F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

seal – shark food

eg: Sharks usually just eat seals, but sometimes they make a mistake and bite a person.

find out/find that – to know ABOUT sth./ to think about sth.

eg: I found out where my cat was, she was under the car.

eg: I found that my cat was under the car. doesn’t like me. (I learned that, or I think that)

find sth. – to know WHERE sth. is

eg: Please help me, I can’t find my cat.

eg: I found my cat under the car.

book V. – to reserve a place or thing

eg: Book a table/flight/seat/train ticket/hotel/dinner reservation/KTV room.

eg: I booked a table at that famous restaurant.

eg: I reserved  a table.

eg: I made a reservation for that restaurant at 8pm.

Grammar

Simple Past:

I wrote this 5 minutes ago

I taught my son the wrong pronunciation

a mosquito bit me

I have been bitten by so many mosquitoes.

When I was in Bali I was bitten so much. (Not perfect grammar, but OK!)

Writing exercise

Two months ago, I found many colleagues booked flowers from internet, about 200RMB per month. The price based on which flowers you choose.These flowers are beautiful , watched them can make your mind clear when you work tired. I like flowers too, but I don’t want spend money on flowers. It’s too much for me. I am a stingy girl.
So I cut down some Scindapsus from a big tree and I put them into water. In the first time , two of them were rotten, so I throw out them. The left have a magic live, they grow up from no leaves. Today I find them have new leaves, I am so happy.

My son has allergic rhinitis, he always has snot, but he loves clean, so he put snot on other child’s clothes. Teacher told me , I felt so shamed, because i didn’t teach him to wipe his nose. We did too much.


Two months ago, I found that many colleagues ordered flowers online/from the internet, for about 200RMB per month. The price is based on which flowers you choose. These flowers are beautiful, looking at them can clear your mind when you work hard(ADV). I like flowers too, but I don’t want to spend money on flowers. It’s too much for me. I am stingy about spending money on little things.
So I cut some Scindapsus, which are like vines, from a big tree and I put them into water. At first, two of them were rotten, so I threw them out. The ones left are magic/seem to be magic, they grew without any leaves. Today I found that they have new leaves, I am so happy.

My son has allergies (allergic rhinitis), he always has a runny nose/snot, but he loves being clean, so he wiped his snot on other kid‘s clothes. His teacher told me, I felt so embarrassed, because I didn’t teach him to wipe his nose. We spoiled him too much.

Pronunciation

Mosquito – Muh Skee Toe