F2F Class Notes _2nd June (Harmony)

Demo StudentAngela

There was raining the last two days – There was rain the last two days/ it was raining the last two days

Open the air conditioning/ closed the air conditioning – Turn on the AC/ turn off the AC

 

Air conditioning unit/appliance:  if you don’t have central air, it is a separate unit.

Appliance:  any (usually electronic) device that has one purpose.

Eg. Refrigerator, microwave, oven, air conditioning appliance, TV

Review:

Productive:  to be good at getting things accomplished. To do things quickly and accurately.

Pessimistic (pess – ih – miss – tick)

pessimist (pess – ih – mist):  a person who always is negative, or can’t see the good things in life.

Slow-pace:  slow speed, slow movement, not a lot happening.

Eg.  I like a slow-pace lifestyle.

Fast-pace:  fast speec, hurried lifestyle, a lot happening.

Eg.  Shanghai is a fast-paced city.

Eg.  Xiamen is a slow-paced city.

Pace: a rate of movement/ speed

Eg.  When running a marathon (a long run 5k-10k), you must pace yourself.  = don’t tire yourself out too quickly.

Which, That, Where

Yesterday is international children day which meant my son had one free day – Yesterday was….  A Day off/ a day off from school.

 

Yesterday my son had a day off, that made me really happy!

Yesterday was international children day, that is always a fun day in our family.

Yesterday we went to the children’s playground where we played interesting games.

Yesterday we went to the children’s playground, that made me excited and happy.

This morning I got up at 6:45 am which is very early, so I am tired.

Today I ate a muffin which was really sweet, so my tummy is upset.

So that: in order to—purposeful.

Eg. I bought food so that I can eat this week.

Eg.  This morning you ate a lot of muffins so that you won’t be hungry.

Eg.  I brought my phone charger so that I can call you later.

Eg.  I reviewed my notes so that I would remember the words!

Eg.  I went to the English training center so that my English will improve.

Eg.  I think my English is very poor so I come to Smart English.

Muffin:  a “healthy” cupcake.