VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

Review the words from today and write about an animal you’ve seen in a documentary.

Vocabulary

Christmas/New Years eve – day before actual day

turquoise – a shade of light green blue

handbag – a bag you carry with your hands

subtitles – words on a video/tv series which tells you what somebody says

ex. I only watch documentaries with English subtitles.

bracelet -a piece of jewellery you wear on the wrist

reunion dinner – new years eve dinner

hit – when two things touch each other at a high speed

ex. There is an accident in front because both cars hit each other.

mammals – group of animals that breed milk

ex. Humans are a type of mammals.

ex. Mammals feed milk to their children.

discount – can be bought for a cheaper price

ex. I bought this coat at a discounted/cheaper price.

ex. The store gave me a 20% discount.

sale – similar to discount

ex. The items on this side of the shop are on sale.

ex. There is a 50% sale at the shopping mall during CNY.

relative/s – uncle, aunty, cousin, grandma, grandpa

ex. I have 3 close relatives.

pay someone a visit – to see someone at their house

ex. You should pay your grandparents a visit since you’re here for 10 days.

documentary – a video about real events in the past/sbd’s life/animals etc.

ice age – a period on earth where there is only ice

herbivores – eat plants/vegetables

carnivores – eat meat

omnivores – eat both

volcano – a mountain that spits out fire

ex. Some people live in villages near a volcano.

dine – to eat at a restaurant

ex. My relatives invited me to dine at the Chinese restaurant for dinner later.

buffet – all- you-can-eat

ex. I always leave the buffet with a full stomach.

cafeteria – a dining hall with many restaurants to choose from

ex. The food at my school cafeteria was very bad.

Grammar

because of… 

ex. Because of COVID-19, everyone is not allowed to travel abroad.

ex. He doesn’t want to talk to us because of what we said to him today at work.

Speaking exercise

Maybe go to a restaurant with my mother and my friends.

Maybe I will go to a restaurant with my mother and my friends.

Half at home half with my friends go to shopping mall

I will spend half of the time at home and half of the time with my friends. We might go shopping. 

Eat in a restaurant and buy some bag and coat

We eat in/dine at a restaurant and buy some bags or coats 

Last year, I had new year dinner and I stay at home because of COVID-19.

Last year, I had a new year dinner/reunion dinner and I stayed at home because of COVID-19.

Just CNY

I go to CM to see my grandparents just on CNY 

Maybe I go to visit her

Maybe I will pay my cousin a visit. 

Buy things very cheap

Things are very cheap during CNY/Clothes are on discount/sale 

I like English movies but this CNY just Chinese movies

I prefer English movies but this CNY there are only Chinese movies

The weather change and ice frozen the tree

The weather/climate changed and there was an ice age so the plants froze