Online Class Notes (Joe) (S) (w)

Today we focused on using new vocabulary to talk about the weather and mobile phones.

Continue to practice making comparisons with gerunds. (e.g. Being happy is better than being sad)

Compare doing different things and say which is better.

There are five people in my family. I have two siblings that are a younger brother and a younger sister.my parents are living in hometown .my brother is living in wuhan,my sister is living in Shenzhen .in my maternal grandmother side I have nine cousins.we could meet every CNY.Ihave less free time than my cousins.my youngest cousin is 18 years younger than me.

There are five people in my family. I have two siblings who are a younger brother and a younger sister. My parents are living in my hometown. My brother is living in Wuhan and my sister is living in Shenzhen. On my maternal grandmother’s side I have nine cousins. We could meet every CNY. I have less free time than my cousins. My youngest cousin is 18 years younger than me.

Vocabulary

mild – not hot or cold
The weather in autumn is mild.

freezing – very cold
It’s always freezing in Shanghai in winter.

sweltering – very hot
It has been a sweltering day.

humid – water in the air
I don’t like humid days.

borrow – take from someone
Could I borrow some money from you?
Would you like to borrow some money from me?

lend – give to someone
I will lend you my charger
Would you lend me your charger?

power bank – used to charge a phone when you are out
I rented a power bank to charge my phone

sweat (verb or noun) – when your skin gets wet due to exercise or hot weather
I always sweat on hot days. He smells like sweat.

sweaty (adj)
He is very sweaty in the afternoon.

Pronunciation

average – av ridj

mild – my yild

apartment – e part mint

Grammar

What is the weather of your hometown?
What is the weather like in your hometown?

2 years ago I renting an apartment
2 years ago I was renting an apartment