F2F Class Notes (Jacob)

Write two sentences using the double comma. Examples below.

Read the below

Chinese Style Western Food

There is a lot of “Western food” in China, however much of it is “fake” or low quality “Western food”, e.g. gritty hot chocolate. Chocolate, bread and milk particularly, apart from the most expensive products, often leave a lot to be desired. Keep your expectations low and look out for worldwide brands when buying. In restaurants portions are usually smaller than in the West (sometimes half an American portion).

Western Style Chinese Food    

What do you know about Western style Chinese food? This picture above is called general Tso’s chicken and is the most popular ‘Chinese’ dish in Canada/USA. It would be most similar to Hunan chicken, but doesn’t exist in China. Think about the differences in taste between Westerns & Chinese.

Grammar

In the morning, I get  got up at 8am.

I ate lunch at 12 (noon). I ate some vegetables and porridge.

Because today I am feeling not so comfortable in my stomach – Today my stomach is not feeling so comfortable.

The year 2000, I lived in Fujian

Vocabulary

Food poisoning – severe illness caused by bad/rotten food

Pronunciation

Cultural

Surprises

Hidden

Westerners

double commas:

eg. My best friend, Marc Forster, likes to travel a lot.

eg. I like to travel, even though I don’t have money, to exotic places.

eg. Chinese food, although often very oily, is delicious.