F2F Class Notes (Sonia)[S/W]

what is the difference between Hong Kong people and Mainlanders

My friends and I travelled to HK from Friday to Sunday to travel, it was the first time we went  have been there . We arrived there was at 3Pm, we decided to go to the hotel first and then go to find some foods to eat. And then we decided to go to the top of the peace mountain , We bought the ticket package because we didn’t want to loset some time to wait waiting the in line，We went to  three different places experiences: wax museum, top of the peace mountain by cable car and saw the night scenery . We only spent 30 minutes to get to the top of mountain,The night scenery was so beautiful , you can shaw see almost the whole of HK （The urban construction and the sea) ,the wax museum is good too.

Grammar

*try not to use more than one verb, use just one (more difficult) verb not go

e.g we went to hk to travel we travelled to HK

e.g and then go to find some food and then to find some food

(to) verb… to e.g to travel to

Vocabulary

specific(adj): relating to one thing and not others; particular (only one thing)

e.g Is there anything specific you want to talk about?

e.g I want to buy a specific gift for you

teenager(n): young adult (13-19)

e.g when I was a teenager I didn’t like to study

separate(v)/separated: fen kai

e.g my two brothers liked to fight, my parents always separated them

mainland(n):the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it

mainlander: someone from the mainland

e.g Hong Kong is not part of the mainland

e.g  Hong Kongese don’t like mainlanders, they hate everything about the mainland

(the) majority(n): da bu fen

e.g the majority of mainlanders don’t want to travel to hong kong

arrogant: 傲慢的

I don’t like arrogant people

disaster(n): (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty

e.g we hate when disasters happen

Pronunciation

majority: məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti

arrogant: ær.ə.ɡənt/