F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]

What kinds of advice do parents give to their children?

Vocabulary

people who live around the corner/live nearby 

accompany: to go with sbd

eg. I accompanied my kids to the swimming pool.

eg. Would you like me to accompany you to the office?

shallow: not deep 浅的

eg. We only swam in the shallow end of the pool.

eg. Parents should make sure that their kids stay in the shallow end of the pool.

sink: to go down the water 沉没

eg. The boat sank because there is a large hole.

drown: to die because you can’t breathe in water

eg. He fell into the river and drowned.

eg. If it wasn’t for the life jacket, I would have drowned.

relay race – 接力赛

swimming is a full-body workout 

scold: to speak to someone angrily 责骂

eg. His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite mug. 

eg. He refuses to listen while his mother is scolding him.

blame: to say that someone else did something wrong or is responsible for something bad 责备；责怪

eg. Don’t blame me if you wake up late!

eg. Bill always blames his mother whenever something goes wrong.

I think if the swimming pool indoor will with lots of people.

I afraid of that if I cannot stand in it.

I am afraid of that because my swimming skill is not very good.

At first just play and have fun.

one-by-one

the price depends on many of people

I think it’s okay because in the whole life you cannot prevent to make mistakes. The most important thing is when you make a mistake you can admit it and try your best to do it well in the future. I think it’s more important. Sometimes I ask them, actually they knew that but sometimes they just didn’t want to admit their mistakes and I will talk to them and let them know we will not blame you for your mistakes. But, you should admit your mistakes and not cheat us and just don’t want to admit it. If you admit your mistakes and face your problems, we will solve it together.

Revised:

I think if it’s an indoor swimming pool, there will be lots of people.

I’m afraid of that if I cannot stand in it/touch the ground. 

I am/I’m afraid of that because my swimming skills are not very good/are poor.

At first, they can just play and have fun.

one-on-one

The price depends on the number of people in a class. 

I think it’s okay because,W in your whole/entire life, you cannot prevent yourself from making mistakes. The most important thing is to do better the next time when you make a mistake. I think it’s the most important/essential. Sometimes I would ask them and actually, they know that/are aware of the mistake but sometimes they just don’t want to admit their mistakes. I will talk to them and let them know we will not blame you for your mistakes. But, you should admit to your mistakes instead of lying to us and not wanting to admit it. If you admit to your mistakes and face your problems, we can help you to solve them together.