F2F Class Notes (Cricket)[S]

Vocabulary

immediate family-closest family

eg. We have an annual dinner every year with our immediate family.

extended family-members outside the immediate family circle

One section of my extended family lives in America.

distant relative-outside of the immediate family or extended family

eg. My distant relatives live in Shanghai.

low priority– not as important

eg. Visiting graves/tombs has become a lower priority in recent years.

sabotage– pohuai

eg. His mom tried to sabotage his relationship with his girlfriend.

Grammar

She don’t like his current girlfriend. She didn’t like his current girlfriend.

In my memory they moved to America for over twenty years. because in the time many chinese people dreamed of emigration to foreign countries. They are normal workers in america and raised my brother up. My brother graduated at Illinois Universities chemistry major. They hope my brother become a chemistry teacher. because teacher is a stable work. But now he worked in a government office. As I know in past five years ago it is dificult to find a good job in America. I dindt contact him for many years but i know this information on the linkd in website.

From my memory I know they moved to America over twenty years ago. Because at that time many Chinese people dreamed of emigrating to foreign countries. They have a normal working life in America and that is how they raise my brother up. My brother graduated from Illinois University with a chemistry major. They hope my brother becomes a chemistry teacher. Because teaching is a stable job. But now he works in a government office. As far as I know in past five years it has been dificult to find a good job in America. I haven’t had contact with him for many years but I knew this information because of the linkin website.