F2F Class Notes 4th July (Peter)

Corrections

I went to new café – I went to a new café

It is nearby Tongji University – It’s near [to/from] Tongji University

It’s close my home – it’s close to my house

This university is very long – this university is very old

Vocabulary

The Fourth of July – American independence day (the American Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776), 独立

Fireworks – 烟花

Cookouts/Barbecues – large, get-togethers for eating and celebrating

Grill – 烧烤，烧烤架 (noun or verb)

Kabob – skewered food, usually for grilling

Skewer – a long, thin, and usually wooden thing used to grill food (noun or verb)

Grammar

The word influence is not often used in the plural from because “influences” sounds like a verb.

Phrases

To go to a school means to be a student at that school.

Ex. Do you go to Tongji? –No, I’m not a Tongji student.

Pronunciation

Macaroon (maa-kuh-ROON)

Original:

The influence power of we-chat

Nowadays, the influence power of we-chat is very big. Almost people use we-chat in China even though around the world. I went to a new cafe to drink coffee in the afternoon, I could got a 25% discount if I post their pictures on my we-chat. Then I posted some pictures on my we-chat and fixed position. My friends who are in my we-chat can see these pictures and the position of this cafe. I think it becomes a normal way that letting shops to expand their influences in nowadays. However, it spends people’s too time to do other things. Such as there isn’t more time to talk with our family members and friends. The relationship between people and people becomes worse and worse or stranger and stranger.

Edited:

The influence power of we-chat

Nowadays, the influence of WeChat is very big. Almost everyone uses WeChat in China, even around the world. I went to a new cafe to drink coffee this afternoon and I could have gotten a 25% discount if I posted their pictures on my WeChat. Then, I posted some pictures on my WeChat and set the location. My friends who are on my WeChat can see these pictures and the location of this cafe. I think it becomes a normal way that allows shops to expand their influence nowadays. However, it wastes people’s free time. For example, there isn’t more time to talk with our family members and friends. The relationship between people and people becomes worse and worse or weirder and weirder.