F2F Class Notes (Tony) [S]

Vocabulary

I have a little work to do at my home

I have to prepare a .ppt

a .ppt (powerpoint) is a kind of file

a .ppt (powerpoint) is a kind of presentation

a .ppt is a kind of slideshow

this picture was PS (Photoshopped)

the picture was edited

a chart is some info represented by lines and numbers.

this bottom(horizontal) line represents Time, the top(Vertical) line represents dollars.

it was her school’s trip

several years a few years ago I ride rode a horse

one at a time – you do only one, then when you are finished, you do the next one. Never two at the same time.

eg: I’ll take your questions one at a time, after the presentation.

slideshow – show a series of picture, photos, images. One at a time.

eg: I made a slideshow with some charts.

a ton of – a lot of

eg: I ate a ton of food at lunch, I’m not hungry now.

get to (do sth.) – to have the opportunity to do sth.

eg: I’m so happy it is raining. Now I get to try my new umbrella.

field trip – a school trip, usually not at the school.

eg: My daughter has a field trip to the zoo.

I have visited a lot of zoos. Maybe 8 or 9 zoos. Most of them, I visited with my family, my daughter and my wife. The special one is Shanghai wild animal park. Because we two stay in a car, we can’t get out the car. My daughter was very excited, because she saw a lot of big animals walking around our car. For example Tigers, Lions and giraffes. And there are some animals shoes in the end. Horse racing and dog racing and camel racing and Ostrich racing. A lot of people saw the animal shoes shows.

I’ve been to a ton of zoos, maybe 8 or 9. Most of them, I went to with my family, my daughter and my wife. The best one I’ve been to so far, is Shanghai Wild Animal Park. Because we had to stay in a car, we couldn’t get out of the car. My daughter was very thrilled, because she got to see a lot of big animals walking around our car. For example Tigers, Lions and Giraffes. And there are some animal(ADJ) shoes shows in the end. Like, Horse racing, dog racing, camel racing and ostrich racing. A lot of people saw the animal shoes shows.

Pronunciation

Lion – Lai-en