F2F Class Notes (Whitney) [S+W]

Writing exercise

International [adj] -国际  worldwide, global meaning
Attitude [n] – æ€åº¦ a way of thinking about someone or something
Affected [adj] – å½±å“ influenced by external factors

Original
New Noyk is interntionly city. New York perpon ittture is very good. New York ekonm affected å…¨çƒ.

Corrected
New Noyk York is an interntionly international city. New York perpon New York poeple/New Yorkers have a great attitude ittture is very good. New York’s  ekonm economy affects everyone  全çƒ.

Upgraded
New York is an international city. New York people (New Yorkers) have a great (civilised/friendly/polite) attitude. New York’s economy affects everyone (the global economy/the whole world). 

Speaking exercise

Original
Stocks is my hobby. Last month I lose 100,000. I am very sad. This month, I come back, 50,000. A few years I make around 300,000-400,000. I use this money to get a loan to buy a house at my hometown. I think the è´·æ¬¾åˆ©æ¯ is very expensive. I count on myself, not my family.

Corrected
Trading on the stock market is my hobby. Last month I lose lost 100,000 RMB. I am very sad. This month, I came come back 50,000, so I feel a little better. A few years ago I make made around 300,000-400,000 RMB. I use used this money to get a loan to buy a house at in my hometown. I think the interest rateÂ è´·æ¬¾åˆ©æ¯ is very expensive. To buy this house, I relied on myself and not my family.

past tense: lost, made, used, relied 

Next Class Focus

Focus on terms and phrases needed to navigate around the airport and for international travel.