VIP Class Notes (Li)

How would you parent a teen from your perspective? (200 words)

Parenting Discussion

Vocabulary

make-up –  products like lipstick, eyeliner, powder for your face

parenting – the activity of bringing up a child as an adult

ask for permission – to ask somebody first before you do/use something

ex. I should ask for permission before using somebody else’s things.

high expectation – a strong belief that something will be good or needs to achieve something

ex. She has very high expectations so when someone disappoints her, she gets very hurt.

get along – to be on good terms with somebody

ex. My neighbour and I don’t get along since the argument.

Grammar

I look the time 

look at sth/sbd

ex. Look at the time

I draw two hours a week and swimming two hours a week. I play guzheng half an hour a week.

I draw two hours a week and swim two hours a week. I play/practice guzheng half an hour a week.

At weekend, I can do some thing I like. I can have a big meal with my mother and father. I can shop.

At the weekend, I can do some things that I like. I can have a big meal with my mother and father. I can shop.

I like going shopping and there is a big mart near my home.

I like going shopping and there is a big market near my home.

Some rules about my study and I mustn’t tell lies. I mustn’t use my mother’s make-up because it will hurt my face because some of them will hurt my face. Some of them only my mother can use.

Some rules about my studies and I mustn’t tell lies. I mustn’t use my mother’s make-up because it is bad for my face/skin. So only some of them can be used by my mother.

I need to tell things before I can use it.

I need to ask for permission before I can use something. 

When I have a bad score at school, I need to think about why I get the bad score and to tell my parents. My parents think the problem is good for me so I don’t need to be sad.

When I get a bad score at school, I need to think about why I got it before I tell my parents. My parents think that thinking about the problem is good for me, so I don’t need to be sad.

When I am young I like speaking. My father like listen to me. He wants to listen more about my school life at school.

When I was younger I liked to speak. My father liked listening to me. He wants to know more about my school life at school.

My parents changed. When I am young, they usually be angry. Now, when I usually do the bad things, they will just talk to me.

My parents changed. When I was younger, they got angry a lot. Now, when I do something bad, they will just talk to me.

They believe me after I play the games after I finish the homework. They began to ask me to do the list of one week’s homework.

They trust me to play games after I finish my homework. They began to ask me to make a list of every week’s homework.

She thinks she can bring a phone and make her more safe.

She thinks she can bring/carry a phone to make her feel more safe.