VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Also, be careful with tense (past) and with a/an.

Vocabulary

Lottery – you buy a ticket and see if you can win money (usually you won’t)
e.g. The Mega Millions lottery is now at $1.6 billion dollars (十六亿)

Cinema / Movie Theater

Monarch – a king, queen, prince, princess, etc. with complete control over a government by birthright

Exist　－　存在

Circle / Circular – round 圆
Oval / Elliptical / Egg-Shaped – 椭圆
— Oval is flat and a common word.
— Elliptical is more for math or science.
— Egg-shaped is three-dimensional.

Stressed / Stressful – what you feel; what causes you to feel stressed

Expose vs. Express – to show something, especially something that was hidden; to tell something that you were thinking or feeling
e.g. The new article exposed government corruption.
e.g. I want to express something in English. Can you help me figure out how? (Yes.)

Grammar

The logic of the movie was very easy – Simple / easy to follow

Luxury – Luxurious

It was a old story – it was an old story
— Before a vowel, use “an”

When the Christmas Day – on Christmas (day) / when (something happened)

Her Mom was died – Her Mom was dead

Along vs. With – “along” is what you walk next to, and it doesn’t move; “with” is who also walks that way with you

She realized she entered – She realized she had entered

The world was made of four countries – There were four countries in the world

Choosed – Chose

Pronunciation

Monarch – mon – ark

Barbie – bar – bee
— Be careful with the “r” sound
— “R” is formed by closing the mouth, the lips, raising the tongue a little, and firming the corners