Anxious Comfortable Homesick

Anticipating Confident Embarrassed

Excited Depressed Uncertain ( NOT SURE )

Worried Insecure

Curious Nervous

1. She is very CURIOUS of that person ; that ‘s why she followed her in social media.
2. Raven is UNCERTAIN which road to take so she asked the traffic officer.
3. Raven feels most COMFORTABLE when she is in her hometown.
4. When Raven was asked to sing in public , she said that she can’t because she will only get
nervous.
5. The girl is HOMESICK; she misses her parents so much.
6. He didn’t know where he placed his phone ; he is WORRIED somebody have stolen it.
7. The saleslady keeps on looking at her watch ; she is ANXIOUS to go home because nobody is
taking care of her child.
8. When she feels DEPRESSED, she goes out with her friends and spends time with them.
9. The man is CONFIDENT enough to speak to a big group of people.

1. Looking at a store selling new phones – EXCITED ; FASCINATED ; CURIOUS

2. Just lying in bed and doing nothing – comfortable
3. Thinking of the best noodles in your hometown in China – homesick
4. Wondering why Harry hasn’t come home yet - anxious, worried
5. Trying to look for someone to talk to – excited , depressed
6. Speaking in front of a crowd or big number of people -embarrassed , confident

What are the different kinds of social media ?

Weibo Twitter

WeChat Telegram

QQ WhatsApp

Instagram TikTok

Facebook
Different Customs

1. Chinese customs

Chinese parents given red money bags to their children.

Chinese people wear red and never wear black on New Year ‘s Day.

2. Singapore customs

Singapore banned chewing gums.

You cannot drink water in subways.

They always use the word “la” at the end of the sentence .

You must stay on the right when taking the escalator .

No smoking in public areas in Singapore.

No littering in public areas in Singapore.

3. Filipino customs

Filipinos like to share food with visitors.

Filipinos say “po” and “opo” when they speak to other people.

EXPECTED 预期 ACCEPTED 公认

Dollars as payment – ACCEPTED

Respect for everybody – EXPECTED

Paying for one’s meal before checking out – EXPECTED

Gifts for a friend’s party – EXPECTED

Raven what is unique 独特 about your province ?

The food in your province is spicy.

(You are used to eating spicy food. )

What makes your sister unique?

She is liberal – minded.

CULTURE SHOCK –

What culture in the Philippines made you really shocked ?

Some foreigners are shocked when they see Filipinos using hands to eat in a restaurant.

Dying crashing freezing flickering jamming

1. Computer / laptop == freezing , dying , crashing , hanging
2. Battery – dying ; low battery
3. Lights – flickering
4. Printer – jamming
5. Phone – crashing , dying
6. TV screen – freezing, flickering

IDEA - 理念 Do you have any idea on how to use electric cars ? No idea.
I have no idea.
My classmate has an idea of how we are going to do the project.
Do you have any idea about the fashion in Shanghai ?
Yes, I have an idea. They are wearing winter fashion.

VALUE 价值

All people and things around us have value.

Valuable

Gifts from our parents are very valuable.

REFER This refers to 这是指

WASTE 垃圾

Words connected to cars

1. Car dent 汽车凹痕

2. Car scratch 汽车划痕
3. Overheat 过热
4. Flat tire 爆胎
5. Broken glass 碎玻璃
6. Dirty seats 肮脏的座位

Verbs related to cars

1. FIX 修理汽车
2. CARWASH 洗车
3. VACUUM 真空
4. Fill the gas 补气
5. Check the brakes 检查刹车
6. Check the tires 检查轮胎

10 530 Five hundred thirty

100 513 Five hundred thirteen

1000 One thousand 5000 Five thousand

10,000 50,000 Fifty thousand

100,000- One hundred thousand 500,000 Five hundred thousand

1,000,000 One million

1.3Million

One Point Three Million

Raven 9th Meeting – January 29, 2020

The sheep is looking at the people.

Livestock farms have contaminated soil and underground water because of many sheep.

By , because, through , as a result of , due to

1. The temperature in India is increasing due to extreme heat.

2. Ice in the Arctic regions are melting because of climate change.
3. The forests are getting fewer as a result of trees getting illegally cut.

Problem #1

The neighbor always throws trash near the house.

Solution

Put in more trash cans near the house.

Problem # 2

The food in the house is always burgers and fries.

Solution

Buy fresh groceries and ask Mom to cook at home.

Problem # 3

Most of the people in the province are not getting enough nutrition.

Solution

Teach people to plant vegetables in their backyard.

Day 10 : March 8 – We reviewed.

Day 11

Would rather

I would rather go to the mall than stay at home.

Would prefer

I would prefer to stay at home than go to the mall

A. Would YOU prefer to sign up for a course in biology or geography ?

Sign – verb

To sign up for an interview

To sign up for a class trip

SIGN A DOCUMENT – YOU PUT YOUR SIGNATURE ( NOUN)

Would you rather eat heavy breakfast or skip breakfast and eat lunch ?

I’d rather eat heavy breakfast.

Breakfast and lunch – BRUNCH

TAKE

TALK

This is the skill that Raven learned.

I enjoy learning how to drive. I have learned driving for two months. Driving one hour every day
together with an instructor help me drive well. I learned how to follow road rules and traffic lights.
There were two exam choices and two road driving. I prefer road driving.
What is a hobby ? My hobby is traveling.

