F2F Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Use the vocabulary from today in some writing about being a parent and what the most important things are for being a good mother.

Vocabulary

at weekend – on the weekend / at weekends 

she has taken care of my husband well / she has raised my husband well

feed = to give food and help them eat

big difference < > small difference 
eg. there is a big difference between chinese and western culture

support / stand by 

stand for = to believe / support sth / identify with

she has respect with me – she has respect for me / she respects me 

if anywhere i can’t see behind my back 

originally / at first – ben lai
eg. at first i thought it was easy but then i realised it was hard

barista – coffee making specialist

today morning this morning 

surprised to hear that

i think you have to enjoy it and be very patient with it and then you can get better.

decaf – caffeine – DE caf

instant coffee – very easy to make coffee powder
eg. I had instant coffee when I was at home as a kid

Writing exercise

I love drinking coffee perhaps because of my memory that my mom was made coffee every morning when I was a child.Accompanied by the deep odor, a day of life was starting ! If there was sunshine.it was prefect!
When I went to work after graduation,I formed a habit that have a cup of coffee everyday.At first,I always chosen Latte.And now,Americano is my favorite which helps me to make my brain more clearer and its tastes more purely.Actually,I don’t care the coffee flavor.I just enjoy the moment when I drink coffee which perhaps alone ,with my friends,discussed with my colleges or had meeting.Because it can make life no more serious.Coffee has became a part of my life.


I love drinking coffee perhaps because of my memory that my mom made coffee every morning when I was a child. Accompanied by the strong odor / fragrance / smell, a day of life was starting and if there was sunshine, it was even more perfect!
When I went to work / started working after graduation, I formed a habit of having a cup of coffee everyday. At first, I always chose Latte but now, Americano is my favorite which helps me to make my brain more clear and its tastes more pure. Actually, I don’t care about the coffee flavor. I just enjoy my alone time when I drink coffee, or with my friends, or discussing things with my colleagues or having a meeting. As it can make life less serious coffee has become a part of my life.

Grammar

was = is / am
were = are

adverb – describes a verb
adjective – describes a noun

Pronunciation

te weh
be tween
twah
be chween