F2F Class notes 23rd July (Eddie)

The Beach Boys

time n – countable

time n – noncountable

podcast = iPod + broadcast

ideally adv =

ideal adj =

ideal n =

E.g.
As far as I’m concerned, the ideal job involves little or no work and a lot of traveling.

Ideally, we should leave at about 4 a.m.

My ideal in life is to never work again while still making a ton of money.

idealist n = a person who thinks in terms of ideal standards

Acronym = first letters of many words

VOA = Voice of America
BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation
CIS = Corporate Identity System
PIN = Personal Identification Number
ASAP = as soon as possible
BMS = Brand marketing strategy

Abbreviation = shorter version of a word

prof – professor
assn – association
Gov – Governor
Gov’t – Government
app – application
mm – millimeter
GB – gigabyte
kg – kilogram

Original:

When I was a kid, technology was not as good as it is now. There were not too many cars in the road and telephones only can be used for communication. In those days, there was no need to worry about the safety of food and people were ready to help others. people lived simple and happy lives.
Thanks to advances in technology, we can enjoy a high-quality life this period and our society has been transformed in many ways. Traffic is more convenient these days and world is much smaller than before because of network. We can do many things on line instead of going out such as shopping, ordering and reading which save more time. Mobile phones have more functions by which we can listen to music, play games, see a movie and so on. However, people become stressed and tired with their work especially those who live in big cities. More and more employees have to do overtime even on weekends. Some students commit suicide as they are not able to handle their big stress of study. Severe competence in modern society makes everyone busy as a bee so that they spend less time staying with their families. Sometimes people go to see a movie or have a drink with friends to relax themselves, sometimes they take a trip instead. On my personal level, no matter how complex the world is, we should do all in our power to live a healthy, happy and meaningful life.

Edit:
When I was a kid, technology was not as good as it is now. There were not too many cars on the road and telephones could only be used for communication. In those days, there was no need to worry about the safety of food and people were willing to help others. People lived simple and happy lives.

Thanks to advances in technology, we now can enjoy a higher quality or life and our society has been transformed in many ways. Traffic is more convenient these days and the world is much smaller than before because of the Internet. We can do many things online instead of going out such as shopping, ordering all kinds of things and reading, all of which help us save time. Mobile phones have more functions by which we can listen to music, play games, see movies and so on. However, people become stressed and tired with their work especially those who live in big cities. More and more employees have to work overtime and even on weekends. Some students commit suicide as they are not able to handle the stress of study. Ruthless competition in modern society has turned life into a rate race and people spend less time with their families. Sometimes people go to see a movie or have a drink with friends to relax, sometimes they take a trip. On my personal level, no matter how complex the world is, we should do everything in our power to live a healthy, happy and meaningful life.