What are your interests ? food , travel, driving, fashion

Jewelry

Pieces of jewelry

Grasp –

Grasp the meaning of a word 把握一个词的含义

Raven grasp Harry’s hand when they went to a rollercoaster ride.

Gather

The children are gathered together in a classroom .

gather everyone in the room 聚集所有人在房间里

gather your notes and review them 收集笔记并进行审查

gather your clothes and wash them 收拾衣服洗

gather money for a donation 筹集善款

Struggle

struggle for words to say 努力说出话来

struggle to work harder 努力工作

Different PEOPLE, different learning struggles 不同的人，不同的学习努力

I struggle to work hard in another country just to 我只是为了给家人提供食物而在另一个国家努

provide food for my family. 力工作。

Raven struggled to pronounce the word "accent". 乌鸦挣扎着发音“口音”。

Distraction

Games are distractions to studying. 游戏会分散学习的注意力。

Distracted 分心
My sister was doing something and she was 我姐姐在做某事，她被喧闹声分散了注意力。
distracted by the loud noise.

Associate

Wrong : If you can’t understand something , you’re not concentrating hard enough .- FALSE

Right : If you can’t understand something, you can try other learning style that will help you.

If you can’t understand something, you should concentrate hard enough.

Wrong : Linguistic learners will not comprehend written information.

Right : Linguistic learners CAN comprehend written information.

Wrong : A visual learner will probably learn best by listening and speaking.

Right : A visual learner will probably learn best by reading.

Wrong : A musical learner needs peace and quiet to focus on something.

Right : An intrapersonal learner needs peace and quiet to focus on something.

Wrong : Intrapersonal learners generally work well with people.

Right : Interpersonal learners generally work well with people.

Grasp gather associate distraction the big picture

Struggle

Fill in the blanks.

1. The student struggles ; struggled to get high scores in her Math exam.
2. Most of the people invited to the wedding are associated with the newly married couple.
 3. We should always look at the big picture when we try to understand how things will work ,
especially in the future.
4. I cannot grasp what the teacher is saying. She speaks too fast.
5. The children gathered roses and gave it to their mother.
6. Loud noise is such a distraction ; I cannot concentrate on my work.

Samantha isn’t cutting her OWN hair. She got her hair CUT.

Haircut – noun I got a haircut.

Hair cut – I had my hair cut in the salon.

Joann and John didn’t paint their house. They got it painted.

Doug didn’t repair his bike. He had it repaired.

Quite

Quiet

Quit

Broken up with came up with looking forward to cut down on

Keep up with put up with get along with take care of

1. I cannot keep up with the movie because it’s too fast ; I cannot understand what they are
saying.
2. It is hard to get along with people you don’t really know.
3. She is staying with her friend after she has broken up with her fiancé of five years.
 4. Since I am too heavy at 78 kilos , I need to cut down on eating sweets and drinking sodas.
5. The worker cannot put up with the temper of his boss so he quit.
6. I am looking forward to going out again after several months of lockdown.
7. There is a need to take care of the car so that it will look new and without scratches.
8. The US came up with a plan to help the people during the crisis.

Making suggestion

What about (-ing)

Why don’t you

Maybe

Have you thought about (-ing)

One option is (to)

It might be a good idea to

Situation : Your friend wants to go abroad to work there , but you think it’s better for her to stay in the
Philippines. You want to suggest that she find work in the city.

Have you thought about applying in the companies located in the city?

Situation : Your friend wants to color her hair PURPLE. You think it doesn’t suit her. You suggest that she
color it PINK.

Maybe you could color your hair pink because purple does not suit you.

What about coloring your hair pink because purple doesn’t suit you.

Situation : Your friend is not feeling well. She doesn’t know what’s wrong with her. You suggest that she
should go to the doctor.

Why don’t you go to the doctor ?

It might be a good idea to go to the doctor.

Situation : The car’s brakes are not working well. You are afraid it might cause an accident. You suggest
that the car be fix before your sister drives it.

One option is to fix the brakes before driving it.

What about fixing the brakes before driving it.

Situation : You wanted your friend to stop eating junk food. Suggest one way for your friend to stop it.

Maybe you could eat a heavy dinner so that you don’t eat junk food late at night.

What about not buying junk food when you are doing groceries ?

Have you thought about the bad effects of junk food in your body ?

IN BLACK AND WHITE

CHARACTERISTICS

BIAS

BLINDSPOT

AUTOMATICALLY

IGNORE

ASSET

CURFEW

A model’s assets are their looks and their height.

Billionaires have a lot of business assets in many countries.

The ATM automatically gives me the cash I withdrew.

The car hit a motorcycle which came from its blind spot.

Younger Filipinos have bias towards Gucci because they believe it suits their age.

The characteristics of a good driver have good driving quality , is attentive, and follow traffic laws.

I wanted to put the conditions in a contract so that everything is black and white.

1 CENTURY = 100 YEARS

1 DECADE = 50 YEARS

CEBU – white beach

How do you describe the place ?

It is clean, beautiful.

The surroundings / environment in the island is very clean and beautiful.

The water surrounding the island is clear.

Which one is better, Cebu island or Boracay island ?

For me, I like Boracay Island better because it has more people THAN Cebu island, and

In my opinion,

3 days is 60,000 – 70,000 pesos. – 5 star hotel with activities , jetski, scuba diving, paraglide

Service

Thieves/ Thief – they steal things from foreigners

Careless -

Surround ( verb )

- The garden surrounds the entire house.

- The trees surround the house.
- In my place, buildings surround the house.