F2F Class Notes (Celeste)***

Write a story about your yoga class.

just open – The coffee shop just opened a month ago near my house. / The Coco Chanel coffee shop just opened for 10 days.

retired – My mom was retired when she was 50 years old.
My father will retire when he is 65 years old.
Most men in China retire when they are 65 years old.

I think a woman boss  is a business woman.

She can’t cook very well because she is a workaholic.

One day I had lunch and I ate too fast because I was in a rush so I bit my tongue.

I want to be a persistent business woman because I want to be successful.

Children are often stubborn and don’t listen to their moms.
Many moms don’t like stubborn kids because they don’t listen.

Many people use templates to make designs / design things.

A brand can customize a bag to what you want.

Celeste thinks Lyn is a self-made water color artist because no one taught her how to paint.

If you have a dead end job, you should change your job.

Celeste bought a handbag and wallet for 850RMB, that was a good deal.
I bought a pair of Nike shoes for 199RMB, they were a very good deal!

Pronunciation

boss vs. both

workaholic ( work – uh – hall – lik )

Vocabulary

check out sth – to look at sth
eg. Have you ever checked out SE@Home?
eg. There’s a new art expo I want to check out.
eg. A lot of women went to check out the CoCo Chanel Cafe.
eg. There’s a girl checking out the window in the shopping mall.

Grammar

I have not done the homework. / I haven’t done the homework.

very early earlier