Online Class Notes (Ally)[S]

Vocabulary

selfless: always caring about others more than himself

tame: used to people （adj）
ie. The lions at the zoo are quite tame.

renowned: famous world-wide, very famous

air miles: fly points

bumpy: not stable

snorkeling/scuba diving: underwater diving

Grammar

word+less: no+ word
ie. brainless = very stupid, no brains
ie. senseless = no sense

How long you’re in Chengdu?
For how long will you be in Chengdu? – I will be in Chengdu for three days.

Q: Tell me about your best vacation./ your favorite city.
A: My first vacation was when I went to Maldives. I have too many places I would go and enjoy a lot, but… Maldives is an island …. All things in this are beautiful. You can enjoy the sea and … all things in the.. For example, you can swim with sharks or many colored fishes, turtles. It’s amazing. The water is  really warm(?) You can wake up every morning and see the sun rise and enjoy the weather. The morning and afternoon all the time, it’s amazing. I went skydiving and you swimming with a hundred fishes. The experience is my favorite experience, maybe. So that day, I didn’t catch my camera so I don’t have video with the colored fishes. I have one with some of them, and one turtle. That day was amazing because I was … and suddenly one shark… It’s my opportunity to see it but I scream too much.

A: My favorite vacation was when I went to Maldives. I’ve been to too many places and enjoyed lots of them, but Maldives was the best/my favorite of all/is definitely up there as one of my favorites. Maldives is an island in the middle of nowhere. Everything/all the things in this island are beautiful. You can enjoy the sandy beaches and a lot of underwater activities. For example, you can go swimming with sharks, many colored fishes and turtles. It’s amazing. The water is really warm. You can wake up every morning to the sunrise and enjoy the nice weather. The morning and afternoon all the time, it’s amazing. I went scubadiving and swimming with a hundred fish. This magical experience is maybe/might be one of my favorite. Unfortunately, on that day, I didn’t bring my camera so I don’t have videos of the colored fishes/of me with the colored fishes. I have one with some of them, and one turtle. That day was amazing because I had an opportunity to see a big shark but I screamed too much.