VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Pronunciation

I danced about some traditional classic dance. -> I danced a traditional dance

the news agencies just report the facts.

That country has 2 different parts. The west(ern) part is more like to go back to Europe -> is in favor go going back to Europe  / The western part would prefer to go back to Europe / to integrate Europe …

but the easter part is very close with Russia. / but the eastern part is against it

There is a conflict in Ukraine. It is a long history problem.
No one could find hidden. -> no one can find where the president hides / no one can find where the hidden president is…

Ukraine is not belong to the NATO. -> Ukraine does not belong to NATO

They don’t have very traditional buildings / architecture.

I think the war no matter happens where or why is always a nightmare. -> I guess no matter where or why the war happen it is always a nightmare / no matter the reasons for the war it is always a nightmare.

After the war in Iran about 2 years ago. It is terrible.
It is a disaster for the population / citizens

They believe in freedom and we believe in the safety.

Because the covid we cannot travel to Beijing

I think we all changed our lifestyle to adapt to the Covid and I think in the following years we will used to that. Covid is just like a common flue.

We all believe the flue vaccine could help our immune system to fight with the virus.
We could see a lot of complications. For the Covid it would give some help but we don’t know how strong it is but it could also bring complications. It depends on different individual reactions

our immune system could be practiced by many attacks -> our immune system could learn to defend from many attacks.

I saw a news from the TV, they said koalas need to be rescued and asked for the volunteers.

The war was cold weapon period but now it uses soldier weapons and fire face to face.
-> in the past it was a cold war (information war / cyber warfare / proxy war…) and it is a hot war (real conflict / weapons fired…)

Cats is a little bit proud, you can’t connect the relationship with them. -> cats are a little proud, it is not easy to build a relationship with them

VOCABULARY

Sovereignty (n) independence / supreme power
The king has sovereignty over his country
Forbidding Ukraine from joining Nato, it doesn’t respect Ukraine’s sovereignty

Sovereign (n) supreme ruler
The king is the sovereign of the land

To undermine (v) damage slowly
Having covid undermines the long term health of the patients because their lungs get weaker

To fetch (v) bring back a ball / stick …
My dog likes to fetch

Wildfire (n) fire happening in the wild/forest
We need to stop wildfires

Pyromania (n) disease,  people who like to start fire
Tom suffers from pyromania and likes to start fires

Border (n) limit line between 2 countries
He showed his passport before crossing the border

Indigenous (adj) native
Tom visited a museum specialized in indigenous art in Australia 

Tribe (n) a group of people living traditional lives
he visited tribes in Africa

Pronunciation

Infection

Affection  (love / gentle fondness )

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