Online Class Notes (Sam)
Vocabulary
immediate family = close family
(parents, brothers/sisters, husband/wife, children)
extended family = far family
(grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces/nephews)
eg. I visited my immediate/extended family
my local area < > a far away town/city
eg. I will go to a nearby city / neighbouring city
self-quarantine = at home quarantine
atheism (religion) / atheist (person) = NO religion/NO belief
eg. Atheism is popular in Japan / I am an atheist
Grammar
I accompanied with him / I went with him
it affects me positively / it has a very positive effect on me
the year before last (year) < > the year after next
the day before yesterday < > the day after tomorrow
(events) – the christmas before last < > the christmas after next
we are keeping in touch by wechatwe keep in touch on wechat / using wechat
my religion is buddhism / i am a buddhist
my religion is christianity / i am a christian
Pronunciation
quarantine
“KWO-ren-tiin”
immediate
“i-MI-di-yet”
ancient = very very old
“EIN-shent”
philosophy
“phi-LO-so-fi”
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