F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [S]

Speaking exercise

Spring festival is coming soon, my husband and I will stay in SH. Maybe we will hangout to have a dinner with our friend or we will cook some dishes with our friends. In spring festival we usually cook some dumpling in China, the dumpling will helps you to get healthy get safe and happy. In my home town when spring festival coming we will prepare lot of food, like fish, pork, beef and dumpling. Fish mean every year you will have a lot of money. We will play firework, firecracker . Important things, we will prepare table of food to honor our ancestors, and burn fake money -that means that we will send a lot of money to them.

Spring festival is coming soon. My husband and I will stay in SH. Maybe we will cook some dishes and have a dinner together with our friend after that we will hangout. During The Spring Festival here in China, we usually make some dumplings, dumplings will help you to get/stay healthy be safe and happy. In my home town during the spring festival we prepare lot of food, like fish, pork, beef and dumplings. Fish means that every year you will have a lot of money. We will set off  the firework and  firecrackers . It is very important that we prepare table of food in order to honor our ancestors, also we will burn fake money -that means that we will send a lot of money to them.

Vocabulary

firecracker (n): 1-a firework that makes a loud noise when it explodes

ancestor (n): 1- a person related to you who lived a long time ago:
E.g.: There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.

honour (v): 1-to show great respect for someone or something, especially in public:
E.g.: He was honored for his bravery.
E.g.: We are honored (= proud and happy) to have you here tonight.
E.g.: I would be honored to meet him.

honor (n): 1-a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty:
E.g.: a man of honor
E.g.: We fought for the honor of our country.

set off something-to cause a device to explode or a signal to start:
E.g.: I accidentally set the alarm off.

set+object+off/ set off+object