F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Write a paragraph talking about your favorite foreign foods.

Vocabulary

Foreign (adj): 1- from a different country.
E.g.: He had never visited a foreign country before.
E.g.: She lives in a small town, and has never tried foreign food before.

Trip (n): 1-  journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again. 2- 旅程
E.g.: The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.
E.g.: We’re going on a trip to Sichuan this summer.

Equator (n): 1- 赤道

Umami (n): 1- 鲜味（日语：うま味, 英语：umami）和甜、酸、苦、咸一样，为五种基本味觉之一。“旨味”是中文原有的类似概念，泛指某种食物十分美味。

Original:

China is very famous for its food in the world. There are many kinds of food in China. They’re Sichuan food, Shanghai food, Hunan food and so on. Generally speaking, Sichuan food is very hot, Shanghai food is rather sweet，and Hunan dishes are very spicy.Mapo Beancurd, steamed fish sweet and sour pork ribs, spring roll and many Chinese dishes are very delicious. Among them, I like to eat sweet and sou .Because it is good in color, flavor and taste. So I like it very much. In the north of China, people eat a lot of noodles and dumplings. In the south of China, people eat a lot of rice and seafood.

Edited:

China is very famous for its food around the world. There are many kinds of food in China. There is Sichuan food, Shanghai food, Hunan food, and so on. Generally speaking, Sichuan food is very hot/umami, Shanghai food is rather sweet, and Hunan dishes are very spicy. Mapo Beancurd, steamed fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, spring rolls and many Chinese dishes are very delicious. The one I like to the most is sweet and sour pork ribs. It is good in color and flavor, so I like it very much. In the north of China, people eat a lot of noodles and dumplings. In the south of China, people eat a lot of rice and seafood.

Grammar

My work too mistake. – I made many mistakes at work.

I’m not English name. – I don’t have an English name

It’s a middle company. – It’s a medium / mid-level company.

Pronunciation

Taste: /teɪst/

Finance:  /ˈfaɪ.næns/

Middle: /ˈmɪd.^əl/

Brazil: /brəˈzɪl/

Argentina: /ˌɑːr.dʒ^ənˈtiː.nə/

Ecuador:  /ˈek.wə.dɔːr/

Equator: /ɪˈkweɪ.t̬ɚ/

Character: /ˈker.ək.tɚ/

Adult: /ˈæd.ʌlt/ /əˈdʌlt/

Boiled: /bɔɪ.ld/

Politics: /ˈpɑː.lə.tɪks/

Law: /lɑː/