Open F2F Class Notes 23 June (Peter)

Corrections

Childrenhood – childhood
Play jokes on others – make jokes at other people’s expense

Fresh the page – refresh the page

I don’t have the problem – I don’t have any problem OR (if talking about a specific problem) I don’t have that problem

Vocabulary

Nostalgia – fond memories of the past

Nostalgic – something that makes your remember the past fondly

Gender Roles – the roles that society expects men and women to do

Ex. Gender roles in Chinese society expect that the man makes more money.

Sex – male or female

Patriarchy – a society in which men hold power

Matriarchy – a society in which women hold power

He was completely insane.

Petty – when talking about thing, it means unimportant; when talking about people, it means someone who cares a lot about something unimportant (negative)

Prank – (verb or noun) a trick that gets someone into doing something embarrassing.

Phrases

Train of thought – the way or direction that someone is thinking.

Pros and Cons = goods and bads

Pronunciation

Journal (make sure it doesn’t sound like “journey”)

Written (a short “I” sound like in “rip”)

Matriarchy (MAY-tree-are-kee)

Patriarchy (PAY-tree-are-kee)

Original:

Shanghai attracts more and more young people working and living here including me. As there are a large number of international companies gathering here, which means more jobs opportunities, better skills learning environment and higher salary bases. Moreover I can also eat diverse kinds of food and visit many interesting stores. However it also means in order to survive in Shanghai I have to accept the fact that I have to stay far away from my family, work longer and harder to achieve the goal settling down in shanghai and making more money to lead a high quality life.

Edited:

Shanghai attracts more and more young people who are looking for work, including me. There are a large number of international companies gathering here, which means more jobs opportunities, better skill-learning environments, and higher salary bases. Moreover, I can also try many diverse kinds of food and visit many interesting stores.

Original: However, it also means that in order to survive in Shanghai, I have to accept the fact that I have to stay far away from my family, work longer and harder to achieve the goal  of settling down in shanghai and making more money to lead a high quality life.

Option: However, it also means that in order to survive in Shanghai, I have to accept the fact that I must live far away from my family and work longer, harder  hours in order to achieve my goal of settling down and making enough money to live a high-quality life.