F2F Class Notes (Jacob)

Homework

Review your last 3 classes and right a few short sentences using the new vocab.


Vocabulary

Problems = issues

Obstacle – something that is in your way and you must find a way past it (similar to a problem)

trouble = difficulty
eg. What is causing the trouble?

Dilemma – difficulty making a choice/or choosing something (can be used more casually)
eg. I don’t know what kind of food I want to eat tonight
eg. Six months ago I had a dilemma for choosing between 2 jobs.

Sushi – Japanese vegetables/fish wrapped in rice and seaweed

Hesitant – pause/wait before doing something to consider what might happen

Instant noodle – noodles made quickly by adding hot water

convenient – for easy for someone to use/get something
eg. The store is so close to our house and convenient for us.

convenient store – a shop that is small and has just basic things people want (drinks, snacks, etc)


Speaking exercise

Original 

Business trip the most difficult part is the bed. The most difficult the part of travel is the food. When I was on a business trip, I prefer to watch a tv show to relax myself to go to sleep. Go to Chinese a chinese restaurant. When I was traveling, I always looking for a Chinese restaurant to reduce my homesick. I like to eat instant noodles when I travel. The last time I traveled to Malaysia, on the 5th day I begin to be homesick and I want to eat hotpot. I went into the convenient store and bought 8 cups of noodle.

Edited

On a business trip, the most difficult part is the bed. The most difficult part of traveling is the food. When I’m on a business trip, I prefer to watch a tv show to relax myself to go to sleep. When I’m traveling, I always looking for a Chinese restaurant to reduce my feel less homesick. I like to eat instant noodles when I travel. The last time I traveled to Malaysia, on the 5th day I begin to be homesick and I wanted to eat hotpot. I went into the convenient store and bought 8 cups of noodle.