VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

harvest – gathering in of the crops

ex.  Thanksgiving is a festival where people celebrate the harvest of many crops.

ex. This season, the farmers experienced a poor harvest.

gravy – a thick sauce that you have with meat (ex. roast turkey)

blessing –  something that is said to show support

ex. We offer them our blessings on their marriage.

blessing/2 – a prayer to ask for a favour or protection

ex. A priest gave a blessing on Christmas day.

cider – a drink made from apple juice

salad dressing – sauce

duplicate – to make another copy of sth

class clown – someone who makes jokes a lot and is very funny

Grammar

*try to use “a lot of” less; replace with many/much

Speaking exercise

All people attending a feast. Pumpkin pie and some great food like Turkey.

All people attending have/enjoy a a feast. Pumpkin pie and some other great food like Turkey.

Big Nose tried a lot of ways to make Pink Panther fail and he failed a lot of times.

Big Nose tried a lot of ways to make Pink Panther fail, but he failed many times.

It will change one thing into several things. He was playing music.

The machine will duplicate items/make several copies of an item. (At the beginning) He was playing music.

I think they look like the original PP. They are naughty. Their habits are different.

I think they look like the original PP. They are all naughty, and their habits are different.

First, he tied Big Nose’s water pipe and then the pipe exploded. He changed BN’s sculpture into a clown sculpture. And then, he catches BN. One of them tried to eat BN.

First, he tied up Big Nose’s water pipe and caused the pipe to explode. He changed BN’s sculpture into a clown sculpture. And then, he caught BN. One of them tried to eat BN.

Pronunciation

gravy – gray-v