VIP Class Notes (Li)

Pretend that you are a doctor. What kind of advice would you give people like Cheryl who have an addiction?

Reading “Chocolate”

Vocabulary

french fries – chips (not the same as potato chips)

rash – itchy red spots on your skin

Is it a severe problem? – Is it a very bad problem?

savoury – salty and spicy, not sweet

addiction/n – to be unable to stop doing sth, especially sth bad

ex. Cheryl has a severe chocolate addiction.

addicted to chocolate/sweets/coffee/video games/watching TV

anxiety – to feel uneasy, nervous and worried

shopping trolley/cart – a large metal basket with wheels

espresso – a type of strong black coffee

reluctant – not willing to do sth

ex. Cheryl was reluctant to put all the boxes of chocolate back.

Grammar

more bad

worse 

comparative of bad

bad – worse – worst

cut down – have less

ex. I think Cheryl should cut down on the amount of chocolate she eats.

quit – not have at all

ex. Hopefully, Cheryl manages to quit her unhealthy chocolate addiction.

I will sick

I will get/feel sick.

I heard of my classmates and I heard that some good chocolates are very delicious.

I heard from my classmates and I heard that some good chocolates are very delicious.

Play games because I have a game where you should do a lot of things in a day. If I don’t play it I think I didn’t do something.

Play games because I have a game which requires you to do a lot of things/tasks in a day. If I don’t play it I think I didn’t do anything.

She will steal the chocolate.

She will steal the chocolates.

Like someone really want to play games and he get a bad habit. And, he want to do a research whether playing games effective? If he get the report that say “This not really effective.” He will change this to play more games.

For example, someone really wants to play games and he has a bad habit. And, he wants to do a research on whether playing games affects him? If he finds/reads the report that says “This is not really effective.” He will use this as an excuse to play more games.

She could make a quantity that she could eat every day.

She could limit the quantity of chocolate she eats every day/daily