VIP Class Notes (Lily)[R/S]

Pronunciation

organic- or GAN nic

expensive- ex BEN sive

sp- sb (spring, sprout, spend )

agricultural – a gri CUL tural

insect- IN sects

claim- clay m  (pain, lain, rain, brain)

product- PRO duct

processed- PRO cessed

demand- deMAND supply- su PLII

compete- com PEET

Vocabulary

1 organic= plants without chemical compounds

ex: There is an organic supermarket next to where I live.

2.pesticides= a chemical preparation for destroying plant, or animal pests

ex: Pesticides are heavily used in farms.

3. ingredients= elements, components

ex: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.

4. demanding: requiring or claiming more

ex: a demanding teacher, a demanding job

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Organic food is very popular these days. It can also be very expensive. Some organic food costs twice as much as non-organic food. Parents of young children, and even some pet owners, will pay high prices for organic food if they think it’s healthier. But many others think organic food is just a waste of money.

There is one main difference between organic and non-organic food. Organic farms do not use agricultural chemicals such as pesticides that stop insects from damaging crops. In many countries foods that claim to be organic must have special labels that guarantee they’re grown organically.

Some people think organic also means “locally grown”, and originally this was true. But over time organic farming has become big business, with many organic foods now being grown by large agricultural companies that sell their products far from where they’re grown. Processed food made with organic ingredients has also become more popular. At first, only small companies produced these products. But as demand overtook supply, big food companies that had been selling non-organic products for many years also began selling organic products. Small organic food companies found it difficult to compete with these big companies, and many didn’t stay in business much longer.

I have a big family, during the CNY, I had lots of meals with them, so that’s the reason why I got fat. I like families except my uncle, but I haven’t seen him for three years. This Chinese New Year is perfect for me. They didn’t ask me for boyfriends. They want me to go back to my hometown, and get a job working for the government, they think it’s more stable. I don’t like government job. One of my brother, he pays 88,888 for a class to train him to pass a test. Finally he pass the test and works for the government, but his salary just 3000 a month.

My grandmother used to be with me and my family, she has four children. He is my second uncle, my grandma died 3 years ago, we have traditional habits in my hometown, the first 7 days are very important to the died people. My second uncle is kind of rich, he said “I need my car to send my grandson to school”, we need to go to the cemetery at 3am. he doesn’t want to use his car. Especially he has two cars, we only need one.

Revised

I have a big family, during the CNY, I had lots of meals with them, so that’s the reason why I got fat/ gained weight. I like my families except my uncle, but I haven’t seen him for three years. This Chinese New Year was perfect for me. They didn’t ask me if I had boyfriends. They want me to go back to my hometown, and get a job working for the government, they think it’s more stable. I don’t like government jobs. One of my brother, he paid 88,888 for a class to train him to pass the test. Finally he passed the test and started to work for the government, but his salary is only 3000 a month.

My grandmother used to live with me and my family, she had four children. He is my second uncle, my grandma died 3 years ago. There is a tradition we have traditional habits in my hometown, the first 7 days are very important for the dead. My second uncle is kind of rich, he has two cars, but he said “I need my car to drive my grandson to school”, we need to go to the cemetery at 3am. he doesn’t want to lend his car, even though he has two cars, and we only needed one, he still refused to lend his car.