F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Speaking exercise

We found another cat on the street so we are looking for a person to adopt it. We found a person and they are a couple. we found someone, a couple actually

We are not so sure about him / we do not really believe in his gf/ we don’t feel they are trustworthy / we don’t feel that secure/safe about them

I can’t have a dog because I have to walk it regularly and I live in Baoshan so it’s not convenient to have a dog and the cat was so poor so we took it home. It looked very skinny so we guessed it didn’t have much food to eat.
We already found an adopter for the cat / someone to adopt the cat / a new home for the cat
We are trying to get my flatmate bf to come to sh so that he can take the cat back to suzhou.

we went to outside – we went outside
We bring it to home – we bring it home
they are getting pretty well – they are getting along pretty well

Vocabulary

early adopters – people who buy products early
John bought the occulus VR headset right when he came out. He is an early adopter of the VR technology.

trustworthy – someone who makes you feel you can trust him
He looks trustworthy, the cat should be in good care with him.

catnip – some kind of powder cats really like
We put some catnip on the scratchboard to attract the cats.

new born kitty – a cat that was just born
We found a new born kitty on the street

breed – one kind of animal made through breeding
Pets of rare breeds are more thought after than others.

to breed – to mate and reproduce
Tom is breeding dogs in his farm.

new breeds – new kinds of animals which appeared through breeding
There is a new cat breed which doesn’t have hairs.

to shower an animal.
We shower our dog once a month.

to clash – to have a violent confrontation
He clashed with the police a few times.

to protest – to fight against something one disproves 
My friend is posting on his moments to protest against how dogs are treated in HZ.

to take a blood sample
The vet took a blood sample to check for diseases.

gender – sex
She was pregnant but she didn’t want to know the gender of the baby.

vase – something to put flowers in
We found a kitten in a vase.

lethal injection – when you inject a deadly poison
They gave the dog a lethal injection so that it would pass away painlessly.

check the ears for infections and parasites

Grammar

do not use to/the with home and outside
I go back home
I went outside / I went out

Frequency:
Once every three month
I go to the vet once every three month
Once a month
I go swimming once a month.

get someone to do something
I got him to drive me back home

make someone do something
I made him stop in the middle of the highway to save a cat