F2F Class Notes 15th March (Tanya)

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Vocabulary

to be high-maintenance – to require a lot of work and attention, to need a lot of care

e.g. Most babies are very high-maintenance

To have sharp eyes – to see everything very clearly, to have good eyes

e.g. He’s really observant, he has very sharp eyes.

supporters – people who support something

e.g. A Trump supporter is someone who supports Donald Trump.

veteran – someone who used to be a soldier

e.g. You have to respect veterans.

Original

My daughter has been three and half months old. She begins to smile sometimes. Every time when she start to smile, I am proud. I think it means something I did made her feel very comfortable. At the time, I am used to observe her eyesight. From her eyesight I learned cute and no blur. But unfortunately as I said to you she belongs to high-maintenance baby. So I would feel a little tired when they days work too nervous and too high-pressured. I’m afraid that I couldn’t give her enough attention when one day’s work I’m too nervous. On the other side, fortunately, my wife is used to giving me a lot of help to assist me to take care of our daughter.

Correction 

My daughter is three and half months old. She has begun to smile sometimes. Every time when she starts to smile, I am proud. I think it means something I did made her feel very comfortable. At the same time, I am observing her eyesight. From observing her eyesight I realised she has very sharp eyes. But unfortunately, as I said to you, she is a high-maintenance baby. So I feel a little tired when the day’s work made me nervous and it was too high-pressured. I’m afraid that I can’t give her enough attention when I’m too nervous because of work. On the other side, fortunately, my wife is used to giving me a lot of help to assist me in taking care of our daughter.

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