F2F Class Notes 9th December (Tanya)

Vocabulary

environment – 环境

e.g. An international company is a really good environment for learning English.

colleague – someone you work with

e.g. Some of my colleagues are really nice and we even hang out after work.

mock – a fake something, or a preview of something

e.g. Let’s do a mock conversation to improve your English.

toddler – a young child around age 4

e.g. Louritta has a toddler!

That’s a fun age – people who are this age are very fun

e.g. Louritta has a child who’s 4 years old, that’s a fun age!

teenager – young adults who are about 12-16 years old

e.g. Teenagers can be very difficult to handle.

to rebel – to go against the rules

e.g. Teenagers like to rebel against their parents.

to do the dishes – 洗碗盘

e.g. After dinner, everyone has to help me do the dishes!

to go viral – when something suddenly becomes very famous through the internet

e.g. This video of a monkey scratching his head has suddenly gone viral.

tiara – a sort of crown for princesses, more delicate and girly

e.g. The princess wore a beautiful tiara.

My customers is American – My customers are American

I very like – I like it a lot

I didn’t see it – I haven’t seen it

Half past one hour – one hour and a half

下班了 – work’s finished, work’s over, time to go home, we’re done for the day

viral – vai rel

accepted – ak sept ted

Mexico – meks i ko

usually – u sju elly

migrants – mai grents

guests – gests

tiara – tiara

suggestions for American television shows:

Friends (friends who live in New York)

Modern Family

(youku)