F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Vocabulary

Czech Republic / 捷克 / pronounced CHECK REPUBLIC

international phone / 国际 shouji

visa / 签证 / your stay is temporary – not forever

citizen 公民 / citizenship 国籍

e.g. Yara is a citizen of China. Nicholas is a citizen of the US. Yara has Chinese citizenship. Nicholas has American citizenship.

PQ / The Praque Quadrennial / PROG KWAD-REN-EE-UL

adventure / 冒险

e.g. If you go to the CR by yourself – it will be difficult -but it will be a great adventure!

Architecture / 建筑

FAQ / frequently asked questions / “questions that people ask all the time”

e.g. The website has an FAQ section that will answer all of your questions.

theme / a big idea that connects all of the exhibits at the exhibition / what do all of the exhibits have in common

e.g. What is the theme of the exhibition. We will explore 探索 3 themes: being young and crazy, growing up, being old and wise.

to be wise / wisdom / 明智的 / lots of life experience and lots of knowledge

e.g. My grandmother is old and wise.

fee / 费用

e.g. Is the exhibition free? No there is a fee.

cardio exercises  / any exercise that makes you breath heavily and sweet like running, jumping, etc.

e.g. When I go to the gym, I do cardio.

Grammar

last some years / in recent years many Chinese mothers give birth/have babies in America

today I go to the gym out of my school / today I went to the gym at my school

90% of the time – speak using PAST TENSE words.

e.g. I go to the gym / I went to the gym