F2F Class Notes 7th November (Celeste)

Vocabulary

spinach n. – leafy green vegetable

If you eat spinach ( spin – itch ) you will have big arms like Popeye.

chives n. – jiu cai

leek n. – con

basic life skills/knowledge : cooking, cleaning, washing clothes

complain / complaining / complained / will complain v. –to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, resentment, or grief; find fault

eg. Jim’s children complained that they were too tired from school to go to dinner.

Grammar

She like Japanese foods, so she cooks Japanese foods. – She likes Japanese food, so she cooks Japanese food.

Q: How often do you ______? =How many times do you do sth in a time period?

eg. How often do you cook/go out/travel for work/play basketball?

A: I cook almost every week.

Q: How old were you when __________________?

Q: How old were you when she taught you how to cook?

A: When I was 10 years ago she taught me cooking. – When I was 10 years old she taught me how to cook and how to make dumplings.

Original

There is an air base near by my house. They almost have training two or three times a week and fly around from morning to night. The planes make a lot of noise every time, but I cannot do anything about it. Firstly, I do not know that I should go to where to say my problem. And I believe the government can do nothing like me, because it is army`s business. And I believe the army will tell me that you should support us because this is national defense, if I say this problem to them. But if I can I want to tell them that it is no problems to protect us even move the base away.

Edited

There is an air base nearby/near /by/close to/not far from my house. They almost have training two or three times a week and fly around/above from morning to night/24/7. The planes make a lot of noise every time, but I cannot do anything about it/I can do nothing about it. Firstly, I do not know where I should go to tell my problem/voice my concerns/voice my issues/to complain. I believe the government can do nothing like me, because it is the air force’s business. Also/As well as,  if I tell this problem to the air force I believe they will tell me you should support us because this is national defense.  I want to tell them that it is no problem to protect us even move the base away.

I want to tell them that I support and appreciate and am thankful for their protection but I want them to move/relocate the airbase farther away from my house/neighborhood/community.