F2F Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

I’m Sunny, I have been 2 months to be here, I work in a hospital. I started learning English in smart English in July 2018. I’m the assistant of the nursing department supervisor. Over 2 years.
I like singing and traveling.

I went to Paris, I spent 5 days in Paris and 3 days in Venice and 5 days in Florence so 3 cities and 2 countries.
I think I’m interested in the European culture, I think they can represent for Europe. I think I like Paris the most.  because Paris makes me feel very romantic and everywhere make me feel art. 
Venice is has a great scene but maybe I think it’s too small. It’s a little crowded and the street is very narrow but it is totally different from China.
The food in these 3 cities….Maybe Italian food because French food is a little sweet. And although it is sweet it doesn’t taste like Shanghainese food.

this trip was my honeymoon trip so we want to chose different from Chinese culture countries.
We saw a very strange thing we had never met before, when we were in Venice, there is a thing, it’s like a toilet in the bathroom in the hotel. it looked like a toilet but it is not a toilet. And I asked the receptionist and they told me its used for washing.

I’m Sunny, I haven’t been here for 2 months, I work in a hospital. I started learning English in smart English in July 2018/last year. I’m the assistant of the nursing department supervisor. I have worked in this hospital for over 2 years.
I like singing and traveling.

I went to Paris, I spent 5 days in Paris, 3 days in Venice and 5 days in Florence so 3 cities and 2 countries.
I think I’m interested in the European culture, I think they represent the European culture I think like Paris the most.  because Paris is a very romantic city and art is everywhere / and it is very creative.
Venice has a great scenery / great views. but maybe I think it’s too small. It’s a little crowded and the streets are very narrow but it is totally different from China.
The food in these 3 cities…. Maybe I prefer Italian food because French food is a little sweet. And although it is sweet it doesn’t taste like Shanghainese food.

We saw a very strange thing we had never met before, when we were in Venice, there was a thing, it’s like a toilet in the bathroom in the hotel. it looks like a toilet but it is not a toilet. And I asked the receptionist and they told me its used for washing/ they told me it was a bidet. It was a cultural shock for me.

Vocabulary

cultural shock / when you feel strange about a culture
When I saw the bidet in the hotel room it was a cultural shock.

creative / arty
John always have new ideas, he is very creative.

symbol
the maple leaf is the symbol of our hospital.

bidet / some kind of bowl for cleaning
I was surprised to see a bidet in the hotel

narrow / not wide
the streets in Venice are narrow.

gondola / small boat in Venice
I took a gondola in Venice, it was great.

carnival / a celebration when people wear marks
I went to Venice during the carnival.

to represent / to be a symbol of something
A white flag represents the will to surrender
The Mona Lisa represents the best of sculpture
The maple leaf represents Canada.

Grammar

use for for durations

I have been learning English for 5 months.
I have studied Japanese for 2 years.

talking in general – use the plural 
I like cats
The streets are very narrow