F2F Class Notes (Sonia)

Vocabulary

ALWAYS: zhong shi

e.g I always practice Yoga

normally/usually: tong chang

e.g I normally get up around 7’o clock

often: jing chang

e.g I often work to my job

sometimes: you shi

e.g I sometimes go shopping

occasionally: bu jingchang

I occasionally read a english book

rarely: hen shao

e.g I rarely watch TV

never:cong bu

e.g I never wash my clothes by hand

figure: shen cai

stretch: la shen

lower back: yao

e.g stretch your lower back

abdomen:(æb.də.mən) fu du

e.g pull in your abdomen

wrist: shou wan

e.g turn your wrist

quad: da tui qian si

e.g push your quad down

hamstring: da tui hou mian

e.g straighten your hamstring

forward: wan qian

e.g look forward

backward: wan hou

e.g move your leg backwards

lift(v): tai

e.g lift your head

noun e.g (your/my/the shoulder)

bum: pi gu

kindergarten: you er yuan

ceiling: tian hua bang

Speaking exercise

how long have you been a yoga teacher?

I have been a yoga teacher for  two years. I have been practiceing yoga for three years. I like yoga because practicing yoga let me body good.

“let me body good”=gives me a better figure

“opens my chest and makes my happy”

“makes me happy”