F2F Class Notes _26th Apr (Harmony)
It tooks me seven hours – It took me seven hours/ it takes seven hours
Spicy (spy – see): food that has hot peppers and burns your tongue/ makes you sweat.
Ex: I don’t like spicy food.
Shanghainese food: the specific name for food from Shanghai.
How many generations: how many of your ancestors have lived in Shanghai before you?
Ex: I am the third generation in my family to live in Shanghai.
Dependents insurance: you can apply to get coverage through some insurance companies at work for your family members.
- Spouse: husband or wife
- Children
Dependents: any person that depends on you to take care of them.
Canada “Free” Medical: so you pay a certain amount each month, based on your salary.
- The more money you make, the more you can afford to pay for medical.
- Prescriptions (per – scrip – shuns): the note the doctor gives you to get medicine from the pharmacy.
Ex: After seeing the doctor we always get a prescription.
- Pay by yourself, unless your work insurance covers it.
“Walk in Clinic’s”: similar to an emergency room, but not for severe cases. So you can wait in line to see a doctor almost immediately.
Doctor’s office: where you need to make an appointment to see your doctor. Most of them not at the hospital.
- Day to day appointments/ blood work
- Similar to china’s doctors that are in the hospital.
Hospital: emergency’s and set appointments for medical care.
Recurring (re – kurr – ing) (adj): happens again and again.
Ex: She had a recurring illness, so she always went to the same doctor.
Ex: I always have a recurring nightmare.
Uncle: your aunts husband/ your dad (or moms) brother.
Ex: I have a lot of uncles.
Bare minimum: the very least that you can do.
Ex: Some bad employees only do the bare minimum.
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