VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

brake (n) a device that can slow down the car
eg. There is a bump front, hit/step on the brake.
eg. The brake on my car is broken.

destructive (adj.) causing great damage
eg. These bombs are the most ~ ones in the world.

starve (v) suffer severely or die from hunger
eg. Where is the food? I am starving!!!

well (n) a shaft sunk or into the ground to obtain water or oil
eg. We found a water well 50km away from us.

servant (n) a person who performs duties for others.
eg. The king also has a lot of servants.

Grammar

push (v) push the door
press (v) press the button

Speaking exercise

You can stop it exploding.
You can stop it from exploding.

In the earth
On the earth

We aren’t able to make a prison like this.
We won’t be to build prisons that can hold.

We need to carry those materials to Mars.
We need to transport those materials to Mars.

I thought a way.
I thought of a way.

If you push a button, the bombs will explode.
If you press a button, the bombs will explode.

When he went inside it, he met plenty of strange things.
When he went inside it, he encountered many strange things.

It’s changed into a giant rabbit.
It turned into a giant rabbit.

He hate the camel.
He hates the camel.