VIP Class Notes (Li)

Do Reading Explorer 10A

Vocabulary

superstitions – old beliefs passed down for generations that are not based on reasoning or scientific knowledge

ex. Many young people don’t believe in superstitions because they are outdated and not true.

prosperity –  being successful, fortunate and wealthy

ex. Every year people wish for health and prosperity on the New Year.

wedding ceremony – a formal occasion held when a couple gets married

red packets – hong bao

dumplings – jiao zhi

1st floor/2nd floor/3rd floor

Grammar

if you don’t know if the person is he/she, you can use the plural form (they/their/them) 

They will choose a rainy day for test.

They will set the test date on a rainy day/they will choose a rainy day to set the test. 

I know it because

I know this because

Chinese people believe that when it’s raining you can have a best test.

Chinese people believe that when it’s raining you do well on the test.

We can’t eat the head and the tail because it is a word means if we don’t eat the fish head and tail, next year we will have enough money and food.

We can’t eat the fish’s head and the tail because there is a proverb/saying which means if we don’t eat the fish’s head and tail, next year we will have enough money and food/we will be prosperous.

If someone is married to other people he or she will give her friends sweets.

If someone is married to another person, he or she will give their friends sweets.

If he or she don’t want to have the celebration then they will just give sweets.

If he or she doesn’t/they don’t want to have a celebration then he or she/they will just give sweets.

My grandma is from Beijing.