F2F Class Notes (Ally)

Homework

Write about the ideal life style. Right now? in 10 years? 20?

Vocabulary

content: satisfied, less than happy
ie. I’m content with my work right now.

evaluation: ping gu
ie. I have to make an evaluation on my student’s English ability.

appalling: unbelievably bad
ie. How he treats his wife(noun, S) is appalling.
ie. … appalls (v) me.

incredible: (adj) unbelievably good
ie. You did incredible work on the project.

expendable: 可牺牲的; 可消耗的; 可毁灭的;
ie. Your intern was expendable so he was the one who got fired.

integral: essential, vvvvv important
ie. He is an integral part of our team. (Without him, no team)

parallel: ping xing de (n and adj)
ie. We are living on two parallel lines.
ie. When making comparisons, you have to remember parallels.

comparisons: bi jiao (v) compare
ie. A comparisons between A and B shows us that ….
ie. When you compare A and B,  …….

Grammar

“I have always wondered” – I always wanted to know
ie. I wonder if he can come with us tomorrow. – > I’m not sure he can

neg sentence  -> pos sentence (NO on the verb)
– you can change the S or the adj or the V
ie. I couldn’t fall asleep last night
ie. I didn’t sleep at all last night
ie. I stayed up the whole night

I didn’t deduct your pay -> your pay remains the same. (use another pos V/antonym)

Speaking exercise

We haven’t decided which one will be our business partner.
We haven’t decided which to choose as our business partner.

there are 31 stores will be closed in Nov
There will be 31 stores closing in Nov. <– formal, passive, for description
31 stores will be closed in Nov. <– decision

There are 2 stores in SH will be closed in Nov since they had been opened for 10 years.
Two stores in SH, which had been operating/here for 10 years, will be closed in Nov.
Two 10-year stores in SH will be closed in Nov.

Writing exercise

Living in a big city has several benefits. First, there’re some job opportunities available in big cities than in a small town. Living in a city usually has a superior living standard to that in small town. However, living in a small town also has some advantages. People who live in a small town often have a comfortable life style. Most of them don’t have to work under high working stress. Although the average pay is much less than that of big cities. People in a small town don’t have to get up so early in the morning because there has been no traffic jam, and nobody drive so fast in a small town to cause car accidents. I think I prefer living in a small town when I get tired one day.

Edited:

Living in a big city has several benefits. First, there’re more job opportunities available in big cities than in a small town. Living in a city usually has a superior living standard to living in small town. However, living in a small town also has some advantages. People who live in a small town often have a comfortable/easy/relaxed life style. Most of them don’t have to work / not a lot of them work under high  stress/pressure. Although the average pay is much less than that in big cities. People in a small town don’t have to get up so early/stay in bed later/get up later in the morning because there is no traffic jam, and nobody drives so fast in a small town to cause car accidents./people drive more carefully/slower in a small town so there are fewer car accidents. I think I prefer living in a small town when I get tired one day.