F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [W]***

Homework

Write a story about your teaching experiences.

Vocabulary

Are you a smoker? / Do you smoke?

You have to correct me every time. / You have to correct me all the time. 

multi-task / multi-tasking / multi-tasked
I was doing a lot of things together  at the same time/simultaneously while I was doing my homework. / I was multi-tasking while doing homework.

multi-tasker n. – person who can do multiple tasks at a time
eg. I am a good multi-tasker.

floor – inside (hardwood floor, carpet, marble floor…)
ground – outside (road, sidewalk, grass, sand…)

way / route
eg. I’m going this way and you’re going that way.
eg. There are 2 routes/ways that you can take to get to SE.
eg. There are 2 ways to arrive home.

Is someone (specific) /anyone (specific and unlimited)  at home who can help me?

handicapped (highly offensive) – difficulty / challenge / weakness (vs. strength) / area that I need to improve

I worked for 5 years in a preschool. / For 5 years I worked in a preschool. / I worked in a preschool for 5 years. 

age period age group

Writing exercise

INTRICATE: Last month my friend bought a watch with an intricate system in/from the fake market.


BY WORD OF MOUTH: The best way to find new students in Shanghai is by word of mouth of/from the parents.

KNIGHT: There is are a lot of films about knights of England.


BOOTH: All the people/visitors/tourists/foreigners who visit London take a photo with a typical red telephone booth.


CART: Yesterday afternoon on my way home I saw a traffic accident and all the fruits of/on the (fruit) cart fell off the cart / fell down to the road / fruits on the cart fell off and down to the ground.


IT DEPENDS ON: I am thinking to go to Maldives but I don´t know when. It will depend on the weather. – I am thinking about going to Maldives…