F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [W]

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Vocabulary

Itinerary – a plan for a trip (where and what you will see/do)

Inept – to not have skill or understanding of something (not be good at something)
eg. Sunny’s skills at football are inept.
eg. I am inept when booking a big vacation

Holiday (travel) – to go on a trip somewhere (while taking time off work)

lack – not having very of something
eg. He lacks skills in the kitchen.
eg. They lack experience so we didn’t hire them.

Off the hook – to not have to finish some work you were assigned or to not get punish for your actions (not responsible for or free from)
eg. I was supposed finish a big group project this weekend, but my teammate already finished it so I’m off the hook.
eg. Famous & rich people often get off the hook even if they break the law.

I am jet lagged

A popular place to go see. = sight (for sightseeing)


Grammar

The thing I want to do most is visit the Louvre in Paris.
My goal is visiting the louvre. –> My goal is to visit the louvre


Pronunciation

Itinerary [I-tin-er-rary]


Writing exercise

Original

Trip Plan
We will depart on 16,Nov,2018,and then arrive at CDG(Charles de Gaulle Airport) at night.After a night’s rest,maybe couldn’t sleep well because of jet lag,we still will start our visiting on the next morning.
In Paris, what I most want to do is visiting the Louvre, climbing the Eiffel Tower, and having dinner on the Seine river.
We will leave Paris for Venice on 21,Nov.And we will spend two days staying Venice to visit the architecture there.
The last stop of our trip is Florence.We will take a train from Venice to Florence on 23,Nov.My fiance is really into the galleries and museums there.So we will visit the most galleries there.Before we leave,we’re going to have one day reserved for shopping.
We will leave Florence on 28,and arrive in Shanghai on the next day.

Edited

Trip/Itinerary Plan
We will depart on 16 Nov, 2018,and then arrive at CDG (Charles de Gaulle Airport) at night. After a good nights rest, maybe we couldn’t won’t be able to sleep well because of the jet lag, we’ll still will start our visiting vacation/sightseeing in the next morning.
In Paris, what I most want to do is visiting the Louvre, climbing the Eiffel Tower, and having dinner on the Seine river.
We will leave Paris for Venice on 21,Nov and we will spend two days staying in Venice to visit the architecture there.
The last stop of our trip is Florence. We will take a train from Venice to Florence on 23 Nov. My fiance is really into the galleries and museums there. So we will visit the most of the galleries there. Before we leave, we’re going to have one day reserved for shopping.
We will leave Florence on the 28th and arrive in Shanghai on the next day.