F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]

Homework

Write about another behaviour that people do which is unacceptable.

Vocabulary

stress: worry caused by a difficult situation 紧张,压力

eg. Yoga is known to be great for combating stress.

eg. She’s been under a lot of stress lately so she took some time off work.

throw away: get rid of sth 丢掉

eg. Our shop will throw away the leftover bread at the end of the day.

security guard: 保安

under the table: something done in private/hidden from the public 在背地里,在私下

eg. The judge was offered money under the table to change his ruling.

eg. Do you think it is okay for people to do things under the table?

our boss gets off work/finishes work

security footage: video from the CCTV camera

eg. Sometimes the manager will check the security footage to check that everything is okay.

offputting behaviour/unacceptable behaviour

off-putting: unpleasant or worrying so that you don’t want to get involved in any way 令人烦恼的,讨人厌的

eg. Aggressive sales assistants are offputting, I generally don’t buy anything from them.

eg. The way he handled this problem was off-putting.

pet peeve: a habit/behaviour that you can’t stand

Shanghainese – the SH dialect

Grammar

Talking about general statements:

use general plural nouns – don’t add “the”

eg. People watching videos in public should use earphones.

eg. Public swimming pools are dirty.

Speaking exercise

In the afternoon, my colleagues will invite you to order to eat or drink. I said no because summer is coming.

Every day for us, our work is regular. Also, I think maybe food industry we have shop and we deal with daily things. Because we deal with management department, compared to sales department, our work is more regular.

Every day, if at the end of the shop close. If the bread is unsold then the employee only can eat on-site but not home. The employee will throw away. Some employee is good but maybe others is not.

I think some people will watch video on mobile phone but not earphone. Even some people voice is very loud. I think if you want to watch video in public you should use the earphone. In the subway, you will also see young people do that.

Revised:

In the afternoon, my colleagues will invited me to order food and drinks. I said no because summer is coming.

Every day for us, our work is regular. Also, I think maybe in the food industry, we have shops and we deal with daily tasks. Because we belong to the management department, our work is more regular compared to sales department.

Every day, when the shop closes, if the bread is unsold then the employee can eat/have the leftovers on-site, but not at home. The employee will have to throw them away. Some employees are good but maybe others are not.

I think some people watch videos on their mobile phone but without earphones. Even some people’s voices are very loud. I think if you want to watch videos in public, you should use earphones. In the subway, you will also see young people do that.