F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [S, W]

Vocabulary

destination –Ā the place you plan to go

Perspective –Ā the way someone sees/views something

Vinegar – 醋

Wasabi –Ā a spicy green Japanese paste, eaten with sushi and other things

Paste –Ā a thick substance like toothpaste or wasabi

Seaweed –Ā a green plant from the sea that we often dry and eat. (outside of some sushi)

Sashimi – raw fish (japanese food)

Udon noodles & Ramen noodles


Grammar

Big cities all over the world = All the big cities around the world

OnĀ the plane =Ā on boardĀ the plane

There areĀ many kinds/typesĀ of Japanese food.

There is a lot of Japanese food. (could be just one food or many types of food)

My favorite kinds of Japanese food are sushi and noodles.

My favorite Japanese food isĀ sushi


Speaking exercise

OriginalĀ 

I know there are a lot of fresh sea food in Japan and Japanese like to eat them, I also like them. The traditional food in Japan is sushi which is made with fresh fish or other fresh vegetables and rice. Some of them will put some some vinegar on the rice. They will eat fresh seafood with wasabi. There are some seaweed on the outside of sushi.

Edited

I know there are isĀ a lot of fresh seafood in Japan and theĀ Japanese like to eat them, I also like them. The traditional food in Japan is sushi which is made with fresh fish or other fresh vegetables and rice. Some of them peopleĀ will put some some vinegar on the rice. They will eat fresh seafood with wasabi. There are isĀ some seaweed on the outside of sushi.


Writing exercise

OriginalĀ 

Do you know the popular game travelling frogļ¼ŸIt is about a frog you breed and sometimes it will travel to some places in Japan and send you a postcard. The termination of my next trip is Japan, like that traveling frog.
Japan is a small country but it has its own feature. In Tokyo, I can see a modern city like all the big cities over the world. In Kyoto, I can see a traditional Japan with historical buildings. In Osakaļ¼ŒI can go to the universal studio and the theme park of Harry Potter to ride some exiting rides. In Hokkaido, I can dip yourselves into the hot spring. The same thing I can do in Japan is to try some local food like sushi and fresh sea food.
This time, I will check weather forecast and believe it, then I will not cold or hot like I was been in Paris. I also will remember to bring my pillowļ¼Œwhich looks like “U”, so I will feel more comfortable when I sleep in plane.

EditedĀ 

Do you know the popular game travelling frogļ¼ŸIt is about a frog thatĀ you breed and sometimes it will travel to some places in Japan and send you a postcard. The termination destinationĀ of my next trip is Japan, like that traveling frog.
Japan is a small country but it has its own features. In Tokyo, I can see a modern city like all the big cities over aroundĀ the world. In Kyoto, I can see a traditional Japan with historical buildings. In Osaka, I can go to the universal studio and theĀ Harry Potter theme park of to ride some exciting rides. In Hokkaido, I can dip myself into the hot springs. The sameĀ thing Similar with my trip to Paris,Ā somethingĀ I can do in Japan is to try some local food like sushi and fresh sea food.
This time, I will check weather forecast and believe pack forĀ it, then I will not feel tooĀ cold or hot like I was hadĀ been in Paris. I also will remember to bring my pillowļ¼Œwhich looks like aĀ “U” shape, so I will feel more comfortable when I sleep on plane.