F2F Class Notes (Sonia)

Last Sunday, my friend with me went with me to a famous building in shanxi south road ,it was called “rong zhai “. The building was repaired by Prada fashion group, and they spent more than five years to repaired it,they wants to attract more person people who likes the brand and let them to enjoy the history building at the same time.It was belongeds to the richest family,they are their first name called was“rong “, they were from Zhejiang province they moved in to Shanghai,they did some business and earned the first pot of gold, and then they began to build themselves factory. They lived in this building , several years later,  they moved out and they given gave it to the government for free ,now the Prada fashion group rented it and repaired the history dictionary . building
They wants to show off their products with the history building at the same time, they will do fashion shows and service to the VIP customers.

*correct word for past tense e.g -ed

use plural words  (people not person) e.g -s

(N/E/S/W) before the name

e.g south shanxi road

Vocabulary

repair: to fix only (not to fix and then change)

refurbish(v) riːˈfɜː.bɪʃ: to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning

e.g my landlord wanted to refurbish the apartment i lived in.

designer / brand: ping pai 

e.g I like some designer brands because they have some special details.

historical:  (it) has history

e.g rong zhai is a historical building

surname: xin ming (not first name)

e.g Rong was the surname of the people who owned that buidling

self-esteem(self.ɪˈstiːm) (n):  belief and confidence in your own ability and value

e.g I think girls dress sexy for self-esteem not for men