VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

In what situations do people cheat in exams? What punishments do they face if they’re caught?

Write one paragraph for your answer.

Today we focused on:

Reading “Cheating”

Vocabulary

get away with sth – to do sth bad (ex. cheating) and not caught for it

ex. She got away with cheating in multiple exams until her classmate exposed her.

perhaps – maybe

ex. Perhaps athletes are under too much pressure to win.

cycling – the sports

put sth on – put on a performance

shuttlecock – the badminton ‘ball’

they would be famous worldwide/around the world 

reset – set again or differently

ex. If you forget your password you can reset it.

to spread false information – to say things which are not true

Speaking exercise

Where three international sports tournaments take place?

Why is the writer unhappy?

How do footballers cheat in the World Cup?

How to get away with cheating?

Cyclists cheat by taking drugs.

Why athletes want to win?

Make them more exciting

It makes them more excited 

I think there is a part of luck because if the ball fall on the net, and it will fall to one side.

I think a part of it is luck/it is due to luck because if the shuttlecock fell on the net, it will also fall to one side.

Pronunciation

athletes – af-letes