Open F2F Class Notes 27 June (Peter)

Corrections

During this time I don’t busy – I’m not that/so/really/too busy nowadays.

Vocabulary

Nowadays – during this time, recently

Laidback – relaxed, not stressful

Ex. I prefer a job that is sometimes laidback, instead of a job that is always stressful.

Commission – money kept from a sale

Ex. Some professions, like real estate agents and salesmen, earn their salaries with commission.

Profession – job, career

Professional – as a job or career, experience, expert

Nightlife – culture of going out at night

Grammar

A synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word. For example, a synonym for “salary” is “pay” or “income.” Some synonyms for job are “career,” “work,” or “profession.”

The opposite of a synonym is an antonym.

Pronunciation

Commission (cuh-MISH-in)

Career (cuh-REAR)

Synonym (SIN-uh-nim)

Cuisine (quiz-EEN)

Original:
I like to have Sichuan cuisine and Thai food and they both are spicy food. The most of Thai cuisine have seafood and some local flavor. On the tested side, the Sichuan cuisine is spicier than Thai cuisine. I don’t know why some people who like spicy food and another people they never want to eat it. One of Sichuan food which eat is interesting we call it ‘chuan chuan’ , it’s string lots of different food materials and boiled in the hot pot. We eat it by a string.

Edit:
I like to have Sichuan food and Thai food and they both are spicy. Most of Thai cuisine mixes / is a mix of seafood and local flavor. I think / Based on my experience, Sichuan food is spicier than Thai food. I don’t know why there are people who like spicy food while other people never want to eat it. One type of Sichuan food which I eat is interesting. We call it ‘chuan chuan’ and it is strings of lots of different foods boiled in the hot pot. We eat it on a skewer.