VIP Class Notes (Luca)

There is a world record for everything these days. Who knew there was one for the tallest pile of M&Ms? A civil engineer has broken the record for balancing M&Ms on top of each other. He did it to stop the boredom of being locked down. He used his engineering skills to pile the multi-coloured chocolates five high. People might think this is a beatable record. The engineer thinks otherwise. He challenged anybody to try and better his balancing record.

The engineer spoke about why he broke the M&M record. His lifelong ambition was to break a Guinness record. He bought the book every year and dreamt of his name being in it. He got the idea for the record while he was eating M&M chocolates during lockdown. He was curious to know how many M&Ms he could pile up. He said: “It takes time, but if you stick at it, you will find a way.” He now wants to let his creative juices flow to see what else he is good at.

Vocabulary

Record (When we write down what happened we call this a record. We can also record music)
e.g Today I recorded myself playing the french horn.
e.g Jackson holds the world record for the fastest 100m freestyle.
e.g I always record in the exam.

civil engineer is a person who designs and maintains roads, bridges, dams, and similar structures.

Lock down Where people have to stay at home because of the pandemic.
e.g The engineer was not so busy because he was in lock down.

multi-colored many colors
e.g There will be many multicolored lights in the Bund tonight.

ambition to want to do something great with your life
e.g My parents have ambitions for me to go to university.
curious 好奇
e.g I am curious to find out what else this engineer will do.