F2F Class Notes (Li)[S]

Write about your trip to Italy.

Vocabulary

place: an area,  countries, cities

eg. Which places have you travelled to?

eg. This place is good because it’s quiet.

Finland: 芬兰

pregnant: to have a baby in your stomach 怀孕

eg. She’s five months pregnant.

eg. She thought she was pregnant but then the doctor told her she was not.

Santa: 圣诞老人

It’s Santa’s hometown

northern lights/aurora: 北极光

enough: as much as or more than is wanted 足够; 过多

eg. Do you have enough food for dinner?

eg. There’s enough computers for everyone. You don’t need to bring any.

hot springs: 温泉

passionate: having very strong feelings or emotions 热情的

eg. Japanese people are friendly and passionate.

eg. He is passionate about furniture design.

classic: traditional 古典

eg. Her dress is a classic piece.

eg. The buildings are old and classic.

crab: 蟹

wagyu beef: 和牛

again: one more time

eg. Will you go to Japan again?

mean: not friendly, looks scary

eg. I think she looks very mean.

Japan – Japanese (people/environment/cities)

Thailand – Thai (people/environment/cities)

Korea – Korean (people/environment cities)

Grammar

one year – no “s” singular 

one and a half years/two years – add “s” plural 

before/ago  – before now

after/later – after now

went – go – will go/going to go 

past – present – future

eg. I went to Finland – already went and came back

eg. I go to Finland – for general use

eg. I will go to Finland/I am going to Finland – in the future

similar vs. same 

same – no difference

The teas in this shop taste the same.

similar – close

Tokyo and Shanghai are similar.

Japanese people/The Japanese are very passionate – more than 1 person

I want to learn English because I want to teach English to my baby. My baby is only 8 months.

I like movie, travel. I like Finland. My husband and I plan to go Finland before I … One and a half years ago. Two weeks.

I don’t like summer I like winter. It’s the country of Christmas.  I like Finland because I want to see the lights.

I went to Tokyo, Japan 2 years ago. I also went to Hokkaido. I can see snow and go to the hot springs with my parents. I went to Tokyo first and after half years, I went to Hokkaido. I don’t like Tokyo, I like Osaka.

It’s very similar. It buy something is very cheap and their food is very different and delicious. Japanese is very friendly. I like Kyoto’s buildings. It’s very old, it’s vintage.

Hokkaido buy something is very cheap. Hokkaido’s beef is very delicious. It expensive but I think I can take it.

I like Thailand but I don’t like Thailand environment and I don’t like the Thailand people. They are not friendly and looks like mean.

Revised: 

I want to learn English because I want to teach English to my baby. My baby is only 8 months old. 

I like watching movies and travelling. I like Finland. My husband and I planned to go to Finland one and a half years ago. But, I became pregnant so we did not go.

I don’t like summer because I was born in winter so I like winter. Finland is Santa’s hometown.  I like Finland because I want to see the northern lights.

I went to Tokyo, Japan 2 years ago. I also went to Hokkaido. I could see snow and I went to the hot springs with my parents. I went to Tokyo first and then, after half-a -year/half a year later, I went to Hokkaido. I don’t like Tokyo, I like/prefer Osaka.

It’s very similar. Shopping is/Things are very cheap and their food is very different and delicious. The Japanese/Japanese people are very friendly. I like Kyoto’s buildings. It’s very old and it’s vintage.

Shopping in Hokkaido buy something is very cheap. Hokkaido’s beef is very delicious. It’s expensive but I think I can take it/accept it.

I like Japan but I don’t like Thailand because the Thai environment is very dirty and I don’t like Thai people. They are not friendly and looks mean.