary of a wimpy kid 

Vocabulary

scholarship – money to pay for your university
eg. i got a scholarship for university in japan

due by date / used by date

fridge

battery – dian chi

if I feel like it – you want to do sth + you have a feeling to do it
eg. If I feel like going swimming, then I will just go

emotion – sth you feel like happiness, sadness, anger…
eg. happiness is a positive emotion
eg2. it’s hard for me to control my emotions

fit in – to adapt yourself and be accepted by others 
eg. you should try to fit in at school

warm it up – jia re / re shen
eg. I first need to warm up and then I will do exercise
eg2. can you please warm the sandwich up?

come up with an idea
eg. I come up with good ideas when I have time to think

light sleeper < > heavy sleeper 

lesson plan
eg. I need to make a lesson plan before my classes

once a week
twice a week

it’s boring / i’m bored

the snowman is made of snow / the snowman is made out of snow

the kids made snowmen out of snow / made snowmen from snow

bitch (v) – not too bad
eg. staff always bitch about their boss
bitch (n) – bad / rude

I enjoy drinks like coffee.
I like coffee.

I like food like hamburgers

although = even though

I want to but I can’t

I want to move but I can’t.

nothing they did worked / it works / it doesn’t work / i didn’t work 
eg. my diet didn’t work so I started exercising

threat / aggression
eg. the threat from bullies at school is really bad

a small man – sb who cares about things that aren’t important / cheap / petty 
eg. my boss was a very small man

Grammar

I turned on the computer / the computer was turned on by me

There were many photos on the computer / The computer were full of photos / The computer has many photos on it.

I put many clothes on my body today / many clothes were put on my body by me today / my body has many clothes on it / my body has many clothes that I put on it