Household chores
Regain 恢复
It was raining earlier and my sister's phone fell into the water. So it stopped working.
To pass away - to die
When we want to say that someone has died, sometimes it is more polite to say that they 'passed away'
To regain energy
To regain strength
This means to get something back
To get back our energy
To get back our strength
I'm very very sorry to hear that.
Please give your friend our condolences.
I'm very very sorry to hear that.
Please give your friend our condolences.
condolence 慰唁
condolences 慰问的话语
If someone's family member passes away, we can express our condolences.
Condolences – noun
We EXPRESS our condolences
We will have a 2 hour lesson tonight.
Last night some students were not able to attend the class. So we cancelled last night's lesson.
We will make up last night's lesson tonight
I would like each of you to use a two-part verb to make a sentence.
You can use any two-part verb to make your sentence.
I would like each of you to use a two-part verb to make a sentence.
You can use any two-part verb to make your sentence.
Please raise your hand if you want to try!
The sentence does not have to be a request.
You can say anything you want.
For example:
I picked up my phone.
She will turn the TV on soon.
2-hour
This is an adjective
Here we do not have to say 'Hours'
For example:
It was a 4-day holiday.
(4-day is an adjective here)
We can also say:
The holiday was for 4 days.
(here, it is NOT an adjective. So we have to say 'days')
I took out the garbage after work.
I took the garbage out after work.
I'm sorry but I can't hear you clearly.
If you want, you can write your sentence for us!
For example:
Please turn off the microwave ( 微波炉)
This is a request we can make in the kitchen.
Please raise your hand if you want to try!
Not a problem! Just review the things you missed later when you are free!
First tell us the name of the room.
Then make your request.
The kitchen
Please pick the vegetables up FROM the ground.
The living room
Please turn down the radio.
The bathroom
Please turn the tap off.
The bedroom
Please hang up your coat.
We pick something up If we pick someone up from somewhere, it means that we go to that place, met the person and then took them with us somewhere.
For example:
I picked her up from school. I drove to school in my car and took her with me to the office.FROM somewhere.
For example:
I picked my wife up from her office.
She picked up her clothes from the dry-cleaner's (干洗店)
Taco, please pick up your newspaper in THE living room.
Taco, please hang up your towels in the bathroom.
Taco, put away the groceries in THE kitchen.
Pick up
Receive
They are similar. But they do not mean the same thing.
If we pick someone up from somewhere, it means that we go to that place, met the person and then took them with us somewhere.
For example:
I picked her up from school. I drove to school in my car and took her with me to the office.
f we receive someone, it means that we go and meet someone somewhere. But we don't have to take them anywhere with us. (if we want, we can take them somewhere too)
For example:
I received her at the airport.
This means that when she arrived at the airport, I was there. I might take her home, or I can say good bye to her there.
I received the guests at the door.
This means that the guests came to my house to visit me. I went to the door and greeted them when they came in.
Don't worry. This is a very common mistake.
A lot of people forget to use 'the' and 'a' sometimes.
That's why we should keep practicing.
If we pick someone up from somewhere, it means that we go to that place, MEET the person and then TAKE them with us somewhere.
For example:
I picked her up from school. I drove to school in my car and took her with me to the office.
Sorry, my phone changed two of the words. My phone made a mistake with the grammar
Stereo 立体声音响
Are there any other words that you find difficult in these requests?
Ok. We have finished the first hour of tonight's class
Let's take a 10 minute break
We will start our class again after 10 minutes.
Is that ok with all of you?