VIP Class Notes (Li)

Read “Mrs Patty is Batty” 6-7

Vocabulary

he passed away/died

fluffy – when soft bits of wool or fur stick out

ex. fluffy dog

yanking your chain – to play a joke on sbd/to give sbd a hard time

ex. Stop yanking my chain, you should stay out of trouble.

teenagers/teens – 13-19 year olds

graveyard – a place to bury dead people

nuts – jian guo

terrifying – scary

ex. That was the most terrifying film that I’ve seen!

Grammar

spend time/money

We can’t spend time

We don’t have enough time to take care of these animals.

We must use a lot of time and money

We must spend a lot of time and money

Pronunciation

teenagers – tee-nay-jers

totally – toe-tuh-lee

graveyard – gray-v-yard