F2F Class Notes (Li) [S]

Today we focused on:

Vocabulary and pronunciation – breaking words down with 2 or more syllables and repeating it slowly

Vocabulary

Groceries: 食品,杂货

Food products that you can buy at a supermarket such as meat, vegetables etc.

eg. She stopped to pick up some groceries for the week.

eg. Tom is going to go grocery shopping after work today.

Metro: 地铁

The underground train system

eg. I take the metro everyday to go to work.

eg. The metro is very convenient if you want to travel in a big city.

Convenient:方便

1) located in a place that is nearby and easy to get to

eg. A convenient location

2) allowing you to do something easily or without trouble

eg. When is a convenient time for you?

eg. Buying shoes on Taobao is more convenient than shopping in store.

Inconvenient: 不方便

eg. This is an inconvenient place.

Looking forward to: to feel happy or excited about something that is going to happen

eg. I look forward to going to Serbia with my friends.

eg. She looks forward to the celebrations tomorrow.

Speaking exercise

I am going to travel in Serbia in October this year. A total of five friends travel together. We know each four five years. The trip is planned for ten days. We plan to travel to Belgrade by plane and we will return Sarejevo to Shanghai. It is my friend’s plan in fact travelling with them I feel very happy no matter where I go. I am looking forward to watch place in TV series.

I am going to travel in Serbia in October this year. I am travelling with a total of with five friends together. We have known each other for five years. The trip is planned for ten days. We plan to travel to Belgrade by plane and we will return to Shanghai from Sarajevo. In fact, it is my friend’s plan in fact to travelling with them. I feel very happy no matter where I go. I am looking forward to watch place in TV series.     visiting the places/sites from TV series. 

Pronunciation

Reunion: re-you-ni-on

Belgrade: Bel-gra-de (put your tongue on top with the “L”)

Grammar

I speak rarely English so I speak slowly

rarely speak English so I speak slowly

The weather same Shanghai

The weather is the same as Shanghai