F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

construction equipment is really loud

the French Concession. (The Chinese conceded this part of the city to the French in the past)

it’s very relaxing for me

Did you reschedule, or did you originally choose this time?

I rescheduled yesterday, my original time was 12.

I knew I had some meetings around 12, so I (originally) chose to have class at 2:20.

My original time was 11am, but I pushed it back to 6pm.

My original time was 6pm, but I moved it up to 11am.

someone’s delivery (N.)– how they give a speech or presentation, a presentation skill.

eg: Her speech was well written, but her delivery was terrible, so nobody liked the speech.

vintage – something of good quality that is very old, and now is stylish

eg: Vintage 70s pants are really the best style!

timeless – age doesn’t affect the quality of it

eg: That is a timeless story about human nature.

eg: Trench coats and suits have a timeless style.

skinny jeans – extremely tight pants

baggy pants – extra big and roomy(spacious) pants

San(Saint) Andreas – the name of a major fault line (where the earth has a big crack) in California

eg: San Francisco is really near the San Andreas fault.