F2F Class Notes (Nicholas) [S]

Pronunciation

cultured / KULL-CHURD

sophisticated / SUH-FISS-TIH-KAY-TID

wine / WHY-NUH

Vocabulary

rhythm of life / ç”Ÿæ´»èŠ‚å¥ / “pace of life” / how fast does life move in this place

e.g. The pace of life in SH is very fast, whereas in Guangdong the pace is much slower.

e.g. Shanghai and New York are both fast-paced cities.

manners / 礼仪

environment / 环境

manicured 修剪 / the grass, the flowers and trees are all maintained beautifully 

e.g. The city of Shanghai is very well manicured.

e.g. The city of Shanghai is manicured very well.

accept / 接å—

e.g. Today Judy gave me a gift and I happily accepted it!

e.g. My friends from my hometown speak loudly and throw garbage everywhere – and I just can’t accept it!

be raised in / to grow up in this environment / how your parents teach you as a child

e.g. Nicholas was raised in a Christian household and American culture.

e.g. Yim was raised in Guangdong by his parents and he learned many great things from them.

household = family + house

e.g. My household was made up of my mom, dad, and grandma.

cultured / adj / describes someone who has good tastes, is part of high culture, has great manners/ to be international

e.g. Yim is a cultured man because he has traveled and lives in an international city.

sophisticated / å¤æ‚

e.g. Shanghai has lots of cheap options for food, but it also has some really sophisticated restaurants too!

high culture / European expensive art and architecture that is very sophisticated 

e.g. It was the girl’s dream to leave her small town and experience the high culture of Europe.

diet / 饮食

e.g. Yi has a bad diet that consists of red meat.

Speaking exercise

IELTS – Hometown

Original

The name of my hometown is Guangdong. It’s a big place that – it’s bigger than Shanghai. There are a lot of people. We always have a breakfast day we call the breakfast its jiao cha – there are a lot of dim sum – I lived my hometown have 3 years because I study in SH have 3 – 4 years.

I like my hometown because there is a good rhythm of life – I think the Shanghai rhythm of life is really fast – it’s too fast. I like rhythm faster because that will leet me learn something too fast.

The people / the culture is not high – like always throw away the rubbish on the street. They speak always loudly. I want to live in SH because they have nice environment – the tall building, lot of tree and flower or something. I think there is very international – if I can live in SH my children will accept high culture.

Corrected

The name of my hometown is Guangdong. It’s a big place that has many people – it’s bigger than Shanghai. There are a lot of people. We have lots of different breakfast foods, my favorite is “zao cha” – there are also a lot of dim sum dishes– I lived in my hometown for 18 years – I have lived in SH for 3 years because I study in SH.

Complete the full word for your pronunciation (e.g. lived, moves)

I like my hometown because life moves at a nice pace – I thinkShanghai’s pace of life is really fast – it’s too fast. I like a faster pace because that will let me learn new things quickly / fast as well.

The people from Guangdong don’t have great manners / [they are not very cultured] – like they always throw away the rubbish on the street. They also always speak loudly. I want to live in SH because it has a nice environment – for example: the tall buildings , lots of trees and flowers and things like that. I think it is very international here – if I can live in SH then my children will be raised in a more sophisticated culture.

Idea 1 and Idea 2 also Idea 3

Repeat the subject of your sentence – if you haven’t said the subject in a while


Leisure Time 

Original

My favorite day is Friday because on Friday I can work at the morning until the evening and then I can relax with my friend to go shopping or do anything I want. And on Friday I think I can – two day can rest – that will let me feel better. I like do some sport to go training boxing and workout. I like go sheesha and drink some alcoholic drinks – beer, red wine. And see a movie.

Corrected

My favorite day is Friday because on Friday I can work in the morning until the evening and then I can relax / chill with my friends, go shopping or do anything I want / [I’m free to do whatever I want]. And on Friday I think I have two days rest / I have two days where I can rest– that will make me feel better. I like do some sports like boxing and working out. I like to smoke shisha and maybe drink some alcoholic drinks / alcohol – beer, red wine. And see a movie afterward.