F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

retarded = stupid, backward, underdeveloped

The process is so retarded- the employer won’t accept unemployed candidates. So you need a job to find a job.

Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症) comes with mental retardation.

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12 to 14 weeks pregnant

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in a heartbeat = very fast, without hesitating

I would accept a dinner with Obama in a heartbeat.

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Grammar

so … that…

I was so sad that I cried.

She was so excited that she forgot to say goodbye.

I hated school so much that I started working at the age of 15.

I’m so hungry that I could eat a whole elephant.

He works so little that I haven’t seen him in a month.

There are so few opportunities in Europe that many young people choose to work abroad after graduating.

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not only A but also a lot more B

I don’t only work a lot but also study a lot more

I can’t only cook Chinese food but also a lot more Western food.

Children don’t only learn from what they hear but also a lot more from what they see as they grow up.

One day, I took my son to a playground where there were a lot of children and parents. Suddenly, a little girl’s balloon fell to the ground. My son saw it and he wanted to pick it up and give it back to the girl.

Immediately when he touched the balloon, the girl’s mother said “This is mine” and she grabbed the balloon; and I told her “We just want to help”. I felt very disappointed to see adults become more and more indifferent.

They refused to help, neither be helped and they only considers what strangers want to do for them in a negative way. My son looked at me with a look of confusion, which made me felt so sad that if this is what parents show their children, I can’t imagine what this society / our country will look like when the next generation grow up.

This mom was a piece of work. Maybe she didn’t know children don’t only learn from what we tell them. They learn more from what they see every day.

It is empathetic for the little girl if she keep seeing her mother walking over other people and her friendliness will wear off. There are a lot of things we have to teach our children, but one of the most important thing is letting them know how to engage with others properly.

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One day, I took my son to a playground where there were a lot of children and parents. Suddenly, a little girl’s air balloon fell to the ground. My son saw it and he wanted to pick it up and give it back to the girl.

As soon as he touched the balloon, the girl’s mother said “This is ours” and she snatched it. I told her “We just wanted to help”. I always feel very disappointed to see adults be so indifferent (to other people), who refuse to help or be helped and who only see what strangers want to do for them in a negative way.

My son looked at me with a look of confusion, which made me feel so sad. If this is what parents show their children, I can’t imagine what this society / our country will look like when the next generation grows up.

This mom was a piece of work. Maybe she didn’t know children don’t only learn from what we tell them but also a lot from what they see every day.

I felt empathetic for the little girl. If she keeps seeing her mother walking over other people, her friendliness will wear off. There are a lot of things we have to teach our children, but one of the most important things is teaching/showing them how to engage with others properly.

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