F2F Class Notes (Cynthia) (S)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Read the business email pages and write a business letter related to your work (not actual stuff, but something similar). – Not done from previous week.

Speaking exercise

Before the wedding we had a dadu (we said who cry in our wedding who lose the game). We think a wedding is full of happiness, so we don’t want to cry in our wedding. But I cried. And we said who cried in our wedding who is the (loser). After this part I changed my dressing, and started another part. We invited our parents to the stage and then I gave the cup of tea to his parents, and he did it exchange. We started to call (duifang) the other person’s parents Dad and Mom, so this is the yishi, the most important part of our wedding, and also in Chinese traditional wedding.

Before the wedding we made a bet (we said whoever cried in the/during the wedding who loses the game). We think that a wedding should be full of happiness, so we don’t want to cry in our wedding (so we do not want any crying to happen)… But I cried. And we said who cried in our wedding who is the (loser). After this part I changed my dressing (wedding dress/wedding gown), and started another part. We invited our parents to the stage and then I gave/serve the cup of tea to his parents, and he did it in exchange. We started to call/acknowledge each other person’s parents Dad and Mom, so this is the yishi (tradition), which i also the most important part of our wedding, and also in Chinese traditional wedding.

Vocabulary

Anxiety – An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in future.

E.g – Children always feel anxiety during their first day of school.

Pronunciation

Gown -/É¡aÊŠn/