F2F Class Notes 29th October (Tanya)

Vocabulary

gritty – dirty, tough, rough, about a place or a person
e.g. Beijing is grittier than Shanghai

synonym – two words are synonyms if they have the same meaning
e.g. Great is a synonym for excellent.

to postpone – to move (reschedule) an event to another time
e.g. If Carol had cancelled her class today, we would have had to postpone to next week.

the Forbidden City – touristic place in Beijing, the Forbidden City is where the old emperor of China used to live
e.g. Carol has never been to Beijing, even though she really wants to visit the Forbidden City.

plus-size clothing – clothing made for slightly bigger people
e.g. Carol’s company specialized in exporting plus-size swimwear to the USA.

travel journal – “tourist diary ”
e.g. Carol has read a lot of travel journal about Turkey and now she would really like to go there!

to intend to do something – to have in mind that you want to do something
e.g. Tanya intends to pass the HSK5 by the time she graduates.

simplified characters vs traditional characters
e.g. In mainland China, everybody uses simplified characters. In Hong Kong, everybody uses traditional characters.

Grammar

Corrections

datas – data (already plural)
The trip was the benefit of my company – The trip was paid for my by company
I just come to Shanghai – I just came to Shanghai
Almost half people there were Chinese – Almost half of the people there were Chinese
Guys make trouble – Guys cause trouble

PAPER CORRECTION
I went to work this morning as usual and got a seat on the bus, I was luckier than usual. When I wanted to fetch my iPhone out of my bag to listen to the radio, I realised I left it at home. Should I go back to take it or just go through one day without it? I chose the latter.
As soon as I reached my office, I posted a notice via QQ to announce that I didn’t have my mobile phone at hand. I suggested that people contact me by sending me emails, leaving me QQ messages or calling my office number.

I immersed myself in work and almost forgot about the mobile phone thing. When I finished work and was on my way home, I felt great because even though I didn’t have my phone, it didn’t influence my daily life.

Immediately after I came home, I got my phone and found there were 8 missed calls and 20 Wechat messages which were all from one of my best friends. I sent her a message to explain what happened and got her reply at once: “You scared the hell out of me! I couldn’t help thinking that something had happened to you!” Well, this is one consequence I hadn’t anticipated.

PAPER ORIGINAL
I went to work this morning as usual and had a seat on the bus luckier than usual. When I intended to fetch my iPhone out of my bag and listen to the radio, I realized I left it at home. Going back to take it or just having one day without it? I chose the later.
As soon as I reached my office, I put a notice via QQ to announce that I didn’t have my mobile phone at hand and you were suggested to contact me by sending me emails,leaving QQ massages or calling my office number.
I immersed myself in work and almost forgot about the mobile phone thing. When I finished work and was on my way home, I felt great because don’t have it doesn’t influence my daily life.
Immediately after I came home, I got my phone and found there were 8 missed calls and 20 Wechat messages which were all from one of my best friends. I sent her a message to explain what happened and got her reply at once: “You scared the hell out of me! I couldn’t help thinking if something happened to you!” Well,this is one influence I didn’t expected.