F2F Class Notes 28 June (Peter)

Corrections

I will change another job – I’ll find/get another job

They came to Shanghai for honeymoon – They came to Shanghai for their honeymoon

The country is making progress in economic – the country has been experiencing economic progress

I miss a hand – I’m missing a hand

Made by wood – made of/from wood

 My mom would let to put on another kind of shoes – my mom would have me put on another kind of shoes

People bought them for funny – people buy them for fun/as a joke

It (talking about shoes) – them

Find some goods are good quality – find some good quality goods

Cleaning machine – washing machine

The bags were broken – the bags were torn/ripped

I like to wash underwear in hand – I like to wash underwear by hand

Vocabulary

Pushy – insisting, really wanting me to do something

Novelty – (noun and adjective) something that is interesting and difficult to find, 新奇*

*Note: You can also use the word “novel” as an adjective to describe something that is novelty.

Hygiene – personal care

Hygienic – clean, not encouraging disease

Drain – (noun or verb) an area,

Drainage – the ability of a liquid to drain

Collect – to gather

Pool – (noun or verb) when a liquid collects

Flip Flops – a kind of sandal worn to wet areas or during the summer, 人字拖*

*Note: There are many different names for Flip Flops (USA/UK), such as thongs (AUS), jandals (NZ), slops (S.Africa).

Drinking Straw (Straw for short) – the thin plastic tube that you use to drink a liquid, 吸管

Rain boots – shoes designed to keep your feet dry, 雨鞋

Grammar

Present perfect progressive verb tense (To have been doing) indicates that something has happened in the past and continues today.

Phrases

Missing [something or someone] can describe lacking something or someone both emotionally and physically, we usually use context to figure this out. The difference is that when you use the word “miss” without the “ing” it can only refer to missing something emotionally.

Pronunciation

Economic (eck-uh-NOM-ick)

Shapes (shaypes, “A” as in “day”)

Shops (shawps, “O” as in “all”)

Unhygienic (un-hi-JENN-ick)