VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I’m not hot because this is on.  ( If I didn’t have this, I would be hot)

it can cool down a room

I’m not cold because that is off now.

we checked the meaning

What should I say?

What I should have said was… go away.

light on fire

sparklers – very small fireworks

What is the word for the country? The word for the country is Germany, and for the things and people from there its German.

Italy      Italian

Germany      German

America      American

Japan           Japanese

Vietnam       Vietnamese

Korea          Korean

England         English

Spain           Spanish

France           French

Mexico          Mexican

Canada           Canadian

Persia            Persian

Iran                Iranian

root – 1. the parts of a plant that are underground and keep the plant in the same place. 2. the source of something, and before it has grown or changed

eg: The tree roots came up through the street.

eg: The root word for Boring, is Bore. Bore is a verb, as in This bores me. I am bored. This is boring.

eg: The root of the problem was punctuality.

punctuality – being on time

eg: Punctuality is important for Germans.

Grammar

ING Words:

Present Continuous: Doing something now.

I am eating dinner.

Nouns: Usually describes an activity(anytime)

Running is not healthy to do in Beijing.

Adjective:     -ed   or -ing

1. -ed the word describes the subject and how they feel or are

eg: I am bored, because this movie is not good.

eg: I’m bored of this movie.

eg: Excited about

eg: Interested in

2. -ing      (BE +V. -ING )  =  (Be  ADJ. ) the word describes how it makes other people feel or be

eg: This movie is boring, it is not good.

Pronunciation

punctuality – Punk Chu Alla(dt)y

Italian – Ih taal   YUN    Yuhh Uh en

Onion – Un Yun