F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Crowded (adj): 1-  If a place is crowded, it is full of people:
E.g.: By ten o’clock the bar was crowded.

Ancient (adj): 1- very old.
E.g.: Fenghuang is a beautiful ancient town in Hunan, China.

Unlike (prep): 1- different from.
E.g.: Dan’s actually very nice, unlike his father.

Dislike (v): 1- to not like someone or something.
E.g.: Why do you dislike her so much?
E.g.: I dislike walking and I hate camping.

Cushion (n): 1- a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on. 2- 坐垫
E.g.: She sat on a cushion on the floor.

Attractive (adj): 1-  beautiful. 2- causing interest or pleasure.
E.g.: He lives in a very attractive area of Shanghai.
E.g.: I find him very attractive (= he attracts me sexually).
E.g.: Spending twelve hours on a plane isn’t a very attractive (= pleasant) idea.
E.g.: We need to make the club more attractive.

Blend in (v): 1-  to look or seem the same as surrounding people or things around you.
E.g.: We tried to blend in with the rest of the people.
E.g.: They have adopted the local culture and tried to blend in with the community.

Heritage (n): 1- 遗产

United Nations / UN (n): 1- 联合国

UNESCO (n): 1- 联合国教科文组织

UNESCO World Heritage Site (n): 1- 联合国教科文组织世界遗产

Starbucks opens coffee shop with tatami in Kyoto
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1707/170703-coffee-shop-1.html)

Starbucks opened a coffee shop in Japan’s old capital of Kyoto. It is unlike other Starbucks. It has three tatami rooms that have no chairs. Tatami is a straw floor mat. People sit on cushions on the tatami floor. The shop is in a 100-year-old house in a historic area. It is on a pretty shopping street between two UNESCO World Heritage temples. The area is popular with tourists. Some of them wear kimono while they go sightseeing.

Starbucks wants its shop to blend in with the traditional area. There are no neon signs. There is a dark-blue curtain over the front door with a black logo on it. Starbucks reformed the house in the traditional style. It has a Japanese garden. The company wants to be a good neighbor. It will not let people line up in front of the shop. It will also limit the number of customers during the busiest times. This is to make sure the area stays quiet.

Grammar

How long you went Zhangjiajie? – How long did you stay in Zhangjiajie.

Pronunciation

Future: /ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/

Ancient:  /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Area: /ˈer.i.ə/

Attractive:  /əˈtræk.tɪv/

Culture: /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/

Heritage: /ˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/