Online Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Vocabulary

休息 – a break, vacation
e.g. After playing soccer for half an hour, I need a break!
e.g. There is not much work at this time of the year, so I get to take a long vacation.
— A break is a short time without work (like for lunch)
— A vacation is a workday where you don’t have to work (normally Monday – Friday)

调休 – extra vacation to balance extra work
e.g. Since we had to work overtime this week, we get extra vacation days next week.

气球 – balloon; a round object, full of gas (He), usually which stays up in the air
e.g. For my son’s birthday, I bought lots of colored balloons.

Float – to stay on top of water, or to stay up in the air (like flying, but without moving)
e.g. Boats float on water, and balloons filled with Helium (He) float in air.

Weekday – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Grammar

To – after words like “need” or “want” you should use “to”
e.g. I need to go to the store.

(What have you been doing?) Boring! (Did you play football with your son?) Already played. (Does he make you play every day?) No, not every day. (Too much homework?) Yes. (Is he studying English too?) Yes. (Do you stay with your parents when you return to Hunan?) No, my house. (How much longer will you been in Hunan?) Maybe next week will still be in Hunan. Because you know maybe I am not very busy now.

Now turn this into a story:

This week I still stay in Hunan. I played football with my son. As you know, he need go to school every day, and he also need do his homework, so I can’t play football with him every day. From this term my son studied to learn English, so sometimes I also teached him some English.

I will stay another week in Hunan. I played football with my son. As you know, he needs to go to school every weekday, and he also needs to do his homework, so I can’t play football with him every day. Starting this term, my son studies / is studying to learn English, so sometimes I also (sometimes) teach him some English.