F2F Class Notes (Celeste/Yang)

Read the article below at home and read it again in your next class.

Heavy Rains in Japan – level 1

In Japan, it rains a lot. Heavy rain falls in two prefectures. The rain floods homes and infrastructure. It damages them. Many people have to leave.

One person dies. He drowns in a river.

Japan’s weather organisation talks about the rain. It says that it rains 35 centimetres in one night!

Difficult words:
prefecture (a big area in a country like in Japan)
flood (cover with water)
infrastructure (the things that a city needs so its people can live there).

Vocabulary

I ate the expensive sharks’ fin dish when I was in Macau last week.
Last week when I was in Macau, I ate the expensive sharks’ fin dish.

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I like the spa at Banyan Tree Hotel Macau because it is very relaxing / comfortable / peaceful / quiet / calm.

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My favorite hotel is the Ritz Carlton.
My second favorite hotel is Banyan Tree Hotel.
My third favorite hotel is Marriott.

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Prices are the cheapest(lowest) in Hong Kong.
Prices in Macau are a bit more expensive than Hong Kong.
Prices in Shanghai are the most expensive. / Prices are the most expensive in Shanghai.

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turbulence ( ter – bew – lenss ) n. – strong sudden movements within air or water
eg. I had a nice, smooth, quiet, calm flight. There was no turbulence.

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I really like wallets. So, he gave my me a wallet.

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A clutch bag is a small bag that you can use for special occasions.