Online Class Notes (Nemo)[S]

Vocabulary

stopwatch (n): a watch that can be started and stopped in order to measure the exact time of an event, especially a sports event
(尤指用于体育赛事的)秒表,跑表

stubborn (adj): A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else.
顽固的,执拗的,倔强的
They have huge arguments because they’re both so stubborn.
他们俩吵得很凶,因为他们两个人都很固执。
He’s very stubborn and it drives me mad sometimes.

maternal grandparents-your mother’s parents

paternal grandparents- your father’s parent’s

paternal grandma, maternal grandma..

Grammar

Once a week you is ARE a baby

I visit my grandmother once a week means that I visit her one time in every week.

My mother was a noisy child

my mother was very noisy as a child

Speaking exercise

I’m going to tell you about my grandparents, my grandpa is very old only I don’t know how old he is, also I don’t know how old my grandma is. When she was young my grandma was a doctor, I’m also not sure about my grandpa’s job. They live far away from Beijing we travel by car, it takes one day to drive a car to my grandparent’s.

I’m going to tell you about my grandparents, my grandpa is very old and I don’t know how old he is, also I don’t know how old my grandma is. When she was young my grandma was a doctor, I’m also not sure about my grandpa’s job. They live far away from Beijing we travel to them by car, it takes one day to drive a car to my grandparent’s.