Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Writing exercise

When I live in Shandong, I have a big garden in my house and I often do some gardening which is therapeutic. I water the plants, trim the branches of trees, and pull the weeds out, which make feel peaceful and cathartic . Hopefully, I need some down time instead of paying attention to my son. My teacher asked me to do meditation which could help me relaxed, thats what I want to.

Christmas is coming, my husband will dress up as santa. Though we don’t have a chimney, my husband would come in from the door to give presents and my son would surprised of it. Every year I buy some wreathes and put them on the door. I love decoration very much. Next week we will have a parents interview which holds by the new kindergarten and I hope everything is just ducky.

When I stay / spend time in Shandong, I have a big garden on my property / at my house and I often do some gardening which is therapeutic. I water the plants, trim the branches of trees, and pull the weeds out, which is peaceful and cathartic. I hope I have / Hopefully I get some down time instead of paying attention to my son. My teacher suggested that I do meditation which could help me relax / could help me be relaxed, thats what I want to do / be.

Christmas is coming, my husband will dress up as santa. Though we don’t have a chimney, my husband would come in from the door to give presents and my son would be surprised about / by it. I love decoration very much and so every year I buy some wreathes and put them on my doors. Next week we will have a parents interview / have an interview which will be held by the new kindergarten which I hope everything goes well / works out / and I hope it goes well / and I hope everything goes well. 

Pronunciation

wreathes – reeethzzz

Vocabulary

parent-teacher interview / night / day

it’s not his imagine – it’s not his imagination / he’s not imagining it

reviews – feedback that customers write about sth
eg. the school got good reviews

it’s hard to join the kindergarten – attend / get into / enroll in 

join – participate
eg. I joined the party / game / group

pay in installments = you agree to pay the whole amount, but in parts each month.
eg. Can I pay for this course in monthly installments?

I want to pay month by month 

to follow a religion / to believe in a god / to be part of a religion

scratch – nao yang
itchy – yang yang
eg. My head is itchy so I need to scratch it

Grammar

move in itmove into it / move in 

it’s near from my homeit’s near my home / it’s near to my home / it’s not far (away) from my home 

it’s better to pay the money for the whole year

I am bored / I am at peace or I am relaxed or I am calm
it is boring / it is peaceful

by – the way / thing that makes you do sth
eg. I go to school by car
eg2. I am surprised by your English