F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Homework

  1. Read the article and explain it to your teacher.

2. After you have explained it, ask the teacher to open the article and read it.

3. Then check which things you got right.

https://tiaradiadem.com/2015/08/wang-si-cong-officially-ventures-into-entertainment-signs-contract-with-t-ara/

Vocabulary

it’s very strange

Did you take some paid time off?  (pay you normal salary while you take time off)

No, it was unpaid time off. (did not get salary)

I had 7 days overtime

They have to give us time off, because they won’t pay for overtime

many pregnant women gain weight

Wang Si Chong’s father is a well known building developer.


Fu Er Dai – can mean little prince, or Second generation rich. These are usually spoiled kids who don’t need to work hard, with rich parents.


nurse – a person who works in the hospital and usually helps doctors, but they also do a lot of work on their own

eg: She hired a postnatal attendant, which is basically a 24 hour nurse for newborns and mothers.

nauseous – feel like you want to throw up

eg: Most pregnant women get nauseous in the morning, they call it morning sickness.

eg: Reading a book in a car makes me nauseous.

eg: Taking a bus for a long trip makes me nauseous. I get carsick.

eg: I take some pills so I don’t get nauseous.

Pronunciation

nauseous – Naww Shus