F2F Class Notes (Lily) [W]
Homework
Would you prefer a babysitter over grandparents to take care of the children?
Vocabulary
1.first-world problem
ex: she asked me if she should buy a BMW or a Benz, that’s such a first-world problem.
2. nag (verb)= keep saying something repeatedly
ex: my friend will nag me to go out and drink with her.
ex: My kid nag me to give her some candies.
3. chores (noun)= house work
ex: he helps out with chores, like his father.
Writing exercise
Write about peopleās views on marriage in China
In China,most parents think you should marry to somebody when you are in suitable age.Then you will have babies and raise them. Parents think if you are single and then youāll be lonely when you become old. Sometimes Chinese parents think that marriage is not only for you but for people around you. In someoneās opinion,marriage is peopleās responsibility. Some parents will compare their childrenās partner with their familiar friendsā childrenās.It is harder for male in marriage than for female when they get married at first. In china, most of the parents consider male should take care of female ,so femaleās parents will think about maleās job, age, family and a lot of things. Because they are worried about daughterās future.They hope the male can take care of their daughterās lives in the future.They will request males a lot at first. But nowadays, femaleās abilities are better and better and they can control their own lives well.So their views on marriage have changed. They think they can finish most things themselves and they donāt have to depend on partners. So that they choose partners by their feelings not objective things. Now people choose partners depends on their own feelings more than objective things. But of course if the partner is handsome or beautiful and have a lot of money. What a perfect thing!
Revised
Write about peopleās views on marriage in China
In China,most parents think you should get married at a suitable age.Then you will have babies and raise them. Parents think if you are single and then youāll be lonely when you become old. Sometimes Chinese parents think that marriage is not only for you but for people around you. To some people, marriage is a responsibility. Some parents will compare their childrenās partner with others.Ā There are more requirements for the men in a marriage.Ā In china, most of the parents believe that the men should provide for the family, so they will take his job, his family background and education into consideration, because they are worried about their daughterās future.They hope the guy can take care of their daughterās life in the future.They will demand a lot from the guy. But nowadays, the girls are financially independentĀ and they can take control of their lives .So their views on marriage have changed. They think they can finish most things by themselves and they donāt have to depend on their partners. So they could choose their partners subjectively. But of course if the partner is good-looking and rich/wealthy, that’d be even better!Ā
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