VIP Class Notes (Li)

Read “In the Kitchen”

Vocabulary

to be on my own – all by yourself

somersault – wrap your body up and roll

hag – an ugly old woman

ex. The hag that complained about her food may have been a witch.

meat is too tough – hard

scrape – use a sharp object to remove dirty things on the surface

ex. The chef scraped the food off the plate.

gravy – the sauce that goes with steak or roast chicken

I’m all ears now – ready to listen

basin – a large pot/container for putting food or liquid

chef – cook

ex. The head chef usually wears a tall hat.

cautiously – carefully

ex. Boy cautiously poked his head out to spy on the cooks.

well-to-do/well off/adj – to have money

ex. Many families staying at the Hotel Magnificent are well-to-do.

The plan is to put the mouse maker in the Witches’ food.

He needs to head to the kitchen to find out the food.

He needs to head to the kitchen to find out what they’re having for dinner.

His tail is being cut.

His tail was cut off by a chef.

Pronunciation

circus – sir-kes

gravy – gray-vee

basin – bay-sin