Open F2F Class Notes 10th Match (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Partnership (v): 1- the state of being a partner or partners. 2- an association of two or more people as partners.
E.g: We should go on working together in partnership.

Expand (v): 1- to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way.
E.g.: They expanded their retail operations during the 1980s.

Bureaucracy (n): 1-  a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully.
E.g.: I had to deal with the university’s bureaucracy when I was applying for financial aid.

Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I have a small trading business.

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

I worked Four Seasons two years. – I worked for the Four Seasons hotel for two years.

There are too much hotels in Shanghai. – There are too many hotels in Shanghai. 

If they sign with me, I will give their a good price. – If they sign with me, I will give their a good price.

Writing exercise

Original: 

I like trying gourmet food and especially I prefer noodles. I like any noodle food no matter which country’s noodles. There are various noodle foods in China. We use wheats , rices and beans to make noodles and cook them to different dishes. In China every district and nation’s people eat noodles. We have fried noodles, soup noodles and steamed noodles. Soup noodle is my most favorite food, I can eat it all day even on breakfast. Except China I also like the other country ‘s noodle foods such as Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Italian spaghettis . When I go travel I will look for their local noodle foods. I hope I can try every country ‘s noodle foods. I have a noodle recipe book for studying. Sometimes I cook noodles by myself and share them with my family and they will give me some advice to improve.

Edited:

I like trying different kinds of food. I especially I like  noodles, no matter where they’re from. There are various kinds of noodles in China. We use wheat , rice and beans to make noodles and use them to cook different dishes. People from every part of China eat noodles. We have fried noodles, noodle soup and steamed noodles. Noodle soup is my favorite food and I can eat it all day, even for breakfast! Other than Chinese noodles, I also like noodles from other countries, such as Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Italian spaghetti . When I travel, I always look for their local noodle dishes. I hope I can try it in every country. I have a noodle recipe book for studying. Sometimes I cook noodles by myself and share them with my family, so they give me some advice on how to improve.