F2F Class Notes 17th July (Peter)
Corrections
(Original – corrected)
In Mid-Autumn Festival – during Mid-Autumn Festival
The burning incense – the burning of incense
July 30th in Lunar calendar – July 30th of the lunar calendar
With different ways – in different ways
The evening pray – the evening prayer
They don’t to be inserted into a burner, they should be stick into the soil – they don’t need to be burned in a container, they can be stuck directly into the soil
Every plants – every plant
Vocabulary
Syrup – 糖浆
Grammar
When we add –er to a comparative word (bigger, smaller, etc.) we should not place the word “more” in front of it.
The word incense is not a countable noun. We shouldn’t say “many incenses,” but instead “many incense sticks.”
Expressions
Birthday vs Birth Date
The word birthday can be used to speak casually, while the words birth date are used to speak about someone formally or with respect
Pronunciation
30th (thurr-tee-ith)
Syrup (SEE-rup)
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