Last Week of February: The Early Bird Gets the Worm

Here are the notes from last week. Please have a look and try to remember some:

Understand from context means to read to understand, not use dictionary or google.

In order means because

Early bird catches the worm.

Decline means to say “no, I don’t want it.”

Excuse

Religion in India is Hindu

Taoist

Christian

Egypt is Muslim

Jewish people cannot eat pork (pig).

It is against their

religion.

She is standing on a scale to see how heavy she is. Obviously, she wants to lose weight.

If I lose my weight, I will be 0 kg.

I don’t care for broccoli. I don’t like broccoli. More polite than “I don’t want broccoli.

1. Green is broccoli.

2. White is cauliflower.

We do not sleep in this class. This class is not your bedroom.

Allergic to=gives you itchy skin

I don’t care for is polite for “I don’t want”

Decrease v. Increase

1. Consumption: eat, drink, to buy something; consume

in order means because

Declining means you don’t want; it is a polite way to say “no”

Please answer with a sentence to practice grammar.

A.   How do you like your eggs (cooked)?

The waiter will say…

I like my eggs over easy please.

1. Over easy egg

2. Scrambled egg

3. Hard boiled egg

4. Sunny side up egg: the cook didn’t

Raw means do not cook

You need to write a sentence to get 10/10.

break the yolk

How do you like your eggs?

I like my eggs sunny side up.

Bitter gourd = bitter melon

Could you please repeat that?

How do you spell     ?

Host       Stuff = things

purple

 

Toast with strawberry jam.

Toast with Nutella.

Purple

Stuff means things

Cream cheese and coconut on the UBE French toast.

Salmon   L is silent

Cow – Beef

Pig – Pork

Sheep – Mutton

Rabbit – Nah

Deer = Venison

One deer, two deer

One sheep, two sheep

One fish, two fish (fishes)

Muntjac

 

 

Many people in Taiwan also do not eat beef. Why? Do they think it tastes stinky or

terrible? Are they vegetarians? Their ancestors were farmers.

Parmesan

Could I please get some parm?

Parmesan

What are the tastes?

 

Please write down your partner’s answer with a sentence. If you do that, I will give you 10/10 (out of).