F2F Class Notes 29th March (Tanya) [w] [s]

Vocabulary

armor – a suit with metal plates that’s designed to protect you from something

e.g. In the middle ages, people used to wear armor and fight each other with swords.

cemetery – the place where people are buried

e.g. All families go to the cemetery on Tomb Sweeping Festival.

since forever – it’s always been like this

e.g. We’ve been best friends since forever!

to have a trauma – when something horrible has happened to you and you’re still scarred because of that

e.g. Her parents both died in a car accident, she still has a trauma from that.

traumatic – to give a trauma

e.g. This was a very traumatic experience.

a disabled person – someone who lacks something biologically or mentally

e.g. You need to have an elevator for people who are disabled and use a wheelchair.

geology – the study of rocks and earth

e.g. A friend of mine studies geology and she has a lot of different kind of rocks in her room

archaeology – the study of human history through physical remains (old objects)

e.g. Indiana Jones is an archaeologist.

even numbers <-> odd numbers

Original

We don’t actually celebrate the Tomb Sweeping Festival. It’s not a festival for celebration, but for remembering our passed family’s and friends. If I went to my hometown on that day, I would go to the cemetery to see my grandfather. But since I am in Shanghai, it just become a holiday. The tradition on Tomb Sweeping Day is that everyone should eat eggs. Everyone should eat water-boiled eggs and the number you eat have to be even. Because it is said that it is good for your eyes if you eat eggs on Qing Ming Jie. We all have two eyes, so the number we eat eggs should be even.

It’s important to have good eyes, not only on Qing Ming Jie, but it is said… I don’t know why but we just have that tradition from forever. Probably because Ming means bride and I think it’s good to make our eyes brighter on that day.

In Shanghai, people eat Qing Tuan.

Corrected

We don’t actually celebrate the Tomb Sweeping Festival. It’s not a festival for celebration, but for remembering our family members and friends who have passed away. If I went to my hometown on that day, I would go to the cemetery to see my grandfather. But since I am in Shanghai, it is just a holiday.

The tradition on Tomb Sweeping Day is that everyone should eat eggs. Everyone should eat water-boiled eggs and the number of eggs you eat has to be even. Because it is said that it is good for your eyes if you eat eggs on Qing Ming Jie. We all have two eyes, so the number of eggs we eat should be even.

It’s important to have good eyes, not only on Qing Ming Jie, but it is said… I don’t know why but we have had that tradition since forever. Probably because Ming means bride and I think it’s good to make our eyes brighter on that day.

In Shanghai, people eat Qing Tuan.

Original

Zombies are not lovely.What would we do in case of a worldwide zombie apocalypse ?

Firstly, find a supermarket where there is a basement because it is safer to live underground, plus,you can get food easily. Beach is another good choice because you can catch plenty of seafood there.

Secondly, keep sending messages through radio and network to let other survivors find you. It’s easier to hang on when you are in a large group.

Thirdly, guns are ideal weapons but they are difficult to get and the bullets are limited, so bow and arrow which can be made by hand are also helpful.

Fourthly, since their bites are infectious, compared to keep hiding, making special outfit seems a better way. For example, a protection suit made of special metals which are stiff enough to protect you from zombies’ bites.

Last but not least, try to find out if there is any place that zombies couldn’t stay at. For example, if they couldn’t endure severe cold we should go to Arctic.

Edited

Zombies are not lovely. What would we do in case of a worldwide zombie apocalypse ?

Firstly, find a supermarket where there is a basement because it is safer to live underground, plus, you can get food easily. A beach is another good choice because you can catch plenty of seafood there.

Secondly, keep sending messages through radio and the internet to let other survivors find you. It’s easier to hang on when you are in a large group.

Thirdly, guns are ideal weapons but they are difficult to get and the bullets are limited, so bow and arrow which can be made by hand could be helpful.

Fourthly, since their bites are infectious, compared to hiding, making special outfits seems like a better way.

For example, a protective suit made of special metals that are hard enough to protect you from the zombies’ bites.

Last but not least, try to find out if there is a place where zombies couldn’t stay.

For example, if they couldn’t endure severe cold we should go to the Arctic.

Grammar

Do you have any French fries?

Do you have any French friends?

Do you have any chairs at home?

Do you have a chair? (any)

Do you have a French fry?

If there are any places

If there is a place

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/1609/160924-painkillers.html

Listen to the recording and speak out loud for next class.

Why does watching sad movies help to reduce pain?

What was the experiment they conducted?

Find out what these words mean: traumatic, endorphins, to determine, threshold