F2F Class Notes (Lily)[R/S]

Vocabulary

1. phobias= irrational fear of something

trypophobia= fear of holes

claustrophobia= fear of being in a small enclosed space

acrophobia= fear of height

2. scaredy cat = to describe someone who wouldn’t do the dare, a form of verbal bullying.

We can be frightened for all kinds of reasons; some are logical, such as a fear of snakes which might bite you, but people can be frightened of all sorts of  things, many of them harmless: clowns, butterflies, clocks, moonlight. We call them phobias, and there are long lists of these phobias, most of them seemingly totally irrational.  However, not all fears can be classed as phobias, and we have lots of different words to describe fear, and even ways to describe the people who experience these feelings.

Thanks to the wonders of Facebook I have recently linked up with a friend I used to play with when I was about eight years old. The phrase ‘scaredy cat’ was often used as a playground jibe when I was very young. Bigger and older children might dare someone to do something  – such as climbing up on the bicycle shed and then jumping off into the coke pile – a really foolish thing to do as you would probably end up covered with coal dust and many scratches, and at worst you could break a leg.  So the sensible thing to do was to take no notice of such jibes, but not everyone felt able to stand up to the teasing.

it was pretty shocking to me. I heard about the diverse culture about NY. It was diverse than I expected. Before I expected there must be all different kind of races. I didn’t know they have their own villages, like Italian town, Mexican towns. I feel like they conquered the US territory in a negative way. I think diversity is a positive way, my boyfriend’s family is very happy about that. I think cherishing our own culture is as important as local culture. If white people live in China and have their own village and didn’t speak Chinese. I don’t know what is the good way not to cross the line.

What if I cannot fit in NY, this time I saw a lot of Korean people, so I never feel homesick with Korean town.

Revised

it was pretty shocking to me to learn about the diversity in NY. I heard about the diverse culture about NY. It was more diverse than I expected. Before I expected there must be all different kind of races. I didn’t know they have their own villages, like Italian town, Mexican towns. I feel like they took over the US territory in a negative way. I think of diversity positively. I think cherishing our own culture is as important as immersing with the local culture. Imagine if white people were to live in China and have their own village and didn’t speak Chinese. I don’t know what is the good way not to cross the line.

What if I cannot fit in NY? This time I saw a lot of Korean people, so I know I would never feel homesick in Korean town.