Today is the last class in our current four-class set. We will begin with our directions exercise. 

The phrase of the week is, "hike up." Normally, we thinking of hiking up a mountain when we use this phrase, but we can also mean to increase or 'pull up' something. For example, "I need to hike up the amount of time I study Korean." OR "Please hike up your pants."

Today's reading is about trade wars and our listening material is by Queen Latifah. The vocabulary words will come from our reading. Please be able to describe them to the class. 

Vocabulary

• invocation - (noun) the action of invoking something or someone for assistance or as an authority.
• concession- (noun) a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
• exempt (adj) free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
•  manipulate- (verb) handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner. OR control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously. OR alter (data) or present (statistics) so as to mislead.  

Click HERE for the reading material 

The ladies will kick it the rhyme that is wicked

Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted

A woman can bear you break you take you

Now it's time to rhyme can you relate to

A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream

Ayo let me take it from here Queen

Excuse me but I think I'm about due

To get into precisely what I am about to do

I'm conversating to the folks that have no whatsoever clue

So listen very carefully as I break it down for you

Merrily merrily merrily merrily hyper happy overjoyed

Pleased with all the beats and rhymes my sisters have employed

Slick and smooth throwing down the sound totally a yes

Let me state the position: Ladies first, yes? (Yes)