F2F Class Notes 7th December (Celeste)

Pronunciation

home ***remember to keep your tongue down

small ( sm- all ) ***remember to put the tip of your tongue to your teeth 

Vocabulary

cucumber ( kew – cum – ber ) – huang gua

cross-stitch – shizixiu

n. – I like to cross-stitch.

v. – I am cross-stitching a design right now.

Original

I don’t like to watch TV and I don’t know why. When I go home, I like to cross-stitch. I started learn to cross-stitch in 2 years ago. I learned it online because online has a few pictures and  make it it’s really easy. First, I made a dog. / First, I cross-stitched a dog. I think do it it’s really interesting so, I keep make it. I bought some materials at Taobao. The cross-stitch is really cheap. I always buy small, not big. Last time, I  bought a season of fall tree.

Edited

I don’t like to watch TV and I don’t know why. When I go home, I like to cross-stitch. I started to learn to cross-stitch  2 years ago. I learned how to do it online because there are many pictures and videos which make it really easy. First, I made a dog. / First, I cross-stitched a dog. I think cross-stitching is really interesting so, I always make it/ I continue to make them. I bought some materials on Taobao. The cross-stitch patterns and materials are really cheap. I always buy small patterns, not big ones. Last time, I  bought a fall/autumn ( aw – dum ) tree. 

Grammar

How long does it take you to _____? It takes me _____.
eg. How long does it take you to finish one cross-stitch design? It takes me about 2 months.

eg. How long does it take you to go to school? It takes me 20 minutes.

eg. How long does it take you to go home?   It takes me one hour.

eg. How long does it take you to read a book?  It takes me 30 minutes everyday.

eg. How long does it take you to make a pattern?  It takes me a half day.

eg. How long does it take you to walk your dogs? It takes me  15 minutes in the morning and at night.

eg. How long does it take you to work? = How many hours do you work?