She Came from Changhua (彰化)

 

Skim: read quickly

I will skim page 8 for new words (vocabulary).

Determine: decide

Likely: probably

Siblings: brothers and sisters

Influenced: affected

Predictable pattern: probably will happen; usually the same or like this

Definitely: for sure; certain

Conforms: follows the rules

Theory: idea

Tends to be: usually

A ton of: lots, much

A bit of: a little

Rebel: a person with their own thinking; does not follow the rules

A bit: a little

Flip flops: summer shoes

Fascinating: interesting

How many siblings do you have?

Expect them: want them to do

Attendance: come to class

Every hour you do NOT come to class, I deduct (minus -) 1%. 20%

According to that clock…

Until

 

 

 

 

          I talked to my classmate, Tina, who

 

comes from Miaoli. There are beautiful

 

mountains with lots of pine trees and the

 

Hsin Tien River full of shrimp and sharks.

 

Tina’s favorite app is IG, because she can

 

chat with friends easily.

 

 

 

                   

 

 

Explain.

I talked to Juno, a classmate from

 

Hsinchu. Juno told me the meatballs there

 

are delicious because they add cilantro.

 

Juno wanted to study at Shih Hsin

 

university as she heard it has a good film

 

program.

 

             I talked to Sandy Wang, a classmate

 

who comes from Changhua. Sandy

 

believes her hometown is unique because

 

they have scallop meatballs with cilantro

 

and the majestic Bagushan Mountain

 

range.

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