VIP Class Notes (Li)

Today we focused on:

Finished Fantastic Mr Fox

Vocabulary

to go bananas – to become insane

ex. The babysitter went bananas when she saw the mess that the children made in the kitchen.

trademark – a symbol/words/phrases that a company or person uses to represent them

personify – to treat something as though it were like a form of a human

ex. Many short stories personify the characters.

Grammar

bring vs. take 

bring  – move from one place to another, can be where the speaker is at

ex. Am I allowed to bring a friend with me to this party?

ex. Don’t bring anything with you, I’ve got all the ingredients ready.

take –  sbd/sth moves away from a location

ex. I need to take the rubbish out later.

ex. You can take these pens home with you.

Speaking exercise

He didn’t take socks

He didn’t bring his socks