Online Class Notes (Li)
Today we focused on:
Reading “Communicating with Our Hands”
Vocabulary
event – a planned public or social occasion
approval – the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone or something
ex. Many contestants on talent shows try extremely hard to win the judge’s approval.
gesture – a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling
ex. hand gestures
direct – to control, be in charge of a situation, event etc.
ex. Traffic police direct traffic using hand gestures.
facial – to do with the face
ex. facial expressions
sign language – a system of language using hand gestures, facial expressions and body language
Is your connection better now? – Is your internet better now?
permission – to be allowed to do something
ex. You have my permission to run this project.
ex. The company refused to grant them permission to build this
concert – a music performance held by singers
various – different
imitate – 模仿
ex. Good comedians can imitate many celebrities.
figure out – to work out/find out
ex. Parents can figure out their babies’ needs if babies can communicate using signs.
Pronunciation
thumbs – tham-bs
gesture – jest-chure
facial – concert – “c” in these words sound like “sh”
Comments are closed.