F2F Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Vocabulary

substitute – to change one for another

eg. I don’t know what others to substitute this word for.

eg. If this brand is not available you can choose a substitute product instead.

option – choices

bad/good/excellent value for money – high CP

be influenced by other people/others

I will set the filter to show me the best selling products

intuition – based on how you feel

eg. My intuition tells me that this restaurant is awful.

easygoing/casual – to describe someone who is very relaxed (their personality/behaviour)

aftersales service – å”®åŽæœåŠ¡

Grammar

aside from… 

ex. Aside from a product’s function, its appearance is very important to me.

ex. I would choose to buy something that is trusted by many people aside from how good it looks.

Speaking exercise

Maybe, but I don’t really remember it.

One of my friend told me she bought a electric fan and then she returned it.

Revised: 

Maybe, but I don’t really remember it.

One of my friends told me she bought an electric fan and then she returned it.

Writing exercise

Compare different people’s shopping habits

Different people have different shopping habits. It means we focus on different parts of products. One product includes packaging,looks,function and so on. Different people would focus on different parts of product. It depends on people’s first choice. In my family, the most important thing is its function. Above that, my husband and i will have totally different choice. He focus on price and he would choose the cheapest one among the acceptable ones. He thinks if the function can satisfy him, he doesn’t need to waste much more money on it. On the other hand,I am a person who cares about looks. I would prefer choosing the best looking one.Besides function, being attracted by the looks also is very essential .The reason you buy it is that you like its looks at first sight.Our different shopping habits don’t affect our daily life .We buy things according to our own shopping habits.

Revised: 

Different people have different shopping habits. It means we focus on/care about different parts of each product/different aspects of a product. One/A product includes the packaging, looks/appearance, the function and so on. Different people/Each individual will focus on an aspect of the product. It depends on people’s first choice/what people care about/what are people’s priorities. In my family, the most important thing is its function. Aside from that, my husband and I will have totally/completely different choices. He focuses on the price and he would choose the cheapest one/option among the acceptable ones/options. He thinks if the function can satisfy him/his needs, he doesn’t need to waste much more money on it. On the other hand, I am a person/somebody who cares about looks. I would prefer choosing the best looking one/the most attractive one.Besides function, being attracted by the looks also is very essential. The reason you buy it is that you are attracted by its’ looks at first sight. Our different shopping habits don’t affect our daily life. We buy things according to our own shopping habits.