VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Survivor: a book about a simple man who becomes a cult leader.

Author: Chuck Palahniuk

Vocabulary

The event was successful, albeit tiring.

I have a vacuum that I just bought.

How long have you been a local?

I’m not a local, I’m not from here.

I was too busy to do the homework.

we are going to be crazy.

we would go crazy

1. Want a dog

2. Look for a dog

3. Find a dog

4. Get the dog (Action which shows a change) (From not have, to have)

5. Keep the dog or not?

6. Have the dog.

get – become

eg: I got sick in the rain.

eg: I am getting tired.

eg: Customer complaints are getting worse and worse, we don’t know why this is happening.

going on – happening

eg: What’s going on with Cassie today? She seems upset.

cult – a religious group, usually small, that has some extreme beliefs, and usually a very charismatic leader

eg: Fa Lun Gong is like a cult.

charisma N. – something that people have, which makes other people like them more.

eg: He’s a bad boss, but he has a lot of charisma, so most people like him.

eg: He’s very charismatic.

crooked – not straight

eg: She woke up and her mouth was crooked.