F2F Class Notes (Peter)

Vocabulary

Volcano – a mountain filled with molten rock

Ex. Chile is home to the most active volcano in Latin America.

Vineyard – a field that produces grapes and wine

Ex. Chile and Argentina have many vineyards and export a lot of wine.

Antarctica – the southernmost continent on Earth

Ex. Chile and Argentina are the closest countries to Antarctica.

Pedestrian – a person who walks on the street

Ex. Gulangyu is a pedestrian-only island close to the city of Xiamen.

To make sense – to be understandable

Ex. I asked the teacher to repeat what she said because I thought it did not make sense.

Grammar

I’m an designer – I’m a designer

I’ve talked this many times – I’ve talked about this many times

Different country students to each other school to study – Students from different countries switch schools to study abroad

How long have you come back? – How long have you been back?

I’ve just traveled to northeast of China – I’ve only traveled to Northeast China

Because I love sea – because I love the sea

The color is this – the color is like this

Maybe I will go back after years – maybe I will go back after a couple of years.*

*Note: the phrase “a couple of” means “some,” but can only be used with countable nouns. The word “some” can be used for both.

Pronunciation

Antarctica (ant-ARK-tick-uh)