F2F Class Notes (Cynthia) (S)

Vocabulary

Reindeer (n): 1- A type of deer that has large horns like branches that lives in northern parts of Europe, Asia & North America.
E.g,: Santa Claus travels in a sleigh pulled by several reindeer.

Sleigh (n): 1- A large sled for traveling on snow or ice, especially pulled by animals mostly horses.
E.g,: I would like to go on a sleigh ride.

Ornament (n): 1- Objects that are decorative rather than useful.
E.g,: We bought many Christmas ornaments yesterday.

Bauble (n): 1- A ball shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on the tree.
E.g,: I personally prefer baubles with glitter.

Pinecone (n): 1- A hard oval fruit from a pine tree that open and releases seeds.
E.g,: Last vacation, we went pinecone picking.

Vacuum Cleaner (n): 1- A piece of electronic equipment that sucks dirt from floors and other surfaces.
E.g,: I need to buy a new vacuum cleaner as soon as possible.

Speaking exercise

Original:

This article is about the wedding anniversary of queen Elizabeth. She celebrated it with her husband prince Philip at Windsor Castle. They made some portraits. This year is her platinum anniversary. They issued the commemorative postage stamps.The article also said that their marriage can be longer is because they can share jokes together.

Edited:

This article is about the wedding anniversary of queen Elizabeth. She celebrated it with her husband Prince Philip at Windsor Castle. They took some portraits. This year is their platinum anniversary. They issued a set of commemorative postage stamps.The article also said that their marriage is able to last this long is because they can share jokes together.