F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [W]

Learn the word QUEST and write about one quest that you find interesting.
– Crusades

Vocabulary

Reincarnation – to be born again in another body

Buddhism – a religion popular in Asia (India/China)

Baptised – 

Hypocrite – someone who does the opposite of what they say/teach
eg. Religion is sometimes very hypocritical and does the opposite of its teaching.

Denomination – the different types of the same religion (catholic, protestant, orthodox)

Missionaries – people who go to do good things in a poor place (usually with religious goals)

Military – the defensive force of a country (army, navy, air force)

Service (church) – to get together and listen to the teachings of god

Scam – doing something to cheat people

karaoke – place to sing songs

Collateral – something of value in case you can’t pay what you owe.

Book

Who moved the stone?

Original 

Occasion
When my baby was born, my husband heard the first cry from my daughter, he could not control his tears of joy, this was a special occasion for him.
I have seen 3 occasions when he gave a speech after he drank some alcohol, although he is a shy guy, he can be confident.

a few of us got together
Every summer, a few of us get together to enjoy a vacation.
For a play date, a few of the kids got together to play in a park

tourist trap
In a tourist trap, sometimes we cannot control to buying things which we don’t want to buy because of scams. 
Normally, in China, tourist traps are the part of a trip

thinking back on
I was thinking back on my childhood time and have many happy memories.

Treat
He treated us to KALAOK because he got to be promoted
My husband treated me a good dinner for my birthday

Turn
My daughter likes to watch cartoons, my husband loves the sport shows, but with just one television at home, so they take turns watching TV.
Family members have responsibility to keep the home clean, everyone needs to take a turn mopping the floor

Down payment
The down payment for this car is about 10% of the total payment
To encourage consumption, you just make a down payment for every purchase

Deposit
there is no deposit when you rent a car in China
if you get a large loan from a/the bank, one of the solution is depositing your house

loan
getting a loan from a/the bank to buy something is normal in China
providing small loans for consumers is part of the business for banks

approve/reject
my manager approved my annual leave application
my daughter asked me to help her to do her homework, I rejected her