F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Vocabulary

Rival (n): 1- a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area.
E.g.: He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.
E.g.: The companies produce rival versions of the toy.

Prevent (v): 1- to stop something from happening or someone from doing something.
E.g.: Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
E.g.: His disability prevents him (from) driving.

Mental (adj): 1-  relating to the mind, or the process of thinking.
E.g.: The family has a history of mental disease.
E.g.: She was worried about his mental health.

Original:

I went to Hongkou Football station, because I need to go to Lushin Park yesterday. There was Yun Pung Gin’s anniversary space. Actually, he died for nation, only he was twenty five years, so he fall some bomb on to the Japan’s army. And then I walk around near park. Some of Japanese street was beautiful place, and they there have too many traditional tea place, so I went to there, I drunk some of the famous Japanese tea. But weather is very hot, humidity was very high. And then my Chinese teacher teached me some famous xiaolongbao restaurant. There restaurant was so famous for Shanghai people, but I ate some xiaolongbao and noodles, but I didn’t like their kind of taste.

Edited:

Yesterday I went to Hongkou Football Stadium station, because I needed to go to Lushin Park. At the park, there was a Yun Pung Gin anniversary space. He was a Korean national hero, who died for the nation by dropping a bomb on the Japanese army when he was only twenty five years old. I walked around the area near the park. Some of  the Japanese streets were beautiful and  had many traditional tea houses, so I went there, and drank some of the famous Japanese teas. The only problem is that the weather was very hot, and the humidity was very high. After that I went to  a famous xiaolongbao restaurant that my Chinese teacher had recommended. The restaurant is very famous among Shanghainese people, but I ate some xiaolongbao and noodles, and didn’t like them.

Grammar

Korean company growth rates has slowly down. – The growth rate of Korean companies has slowed down.

This year than last year, better than last year. – This year is / has been better than last year.

Pronunciation

Rivalry: /ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/

Rival: /ˈraɪ.vəl/

Prevent: /prɪˈvent/

Spirit: /ˈspɪr.ət/

Profit:  /ˈprɑː.fɪt/

Humidity: /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.t̬i/

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