F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [S]

Homework

Review the vocabulary below and prepared to tell 2 example sentences in your next class.

Vocabulary

go outside – go somewhere natural (park, mountains, rivers, beaches etc.)
eg. Let’s go outside and play!
eg. I like to go outside and read a book by the river.
eg. I like to go outside and have a picnic in the park.

go out – native expression meaning go to a restaurant, cafe, movie theater, play…
eg. We want to go out for dinner because mom doesn’t want to cook.
eg. We usually go out for breakfast on the weekend.

ingredient/s n. – things to make food: carrots, apples, bananas, sugar, flour, beef…
eg. We need a lot of ingredients to make dumplings.
eg. We bought a lot of ingredients to make cake.

material/s n. – things to make things
eg. We need these materials to make an art project for Olivia: wood, glue, stickers etc.

Speaking exercise

On Monday is Olivia’s birthday so we invited her friends to come to our house to have her birthday party. We prepared many fruits and  gifts and one cake for her. Her father got up very early on that day he went to the supermarket to buy many foods and fruits. I prepared breakfast them and after breakfast Olivia’s friends came they were very happy to see each other and played toys together and draw together. Her father prepared lunch for us on that day. He cooked many delicious foods like fish, chicken, beef and some vegetables. We ate the cake after lunch. Olivia’s friend sang Birthday song for Olivia. They were very happy to eat the cake. I prepared many fruits and juice for them after eating the cake. Olivia was very happy that day. Her friends left around 1 o’clock because they needed to take a nap. Olivia said she was very excited and even wished her next birthday party.

Monday was Olivia’s birthday so we invited her friends to come to our house to have her birthday party. That morning, my husband got up very early to go to the grocery store to buy a lot of food/snacks/ingredients.

While he was at the store, / While he was gone, / While he was out, I prepared breakfast for my family. When he returned/came back, we ate and after breakfast Olivia’s friends came. They were very happy to see each other, played with toys, and drew pictures together.

TBC

Her father prepared lunch for us on that day. He cooked many delicious foods like fish, chicken, beef and some vegetables. We ate the cake after lunch. Olivia’s friend sang Birthday song for Olivia. They were very happy to eat the cake. I prepared many fruits and juice for them after eating the cake. Olivia was very happy that day. Her friends left around 1 o’clock because they needed to take a nap. Olivia said she was very excited and even wished her next birthday party.