F2F Class Notes (Ben) [S]

Vocabulary

an anniversary = a birthday for companies or events, etc

Our company celebrated its 10th anniversary today.

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no anything special –> nothing special

Our company anniversary

My colleagues and me gathered the ground in the front of company’s entering door. Then we make some precious photos and after the process we entered building and went the third floor starting some elder employees speech for doing the summary that they harvest from the years working experience of company.

After the speech, we start enjoying our company’s cake and champagne, some drinks like Coca-Cola, Sprite. At last, we also have a customer process that is congratulate the new married colleagues and the new born baby. They congratulated me and give me a smart card 200 RMB. Is good.

It was a formal ceremony. But I think it could be arranged better. For example, the derecorate (decoration) should be full of different color, not only the company’s color. Our company’s color is orange. Today only orange is filled with my eyes.

It took place in noon. So success for ceremony should give every guys one hamburg as their lunch rather than let them enjoy the lunch by themselves. I think one perfect ceremony should best in its every aspect. The ceremony didn’t help us be ready the lunch. We ate our lunch by ourselves.

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Our company anniversary

My colleagues and I gathered in front of the company’s entrance door. Then we took some precious photos and after the process we entered the main building and went to the third floor. Some elder employees started their speech about the experience they had harvested from their years in the company.

After the speech, we started eating our company’s cake and champagne, some drinks like Coca-Cola and Sprite. At last, we also had customary congratulations to the newly married colleagues and new parents. They congratulated me and gave me a Smart card of 200 RMB. That was good.

It was a formal ceremony. But I think it could be arranged better. For example, the decoration should be full of different colors, not only the company’s color. Our company’s color is orange. Today my eyes were filled with orange.

It took place at noon. A successful ceremony should give every guy one hamburger as their lunch rather than let them have lunch by themselves. I think one perfect ceremony should be good in its every aspect.

(The ceremony didn’t include lunch. We ate lunch by ourselves.)

Vocabulary

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harvest / -ed / -ed

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customary = which comes from a custom, that you often do

In Chinese villages, marrying early is customary.

It is customary to congratulate newlyweds and new parents.

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Writing vocabulary

段落 a paragraph

a line

Let’s read the 3rd line of the 2nd paragraph.

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a comma 逗号 = ,

a full stop 句号 = .

Grammar

do / did / done

the past of the past : I had done

When I arrived to my front door, I realized I had forgotten my keys at the office.

He told me about the good people he had seen.

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If a verb is used like a subject or an object, it must have TO or -ING

I like shop –> I like shopping

The custom is to congratulate new parents.

The custom is congratulating new parents. (rare- because “is congratulating” could be confusing)

To congratulate new parents is the custom.

Congratulating new parents is the custom.

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If one adjective is about another adjective, you must add ‘-ly’

a new married friend –> a newly married friend

a happy married couple –> a happily married couple

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You can use a verb in -ing after a comma if it’s a consequence or something at the same time

I shouted on my mom, making her very sad. (consequence)

I climbed carefully, trying not to fall. (at the same time)

I passed the examination, receiving my teacher’s congratulations.