VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Next Class Focus

Practice pronunciation from last time.

Homework

Review and Practice the word “mulled”
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mull
— Don’t move your lips during “uh” or it will become “ou” and you’ll be offering “mold wine”
— Remember that “l” is behind the teeth and stronger than you think
— Remember to use your voice with the “d” (so it isn’t a “t”)

Vocabulary

Great vs. Good vs. Neat – “good” and “great” both mean that some situation is one you like, or which benefits you, or show that you are healthy; “great” is more intense than “good”; great > good
— “Neat” usually means that things are in order, and probably clean; always for things, how they are arranged; to put some things in order.
e.g. I cleaned my room today, so now it is very neat.
— “Neat” can also be used like “cool”
e.g. “I went to the zoo this weekend.” “Neat!”

Moral – to do things that help other people, or society; to be a good member of society
e.g. He is a moral person because he cares about his community.

Run – for an advertisement to appear in a newspaper, a magazine, on tv, on the radio, etc.
e.g. We are running an ad campaign to create exposure for our event.
— The “exposure” applies to the event, using the ad.

Comma vs. Coma – a comma shows the part of sentence ( , ); a coma is when you go to sleep and don’t wake up for a long time, usually for reasons of bad health

Fleece – a light but warm fabric, often used for fall jackets or fall blankets

Mold – stuff that grows on old food, or anywhere there is too much water that can’t dry
e.g. I forgot the pasta at the back of my refrigerator, and it got all moldy.

Grammar

It gets approval – It was approved

The ads can exposure – we can run the ads now
— The verb form is “expose”

Well vs. Good – adverb vs. adjective
e.g. She doesn’t feel well.
e.g. I did well on that test.
e.g. This apple tastes good.
e.g. This is a good car.
e.g. He flies a plane very well.

Pronunciation

New – noo / nyoo
“no one” vs. “new one” – “o-u” vs. “oo”

Syrup – seer – up / sir – up

Granola – gran – ou – la

Skill vs. Scale – ih vs. ei

Fairly – “r” in english is sort of like a closing of the mouth and lips, pulling in the corners, and lifting and moving the tongue back a little
— “l” is putting the tip of your tongue on the part behind your teeth; this is ONLY a tongue movement, not a lips or jaw movement

Comma vs. Coma – ah vs. ou

Mold vs. Mulled – “d” vs. “t”, for “d” use your voice
— “ou” vs. “uh”