Summary of  Blizzard in Birmingham

           In the reading "Blizzard in Birmingham", the author describes that an unusual storm happened in

Birmingham. During the winter time, it hardly snowed, so the people lack  experiences to deal with

snow. However,  one night in March 1993, an unexpected blizzard started. The Turners, who

 lived in Birmingham, had the different reactions between the kids and parents. For the children, they

were excited by the snow. Whereas, the adults even could not live in a normal way. This kind of

situation lasts for three days. After that , all the people went back to their old lives. It was an

incredible experience for everyone.

An email for Lucy

Hello Lucy,

How are you?

I would like to tell you a good news that I am going to volunteer at Westwood Public Library as a
baker.

Last time, you said that my baking skill is very good and you really enjoy the food I made, which encouraged me to do a volunteer job in cooking. On the weekend of September 3rd, people who visit the library will taste cookies and muffins that I baked.  The fundraiser is for buying new book. Making the library become better and better. I think it is meaningful.

Welcome you and your friend come and support it, see you then!

Best wishes

Iris

Word	Meaning	Part of speech	Sentence
Pep talk	a short speech intended to encourage someone to work harder, win a game ect.	N.	When I am pessimistic, Lucy always gives me pep talks to encourage me .
Attitude	The opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown th your behavior	N.	About marriage, everyone has different attitude.
Worrying	Something that is worrying makes you feel anxious or worried	Adj.	Learning English is a worrying process to me.
Rejection	The act of not accepting, believing in, or agreeing with something	N.	His rejection made me awkward.
Reward	Something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard	N.	His reward of this game is a thophy.
Network	A system of lines, tubes, wires, roads etc that cross each other and are connected to each other	N.	Nowadays, the using of network is popular to everyone.
Disappointed	Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen ,or because someone or something was not as good as you expected	Adj.	What are you so disappointed about?
Workplace	The room, building ect where you work	N.	The environment of workplace is important to employees.
Encourage	To give someone the courage or confidence to do something	V.	My parents always encourage me when I lose heart.
Punctual	Arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has happen	Adj.	Be punctual is a kind of good habit,
Team player	Someone who works well as a member of a team, especially in business	N.	Peter is a good team player, as he operates with everyone.
Organized	Involving people working together in an effective and well-planned way	Adj.	Lucy is a organized person
Qualification	If you have a qualification, you have passed an examination or course ti show you have a particular level of skill or knowledge in a subject	N.	If you want to get a good job, you need to have corresponding qualification.

Here is the new vocabulary list for today 09/03/18

 

Word	Meaning	Part of speech	Sentence
Interested in	Wanting to give your attention to something and discover more about it		My son is interested in playing hockey.
Afraid of	Feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation		He is always afraid of being hurt.
Satisfied with			He was satisfied with his situation.
Surprised at			He was surprised at the result of test.
Disappointed with			Mom was disappointed with her daughter who got a low grades.
Good at			Lucy is good at singing.
Worried about			I am worried about my situation.
Different from			Every racel has its own culture, it is different from others.
Expect	To think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned	V.	I expect that spring will come soon.
Progress	Gradual improvement or growth development	N．	The progress of how to made wine has already been provided clearly.
Expectation	What you think or hope will happen	N.	What is your expectation for the new year?
Puzzle	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution	v.	What he did puzzled me.
Carefully	In a careful way	Adv.	The exam is really important, so he answer every question carefully.
Cooperative	Willing to cooperate	Adj	He is easygoing, so he can be cooperative with everyone.
Arrange	To organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip	v.	For the travelling, Lucy has already arranged everything.
Polite to	Nice to people		He is polite to anybody.
Keen on	Be fond of		My son is keen on hockey.
Tired of	Having a strong distaste from surfeit		Recently, I am a little tired of learning English.
Typical of	common		What she did is so typical of traditional person.
Annoyed with	Angry with somebody		When Alex is in trouble, he will be annoyed with everyone who spoke to him.
Wrong with	Have some problems		What is wrong with you?
Kind of	Some extent, sort of		Lucy is kind of tired of the relationship with Peter.