F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
poison N. poisonous ADJ. – something in plants, mushrooms that if you eat it, will make sick or maybe even die.
eg: Don’t eat that mushroom, it could be poisonous.
Venom N. Venomous ADJ. – a poison from an animal
eg: Australia has so many venomous snakes.
efficient ADJ. – use less time, money, things, but get more
eg: He is an efficient worker, he finished the job in 1 hour. All other workers finish it in 4 hours.
eg: He can do less homework in Australia, but learn more in class. So the schools here are more efficient than in China.
inefficient – use too much, but don’t get very much
strange – qi guai 奇怪, not normal, can’t understand why
slang – li yu, some words used by local people
eg: Is that Australian slang
Advanced Writing to Study:
Even though it is a little inconvenient for us to live here, the environment is nice, people are friendly and the schools are better than in China.
We decided to have our son get educated in Australia, because studying in China can be inefficient. So we want to maximize his learning potential and avoid any redundant tasks and excess homework that is a waste of time.
Even though stinky tofu smells bad____________.
, it tastes really good.
, you will like it
, the taste is great
, many people love it.
He went to supermarket even though he already has food.
Stinky tofu smells bad, but it tastes good.
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