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=Â 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 )
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