VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

scorching/blazing/scorching/sizzling – extremely hot

caught up in flames – catch fire

ex. It’s fortunate that we weren’t in the house when it got caught up in flames.

hell – opposite of heaven

devil – the being living in hell (like god)

head to/go to/on its way to  

ashes – powdered stuff left after burning

ex. human ashes

Grammar

keep your tenses consistent 

-stay in the same tense when the story is fiction (most cases past/present)

-tenses can shift when you’re talking about actual events (what happened in the past – future)

Speaking exercise

We go on to the playground, it’s so hot you know.

We went to the/played on the playground, it’s sizzling/baking today.

I don’t know why when the Pink Panther’s feet touch the road, the cars will appear.

I don’t know why when the Pink Panther’s feet touches the road, the cars will appear.

When the Pink Panther goes back the cars will disappear.

First, one volcano erupts and the Jerk jumps down from the airplane and he said, “I want to let the volcano die.”

First, one volcano erupted and the Jerk jumped down from the airplane and he said, “I want to kill the volcano.”

Finally, he went into a super hot oven and he changed into dirt. After that, his soul was going to heaven and God thought he was too stupid.

Finally, he went into/entered a super hot oven and caught up in flames, which left only his ashes behind. After that, his soul was going/heading to/on its way to heaven, but God thinks he is too stupid so he couldn’t enter.

It would probably be burnt or something like that.

They would probably be burnt or something like that.

Is there any monsters? Are there any monsters?