F2F Class Notes (Tony) [W]

Vocabulary

we can be a little late, its ok

you can take a break whenever you want

until 1pm

does America celebrate valentine’s day?

yes, but mostly it’s for couples, dating and like all holidays in America, it is mostly about shopping.

does Italy celebrate Valentine’s day? because I know Saint valentine was from Rome.

I don’t know if Italy celebrates Valentine’s day.

the market is saturated

A lot of government offices will move to Tongzhou.


ground (ADJ) meat – when you grind meat into many long thin small pieces

eg: Rou jia mo is not a hamburger, it doesn’t use ground beef. It’s a pulled beef sandwich.

workaholic – a person who works too much and loves working

eg: My boss is a workaholic, I think he doesn’t even leave his desk all day.

Halloween – All hallow’s eve(evening)

Valentine’s Day – a holiday named after Saint Valentine. So, basically it’s his day.

eg: I don’t know if Italians celebrate Valentine’s day.

saturated – for the Market, when many business already have all the customers

eg: She wants to open another restaurant, but the market is saturated in that neighborhood.

Writing exercise

Today is Halloween‘s day, I surprised at the festival atmosphere.
Before two weeks ago, everywhere has pumpkin and Halloween costume. The shopping mall organized their activities for children and launch corresponding promotions for their parents.
Western festivals are very popular in china, like Christmas day, Valentine’s Day and Halloween. I think, the Chinese festivals are gradually being forgotten. Chinese festivals are main to mark big event and have no interesting costume. Add sales are pushing the festival atmosphere to increase their products sale.


Today is Halloween, I was surprised at the festival atmosphere.
Two weeks ago, everywhere had pumpkins and Halloween costumes. The shopping mall organized  activities for children and launched promotions for their parents.
Western festivals are becoming very popular in china, like Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Halloween. I think, the Chinese festivals are gradually being forgotten. Chinese festivals are mainly to mark big events and have no interesting costumes. Increasing sales are pushing the festival atmosphere to increase their product (ADJ) sales. (N)