Online Class Notes (Lily) [S]

Pronunciation

world= were old

cosmetics= kos ME tic

Grammar

when people get born= From the moment of our birth= since we are born 

Vocabulary

1.provide for ( family) =养家
ex: Lily has to work because she needs to provide for the family.
ex: My husband and I both provide for the family.

2. make money= 赚钱
ex: It’s hard to make money in Shanghai.
ex: you can make BIG money if you work for Alibaba. 赚大钱/赚很多钱

3. balance (noun)= 余额
ex: How often do you check your balance?
ex: I don’t like to check my bank account balance, it makes me sad.

Speaking exercise

I think I read a book called the happiness around us – happiness is not big – maybe its a small thing – like you catch up the metro when the door close it’s happiness and maybe your friend give you a drink when you are thirsty – it’s happiness – it’s just a little thing when you are necessary.

I think people’s life is difficult, when people get bored, we need to get food and we need to get money for the future. I believe there are many people on the earth they are thirsty and hungry. I believe there are many people on the earth, they cannot get a good job, they are lack of life ability.

Revised

I think I read a book called the happiness around us – happiness doesn’t have to be something big – maybe it’s a small thing – like you make it to the metro when the door is about to close, it’s happiness. and maybe your friend gives you a drink when you are thirsty – it’s happiness – it’s just a little things at the right time.

I think people live a difficult life. From the moment of our birth, we need to get food and we need to make money for the future. I believe there are many people in the world who are thirsty and hungry. I believe there are many people in the world who cannot get a good job, they lack the ability to provide for themselves.