F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

my husband‘s Chinese is also good

he’s fluent in Chinese

he can speak (V.)  fluently (ADV.)

if you let her to write sth. – if you make him write sth.

nauseous – the feeling of an upset stomach, or that you want to (vomit/ throw up)

eg: My friend got nauseous from almost everything when she was pregnant.

genetics – the DNA passed down from your family

eg: Maybe I didn’t get nauseous when I was pregnant because of my genetics. My mother also didn’t get sick.

hereditary – sth. passed down from genetics

eg: Heart disease is hereditary.

eg: Hair and eye color is hereditary.

compare (V. ) – to see how two or more things are different or similar.

eg: It’s hard to compare apples and oranges, because they are very different.

eg: If you compare them, it’s clear which one is better.

comparison (N.) –

eg: That is a strange comparison, Kobe Bryant (NBA player) is not like Kris Wu. (Canadian Chinese singer)

Grammar

Present simple:

I eat cereal for breakfast (Always eat this for breakfast)

Durians smell bad. (It always smells bad)

he can speak (V.)  fluently (ADV.)

he can’t reading or write more – he can’t read or write

Potato is the worst – potatoes are the worst

potatoes can count  (the potato can count??? where did it learn that?) – potatoes can be counted (people count them)

vegetables are worse than meat.

How are they worse than meat?

They taste worse than meat.

Durian is bad.

How is Durian bad?

they smelling bad – They smell bad.

All fruit is ok.

Kiwi is good.

Apple is better than Durian. (the apple flavor)

My husband is the best. He is very gentle and good for me.

Pronunciation

Durian is bad