F2F Class Notes 20th May (Celeste) [1]

Next class: Review the new vocabulary and grammar and tell a story.

Words to use in the story: holidays, festivals, learn about, meaning of, celebrate, decorations

Original

There are many foreigner festivals in China. I just knew Christmas day when I was a child. I didn’t know Christmas story, but I could receive gifts. As time gone on, foreign cultures, and concepts spread into China we get Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, and Halloween. Christmas Day is my favorite holiday because I can bought many garniture to dress up my house and bought gifts to my family.

Edited

There are many foreign holidays in China. I learned about Christmas day when I was a child. I didn’t know the meaning of Christmas, but I received gifts. As time goes on, foreign cultures and concepts spread into China. Now we celebrate Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, and Halloween. Christmas Day is my favorite holiday because I can buy many decorations to dress up my house and buy gifts to give my family.

Chinese write: May 20

English write: May 20th

say this: May twentieth

May 1 > May 1st > May first

May 22 > May 22nd > May twenty-second

May 23 > May 23rd > May twenty-third

holidays = Christmas, Halloween, Easter, New Years (usually no one works)

festivals=  music festivals, art festivals, food festivals (usually people still work)

learn about

eg. I learned about Chinese New Year/Spring Festival, last year when I lived in Beijing.

meaning of

eg. Angel doesn’t know the meaning of Easter.

eg. Celeste doesn’t know the meaning of Mid Autumn Festival.

go/goes

I go

You go

He/She/It goes

Times goes on = It goes on

celebrate – to have a party / to remember sth/sb

eg. My birthday is next week. We will celebrate on the weekend.

eg. Spring Festival is in February. We celebrate with our family and friends. We have a big dinner and watch TV.

eg. When it is the Tomb Sweeping Holiday, we celebrate and honor our past family members and ancestors.

decorations = for the house, office, for a place

eg. Christmas tree and lights

garnitures = for food and drinks

eg. oranges, strawberries and other fruits on drinks

I buy gifts for my family. <> I buy gifts to give my family.

pronunciation:

gifts > giffs

cultures > cul chers

concept

concepts > conseps

Valentine’s – please remember to for ‘al’

Halloween  > hall OH ween ( think of Hello + ween )