F2F Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, pick an article, read it and write a paragraph about it.

Vocabulary

Nature (n): 1- all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth.
E.g.: He loves being in the nature, so he always goes hiking with his friends.

Similar (adj): 1- looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same.
E.g.: My father and I have similar views on politics.
E.g.: I bought some new shoes which are very similar to a pair I had before.
E.g.: Paul is very similar to his brother.

Sibling (n): 1- a brother or a sister.
E.g.: Raph’s mom has eight siblings: six sisters and two brothers.
E.g.: Most people in Shanghai have no siblings.

Q: What did you study in college / at the university?
A: I studied / I majored in Public Utility Manament.

Original:

With the booming tourism, more and more tourists come to Shanghai. They go to places of interest and eat local food, they drive the economic growth.But sometimes they make locals feel uncomfortable. Some tourists dropping litter, they don’t follow the rules of conduct in this city. But most of the tourists who come to Shanghai are nice. They observe the rules,respect people and don’t do things which locals don’t like. So we welcome the tourists with good habits to Shanghai and hope them have a nice trip.

Edited:

With the booming tourism, more and more tourists/visitors/people are coming to Shanghai. They go to places of interest and eat local food, driving the economic growth, but sometimes they make locals feel uncomfortable. Some tourists litter and don’t follow the rules of conduct in this city. However, most of the tourists who come to Shanghai are nice, observe the rules, respect people and don’t do things locals don’t like. So we welcome tourists who have good habits to Shanghai and hope that they have a nice trip!

Grammar

My goal is I can communicate well with foreigners and I can write emails in English. – My goal is to be able to communicate well with foreigners and to write emails in English. 

The tourists make the locals lots of inconvenience. – The tourists cause lots of inconvenience to the locals.

I don’t very like… – I don’t really like…

I more like American’s company because it’s more freedom. – I prefer American companies, because you usually have more freedom when you work for them. 

It’s have relations with my work. – It’s related to my work. 

Pronunciation

Growth: /ɡroʊθ/

Kilometer: /kəˈlɑm·ət̬·ər/

Pharmaceutical: /ˌfɑːr.məˈsuː.t̬ɪ.kəl/

Say: /seɪ/

Says: /sɛz/

Nature: /ˈneɪ.tʃɚ/

Sibling: /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/