Saturday 02 October, 2010: A1, A2, and A3 classes

A1 Class:
This was our first discussion class.  We talked about the questions in the post "Discussion Topics: Who are you?".  Some vocabulary that came up in this class was:

crush --> when you really like a boy or girl and think they are very good-looking and very wonderful
siblings --> your brothers and sisters
only child --> a person who has no siblings
baby brother/sister --> usually, we can say this about our youngest brother or sister no matter how old he or she is (my baby brother is 26!), but Anu has a baby sister that is literally a baby!
great-grandmother --> Your grandmother's mother
great-great-grandfather --> Your grandfather's grandfather (Beegii's great-great-grandfather is 116 years old-- amazing!)
get along with --> not fight with; be friendly with
see eye to eye --> get along with
faux-hawk --> like a mohawk, but you keep more of your hair and bring it up together in the middle of your head, like this:

Mohawk --> you shave the sides of your head and leave only one strip of hair in the middle (usually, this strip is held up with gel).  Here is a picture of Mr T with his mohawk:

I pity da fool!

A2 Class:
In this class, we answered some questions about our routines and about how we spend our free time.  Here is some of the vocabulary that came up in this lesson:
weekday --> Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday
weekend --> Saturday and Sunday
go to bed --> when you go to sleep for the night
breakfast --> your morning meal
dinner --> your evening meal
work out --> lift weights, do cardio (exercise, in general) at the gym
gym --> fitness centre; where you go to work out (exercise).  Here are some pictures of the gym:

A3 Class:
In this class, we talked about countries, their capital cities, and words for nationalities:
Country --> Capital City --> Nationality
Britain/UK --> London --> British
Japan --> Tokyo --> Japanese
Turkey --> Ankara --> Turkish
Russia --> Moscow --> Russian
Poland --> Warsaw --> Polish
Greece --> Athens --> Greek
Mexico --> Mexico City --> Mexican
Egypt --> Cairo --> Egyptian
USA --> Washington, DC --> American
Mongolia --> Ulaanbaatar --> Mongolian
France --> Paris --> French
Canada --> Ottawa --> Canadian

We also practiced asking and answering the question "Where's [CITY]?"  "It's in [COUNTRY]."
Eg., Where's Athens?  It's in Greece.

Be careful, because the word "in" may be small, but it is VERY IMPORTANT!  If you say "It's Greece." in answer to the question "Where's Athens?", you are saying that Athens = Greece, which does not make much (any) sense and will sound very strange to a native speaker of English.