F2F Class Notes (Peter) [S]

Vocabulary

Concise – adjective, short and direct

Ex. After writing a paragraph, is it a good idea to revise and make sure that your writing is concise.

Essay – noun, a long paper with at least three paragraphs.

Ex. The most simple essay structure is to have an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

Pedestrian – noun, a person who walks instead of driving

Ex. It is only safe to cross the street at a pedestrian-crossing, otherwise you might get hit by a car.

Port – noun, a place where ships stop

Ex. Many Taiwanese people go to Taiwan from the port of Xiamen.

Ferry – noun, a small ship that carries people between two places regularly

Ex. When crossing from Pudong to Puxi, you can take either the metro, the bridge, or the ferry.

Original

She is fifty-nine. He will retired at the end of this year. My mom retired at fifty years old. Before she retired, she was working bus company; not driver, the person in the bus when you get on the bus you need to take a ticket from him…from she. Not all the bus just have a driver and the machine; some bus have several kinds of the ticket price, so they need a person to do this work. In China, male’s retire age is 60, and female’s retire age is 50 or 55.

Edited

My father is fifty-nine. He will retire at the end of this year. My mom retired when she was fifty years old. Before she retired, she worked for a bus company. She was not a driver, but a ticket saleswoman. Not all buses have a ticket machine; some buses offer longer trips for more expensive tickets and a person is needed to sell tickets. In China, the male retirement age is around 60, while the female retirement age is 50 or 55.

Grammar

The word “while” can be used in place of “and” when you want to show that two things are different. For example, both of the following are grammatically correct:

1. I like fish and my brother likes chicken.

This version is simply information.

2. I like fish, while my brother likes chicken.

This version emphasizes that my brother and I do not like the same thing.

Pronunciation

Kind (\ ˈkīnd \)

Can (\ kən, ˈkan also ˈken)

Concise (\ kən-ˈsīs \)

Essay (\ e-ˈsā , ə-ˈsā , ˈe-ˌsā \)

Pedestrian (\ pə-ˈde-strē-ən \)