F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

write a comparison between Korea and China.

We focused on how to make comparisons

He eats ice cream only vanilla flavor.
I always try his ice cream but I find it too sweet  / but it is too sweet for me / too sweet for my taste.

first is you.

cosmetics in Korea are 15% cheaper than in China
Chinese food is better than Italian food. You have more choices.
The weather in Sicily is better than China.
We were climbing snow mountains
Our hotel looks the snow mountain , it is very beautiful
Italian streets are cleaner than Chinese streets.
Sicily is more expensive than China
Sicily is less crowded than SH.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
my favorite flavor is Mocha

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I had you in my first class / you were my first teacher in SE.

He only eats vanilla ice cream / when he eats ice cream he only eats vanilla.
I always try his ice cream but I find it too sweet  / but it is too sweet for me / too sweet for my taste.

cosmetics in Korea are 15% cheaper than in China
Chinese food is better than Italian food. You have more choices. / more variety.
The weather in Sicily is better than China.
We climbed snow mountains
In our hotel I could look at the snow mountains , it was very beautiful / our hotel had a view on the mountain
Italian streets are cleaner than Chinese streets.
Sicily is more expensive than China
Sicily is less crowded than SH.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
my favorite flavor is Mocha

I traveled to Italy with my parents before three years ago. We went to Rome,Venice and Sicily.I love Sicily. The scenery is very beautiful.The Italians are very passion. Italian ice cream and coffee are great. It is cheap buy bags.I will go there again.

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I traveled to Italy with my parents three years ago. We went to Rome,Venice and Sicily.
I love Sicily. The scenery is very beautiful.The Italians are very passionate. Italian ice cream and coffee are great. It is cheap to buy bags / LV bags are cheaper than in China.
I will go there again.

Vocabulary

variety (n) many choices
There is more food variety in China

rush hour (n) : time when you have many people
I don’t take the subway during rush hour

to rush (v) : do something very quickly / make something quicker
I rushed to catch my plane because I woke up too late.

crowded (adj) : having many people together 人群
The subway is very crowded at 8am

crowd (n) : group of people 群众
The crowd was waiting for the superstar

concert (n) 音乐会
The concert was very crowded

theater ／ play (n) 话剧
I like theater
I went to the theater to see a play

tax/taxes (n)税
taxes are too high

Louis Vuitton (LV)

favorite (n) 最喜欢
This is my favorite city

flavour/flavor (n) 味道
I like light flavors

taste (n/v) 味道/try food
I tasted the ice cream of my husband and I found it too sweet.

aroma (n) 芳香 / good smell
I like the aroma of coffee

to compare (v) 比
I compare Italy and China

comparison (n)
I read a comparison between Japan and Korea

vanilla (n) 香草🌿
Vanilla is so sweet

light (adj) 清淡
Mocha is light

passion (n)激情 / 爱好
My passion is painting

passionate (adj) 充满激情的
I am passionate about reading

warm (adj) friendly 热情
People in Sicily are warm

Hobby (n) something you like to do
My hobby is writing stories.

cosmetics (n) 化妆品
I bought cosmetics in the airport

Grammar

to talk about the past:
time + ago
I went to Italy 3 years ago
I met my husband 4 years ago
I went to BJ 3 days ago

comparison :

short word (2 syllables or less)-> word +r/er
cheap -> cheaper
short -> shorter
old -> older

LV bags in Italy are cheaper than in China
Phones in China are 50% cheaper than in Sweden

long word (2 syllables or more)-> more/less + word
expensive -> more expensive
difficult -> more difficult

LV bags in China are 30% more expensive than in Italy

Pronunciation

Vanilla (va ni la)

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