VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

Write a letter to Little White.

Today we focused on:

Read ‘The Ancient Ones”

Vocabulary

meekly – quietly and gently

ex. The other stared meekly as the Grand High Witch spoke about her plans.

in search of – look for

ex. All the witches are in search of the source of the dogs’ droppings.

ancient – very, very old

ex. Anna thinks 9 million hundred years is ancient.

sprint – run

feeble – weak

ex. The ancient ones are old and feeble, they’re not useful to the Grand High Witch anymore.

exterminate – to kill or destroy completely

ex. The Witches plan to exterminate all the children of England.

Speaking exercise

She turned the boy into a mouse.

She changed the alarm clock in the potion.

She changed the time of the alarm clock in the potion.

Last Saturday I see Vicky. She was leaving.

Last Saturday I saw Vicky and she was leaving/she was about to leave.

She will give two little bottles of mouse-maker to the ancient witches.

He’ll have more chocolate than the audience can give him and he can go.

The witches will give him more chocolate than what he should get and he will become a mouse.

Because she is the baddest.

Because she is the baddest of them all/worst of all.

Pronunciation

centre – center

deny – d-nigh