VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Pronunciation

short vowel “e”

-ed
bed 床, red 红色, fed 喂养, wed 结婚 
I fed the red hen and then went to bed.

-en
hen 母鸡, ten 十, pen 笔, men 男的, den 小山洞
I have ten pens in my desk.

-et
pet 宠物, jet 飞机, net 网, wet 潮湿, vet 兽医
I took my pet to the vet.

-eck
neck 脖子, deck 甲板, check 支票/校对/结账/账单, peck  啄
The little bird pecked at the wood deck.

-ell
bell 铃铛, cell 手机, smell 闻, yell 大喊, well 水井/好的, sell 卖
The girl yelled into the well.

-end 
bend 弯, send 发送, spend 花钱, lend 借出, blend 混合搅拌 
I lend some money to Tom to spend.

-est
rest 休息, test 考试, chest 藏宝箱, nest 鸟窝, vest 马甲背心 
The baby bird rested in the nest.

short vowel “i”

-ip 
dip 蘸酱, lip 嘴唇, rip 撕, zip 拉链
I tripped 绊倒 and did a flip 翻跟头.

-it 
kit 药箱, pit 果核, sit 坐, mit 棒球手套
I bit into the peach and hit the pit.

-ig 
dig 挖, pig 猪, wig 假发, fig 无花果
The pig put on a red wig.

-in
tin 锡, bin 回收盒, fin 鱼鳍, pin 回形针, win 胜利
I put the tin cup in the bin.

-ing 
swing 秋千, wing 翅膀, sling 绷带, sing 唱歌, ring 戒指, king 国王
The bird flaps its wings and sings a song.

-ick
brick 砖, lick 舔, sick 生病, kick 踢, click 点, stick 树枝
Rick kicked the stick.

-ill
pill 药丸, drill 电钻, hill 小山丘, spill 洒出来, gill 鱼鳃, grill 烤 
Dan spilled ketchup 蕃茄酱 on the grill.

-ish
dish 碗盘, wish 愿望, relish 酸黄瓜, fish 鱼/钓鱼, polish 指甲油, swish 漱口 
The fish swam in the dish.

-ink
think 想, stink 臭, shrink 缩水, sink 水池, wink 眨眼, drink 喝
Sal drinks water from the sink.

Vocabulary

cosmetic – 美妆

travel – 旅游

music – 音乐

exercise – 运动

makeup – 化妆品

skin care – 护肤品

toner – 化妆水

serum – 精华

face cream – 面霜

face mask – 面膜

foundation – 粉底

eyebrow pencil – 眉笔

eyeshadow – 眼影

eyeliner – 眼线

blush – 腮红

lipstick – 口红

moisturize – 保湿

anti-aging – 抗老

whitening – 美白

tightening – 紧致

product – 产品

product line – 产品线

dry skin – 干性皮肤

oily skin – 油性皮肤

mix skin – 混合皮肤

sensitive skin – 敏感皮肤

recommend – 推荐

discount – 折扣

Speaking exercise

Do you have …..?
– yes/no

Do you have any products that are moisturizing/anti-aging/whitening/tightening….?

Do you have this product line?

Can you recommend anything for mix skin?

How much is it?

Is there a discount?

Can you do any better?

Okay, I will take it.

No thank you, I’ll go look around some more.