VIP Class Notes (Jacob) [R]

Homework

Write about the special foods you will prepare for your daughter.
Try to include some new vocab.


Vocabulary

Denomination – the different branches of christianity (or other religions)
eg. I find it hard to follow the different denominations of christianity.

Lite – used to describe a food or drink that is not heavy.
eg. I love to drink lite beer when I eat dinner so it doesn’t fill me up.

IPA – Indian Pale Ale
eg. IPA was the first beer to make long trips to foreign countries

Voyage – a very long trip usually made by boat or space ship

Pale – a very white or light color (not dark)
eg. Your skin looks very pale, you should get some sun.

Hops – See the source image
Hoppy – 
describing something that has a flavor very similar to hops
eg. I don’t like hoppy beers because of the taste.

Wedlock – something before marriage
eg. My sister was born outside of wedlock which is not good in christian community.

A step down – being on a lower level than something you compare it to
eg. Cambodia is a step down then Vietnam

Life lesson – learning a lesson or something that helps you in life

Portion – to amount of a part of something (usually used for a meal)
eg. The portions of food in China are much smaller than America.

Infused – something is mixed in with something else
eg. This food is infused with my love
eg. I need to infuse this food with some more flavor


Grammar

The staff don’t know all the rules and regulations

I am so excited, I can’t wait

Because she will spent a long time/have a long summer holiday with us/stay with us during the summer holiday

Meet – to go and see one or a few people
Gathering – meeting with a large amount of people

Every dish (already plural)
I ate many dishes (need the ‘es’ for plural)

We have a Chinese saying/In Chinese there is a saying

At where the restaurant are the most favorite of us
Where at/at where – where at can I get a coffee/at where can I find a coffee
Favorite before the noun –> It is my favorite restaurant (when no other sentence structure is used)
Use our instead of the (because you should be possessive 我的)


Pronunciation

Border [Board-err]


Writing exercise

Original

My daughter will come back next thursday, she told me that she was so happy to wait which this day’s coming. Her dad is the happiest person because of this time his daughter will spend a long holiday with him for about two month . He has planed the day’s dinner for the yakiniku at where the restaurant are the most favorite of us . I am going to pick her up at noon and let her has a break at home . Then my daughter and I will gather with her dad at restaurant. I will prepare every’s dishes while she come back,and it is a sweet pressure for me to be added it . Everyday I ‘v got to think about of what ‘s her favorite. In Chinese saying has a sentence “mother’s taste ” So I hope that she can remember of my cooking taste and it’s the special for her with my deepen love to her . In the future if she could cook it for her children, Maybe in other way we could say it’s a passing on to the next generation.

Edited

My daughter will come back next Thursday, she told me that she was so happy to come and can’t wait which this day’s coming. Her dad is the happiest person because of this time his daughter will spend a long time holiday with him/us for about two months. He has planed the first day’s dinner for at the Yakiniku, which is our favorite restaurant at where the restaurant are the most favorite of us . I am going to pick her up at noon and let her have a break at home. Then my daughter and I will gather meet with her dad at restaurant. I will prepare every‘s dishes while she is come back, and it is a good pressure for me to be added it. Everyday I ‘v got to think about of what’s her favorite food/dish. In Chinese there is a saying has a sentence “mother’s taste”. So I hope that she can remember the taste of my cooking and it’s the special for her with my deepen infused love to her. In the future if she can cook it for her children, maybe in another way we could say ‘it’s a passing on to the next generation’.