F2F Class Notes 20th March (Celeste)[S]***

Homework

Write a short story with the new vocab and grammar below.

Vocabulary

lack / lacking / lacked / will lack

eg. S + verb + O = I lacked sleep this weekend.

eg. I am lacking sleep.

nephew ( neh – few ) – your brother or sister’s son

niece ( nees ) – your brother or sister’s daughter

I’m cheerful because the products are cheap.

diaper ( die – per ) – baby underwear

Speaking exercise

When baby was young they used a huge of diapers. The diapers cost too much money, I think the company should the price let it down because it’s a huge cost for young parents.  – Babies use a huge number/amount of diapers. Diapers/They cost too much money, I think companies should decrease/lower the price because they are a huge cost for new parents. 

huge amount/number of sth

eg. I have a huge amount of my son’s clothes.

eg. I have a huge amount of work to do.

decrease/lower – to go down

eg. The company should decrease the air control AC/air conditioner.

eg. The factory should lower their pm2.5 pollution.

eg. I should decrease my spend money speed. – I should decrease my money spending speed.

new parents – 1st time parents

eg. My best friend is pregnant she with his husband will to be a new parents. My best friend is pregnant, her and her husband will be new parents.

young parents = 16+  year old parents

eg. I think I am a young parent.

Grammar

I take my son  – I took my son to Nanjing because my parents live there.

my friend meet me – my friend met me yesterday

go to the park see flower – we went to the park to see the flowers

because I’m eat too much and drink too much coffee the whole night I was opened my eyes – because I ate too much and drank too much coffee the whole night I was awake/wide awake/my eyes were open/my eyes never closed

my brother’s son catched me when I went to Nanjing – My nephew called me when I went to Nanjing / when I arrived in Nanjing

Q: Do you want to sth?

Do you want to review/eat/dance/talk/sleep/read/write?

A: Yes, I want to sth.

A:No, I don’t want to sth. Instead I want to sth.