F2F Class Notes 27th April (Peter)
Corrections (original – corrected)
You can listen the Chinese but you can’t say out – you can understand Chinese but you can’t answer in Chinese?
How many days of Labour Day you – how many days do you get off for Labour Day?
May 1 – May 1st
I want to talk about the relationships of relatives – I want to learn how to talk about family members
One time a year – once a year
How long you have go home – how long has it been since you were/went home?
Vocabulary 词汇
High-Speed Train – 高铁
Ex. Tomorrow, I will take the high-speed train to my hometown.
Siblings – brothers and sisters
Ex. In China, many children grow up without any siblings.
Aunt – mother or father’s sister
Ex. My aunts often bother me about for not getting married.
Uncle – mother or father’s brother
Ex. I look forward to seeing my uncles every year because they always give me money.
Grandma/Grandmother – mother or father’s mother
Ex. Grandma is the best cook in our family.
Grandpa/Grandfather – mother or father’s father
Ex. Grandpa always has very interesting stories to tell about his childhood.
Great Grandmother – grandmother or grandfather’s mother
Ex. I am blessed to still have a great grandmother; most people never get the chance to meet theirs.
Great Grandfather – grandmother or grandfather’s father
Ex. I never had the opportunity to meet my great grandfather, but there are pictures of him in every family member’s house.
Cousin – aunt or uncle’s children
Ex. I am grateful that I grew up with my cousins; today we are all very close.
Nickname – a term of address that is not a person’s real name
Ex. Many people call their Grandma’s “nana.”
Half-brother/sister – a sibling who you only share one parent with.
Ex. After my mother and father got divorced, my mother married another man and they had a son; because we have the same mother, he is my half-brother.
Step-brother/sister – a sibling you share no parent’s with
Ex. After my mother and father got divorced, my mother married another man who already had a son; because we’re not related by blood, he is my step-brother.
Brother/sister-in-law – your sibling’s partner
Ex. Even before my brother married her, I was always close with my sister-in-law.
Mother/father-in-law – your partner’s parents
Ex. My mother-in-law behaves as if she is better than us, but I have to respect her because she is my husband’s mother.
Son/daughter-in-law – your child’s partner
Ex. I think my family is better than my daughter-in-law’s, but I have to respect her because she is my son’s wife.
Palestine – 巴勒斯坦
Ex. Palestine is a small Middle-Eastern country located in-between Israel (以色列), Egypt (埃及), and Jordan (约旦).
Arabic – 阿拉伯语
Ex. Many people consider Arabic to be one of the most difficult languages to learn.
Colony – a piece of land that one country takes control over, 殖民地
Ex. Many countries that were once British colonies have English listed as an official language in addition to their local language.
Expressions 成语
The expression “to get a day off” means to receive a day of holiday off of work or school.
Ex. I’m going to ask my boss for a few days off to I can go to my hometown, but she is not likely to agree.
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