VIP Class Notes (Luca)

The Tokyo Motor Show has been cancelled for the first time in its history. The organizers called the show off because of an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Japan. Akio Toyoda, chairperson of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said: “The Tokyo Motor Show is being cancelled, not delayed. It’s difficult to hold the event in a way in which many people will be able to experience the appeal of cars in a safe and secure environment.” Tokyo has just been put under a two-week state of emergency to try and reduce the surge in COVID-19. Japan’s government is worried about the pandemic because it will host the Tokyo Olympics in July. Many Japanese people want to cancel the Olympics.

Vocabulary

Cancel
e.g I am too sick I have to cancel my birthday party on the weekend.
e.g The teacher cancelled the party because its raining heavily

organize verb organizer noun
e.g I organized the papers into different piles.
e.g The people who organized the car show, are the organizers of the car show.
e.g We have to organize the rubbish

increase opp Decrease
e.g I am getting older and older, my age is increasing.

Coronavirus  bingdu

chairperson (the most important organizer of the motor show)

Automobile (fancy word for a car)
e.g I want to know all the about automobiles

Manufactor (to make in a factory)
e.g The brakes on this car where manufactured in Korea

Association (fancy work for group)
e.g I am a member of the Student Helper Association

delay (put something further back)
e.g My Chinese Teacher always delays the start of our class.

experience jingli or jingyan
e.g I had a really good experience hiking in the mountains

appeal (like something)
e.g I think cheese and doughnuts are very appealing

secure
e.g This table was well built, it is very secure

environment (surroundings)
e.g Protecting the earth’s environment is very important

emergency
e.g I broke my leg, I have to go to the hospital, its an emergency

reduce (decrease)

surge (fast, sharp increase)

government zhengfu
e.g The chinese government is very organized!

pandemic daliuxingbing

Pronunciation

In English we have two ways of pronouncing the letter C, we have hard C and a soft C.

Hard C is a k sound as in Cake

Soft C is an sound as in science

Pick five words that are easier to understand and write two sentences each.