VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

what? – sorry?

rep – repetition
set – a group of movements together
eg. 3 sets of 10 reps

you have a lot riding on the test result

I graduated from my university for several years – I graduated several years ago

I moved to Shanghai last year / 1 year ago
I have been living in Shanghai for several years

disrupt
interrupt 
abrupt 
turbulence 
disturb
eg. I was watching tv and my husband kept disturbing me. At first, he just disturbed me and it was annoying, but after he kept making noises and asking questions, it became disruptive and I had to interrupt my tv show and abruptly say “STOP IT!!!!!! leave the room or shuttup”. He must think living with me gives him a turbulent life.

rupture
eg. He went to the doctor because he ruptured his spleen

bicycle – bi 2, cycle go around
tricycle – a 3 wheeled bike
triangle
biology – bio life – ology – study
biography – measurement of life
bisexual – i like 2 sexes (genders)
geology – earth study
geologist – a person who studies geology
triplets – 3 small / set of 3
eg. the mother was so happy because she had triplets. Oh how busy she will be.
quad = 4
pent = 5
towelette – small towel
monochrome – 1 color 
biannual – bi = 2, annual – year

for the rest time – for the rest of the time 

breaststroke 
freestyle 

floaty
eg. I used to wear a floaty because I couldn’t swim

tricky – pian de
picky – jesse