F2F Class Notes 17th March (Tanya) [s]

Vocabulary

Cardiovascular disease – heart disease

e.g. Exercise is a very good way to fend off cardiovascular disease.

To be obese – to have a weight that’s too high (so high that it’s considered unhealthy).

e.g. If I keep going to McDonald’s five days a week, I’m going to be obese very soon.

Adverse – bad

e.g. Not sleeping has a lot of adverse effects on people’s health.

Adversary – enemy

e.g. The Joker is one of Batman’s adversaries.

A pool of something – a supply of vehicles that are available for use when needed.

e.g. We have a pool of people who are ready to substitute for a sick employee.

A before after – a picture of something before something happened and then after something happened

e.g. The before after pictures of some plastic surgery operations are crazy.

Regal – royal

e.g. Gong Li has a very regal presence.

Royal (adj) – relevant to the king or queen

e.g. The royal desk is the desk of the king.

Grammar

something is stressful

to be stressed

I am stressed because going to school is very stressful.

Original (1) 

I used to have a gig in clothing store which located in majestic building in Shanghai. Although it was part-time job, I worked very hard to show my dedication and I always tried to update the poor fashion styles. At first I have no idea about how to get along with my customers but only having wooden conversations with them. As a result the sale dedicated a lot. I was very stressful but I didn’t shirk my responsibility. Afterwards, I tried to make friend with my customers and helped them to find their own styles because by going with the flow you can only be a copycat. My method worked pretty well and my customers liked me which made me the best of the saleswomen.

Correction (1) 

I used to have a gig in a clothing store which was located in a majestic building in Shanghai. Although it was a part-time job, I worked very hard to show my dedication and I always tried to update the clothes. At first I had no idea about how to get along with my customers and I was only having wooden conversations with them. As a result the sales decreased a lot. I was very stressed but I didn’t shirk my responsibilities. Afterwards, I tried to make friends with my customers and help them to find their own styles because by going with the flow you can only be a copycat. My method worked pretty well and my customers liked me which made me the best of the saleswomen.

Original (2) 

I think there’s no doubt that everyone … We all like beautiful things. Beautiful clothes, beautiful shoes and beautiful faces. We want to make ourselves as beautiful as we can. I understand some people want to do plastic surgery to make themselves more beautiful but I will never do that because my mom and dad made me as I am. I like how I look like even if it’s not perfect.

It’s their choice. If they think their face is bad-looking and brings negative things to their lives,  it’s good for them to do plastic surgery. But if they think it’s okay then everything is okay. Since there is no one of my friends who is really really ugly, if one of my best friends tells me she wants to do plastic surgery, I probably will persuade them not to do it.

Firstly, I would tell them you are pretty already. Secondly, think about the correspondence,  the bad results of plastic surgery. What if they don’t do it well? What if it turns worse years later? I read some reports that some pretty girl went to get plastic surgery. At first it’s okay but several months or several years later the materials started turning bad. I think as a friend you should say what you need to say but of course she will make her own choice. Did you watch a video about South-Korean movie star or singer? She was on a show and she was crying and suddenly her nose collapsed.

Correction (2)

We all like beautiful things. Beautiful clothes, beautiful shoes and beautiful faces. We want to make ourselves as beautiful as we can. I understand some people want to do plastic surgery to make themselves more beautiful but I will never do that because my mom and dad made me as I am. I like how I look like even if it’s not perfect.

It’s their choice. If they think their face is bad-looking and brings “negative things” to their lives,  it’s good for them to do plastic surgery. But if they think it’s okay then everything is okay. Since there is not one of my friends who is really really ugly, if one of my best friends tells me she wants to do plastic surgery, I probably will persuade her not to do it.

Firstly, I would tell them they are pretty already. Secondly, I’d tell them to think about the consequences, the bad results of plastic surgery. What if the surgeons don’t do it well? What if it turns bad years later? I read a report about some a girl who got plastic surgery. At first it was okay but several months or several years later the materials started turning bad.

I think as a friend you should say what you need to say, but of course she will make her own choice. Did you watch the video of the South-Korean movie star whose nose collapsed ? She was on a show and she was crying and suddenly her nose collapsed.

Listen to the recording of the text and answer the following questions: 

Why do the mothers sleep less? 

Why is it bad to not sleep? 

Why do you think the fathers didn’t sleep less? (writing exercise) 

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/1703/170301-sleep-5.html