Open F2F Class Notes 6th July (Harmony)

Reading:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/travel/2016-06/30/content_25915353.htm

amusement (ah – muse – ment):  sth funny/fun.

Eg.  We watched the cartoon movie for some amusement. / to be amused.

Amusement park/theme park:  a park that has stuff that is fun.

Eg.  Disneyland/ happy valley/ universal studios.

Waterpark:  a park with slides and other fun things in the water, maybe a wave pool.

honors (aw – ners)

Malaysia (mal – asia)

Legoland (leggo – land)

Indonesia (in – doh – ne – shia)

Lagoon (lah –goon):  where land shapes like a ‘c’ around water.  Usually good for swimming/ and boating.

Respectively:  in the same order.

_____ year running = for the _____ year in a row:  usually talking about a ranking/ a list.

3 years running = 2016, 2015, 2014

1. West Jet was named the number one airline for the 4^th year running.

22^nd – twenty second

top three spots = top three rankings.

Eg.  Thailand is the number one spot for tourist visits this year.

Eg.  Taylor Swift takes the top spot for my favorite music.

Review:

scavenger hunt = a challenge, or race which involves finding a range of items hidden in various locations

fair and square = without using any tricks or shortcuts, or other illegal methods

“it’s a no-brainer” – it’s obvious

Original:

I can’t swim, and it’s my biggest weakness. People can get so much benefit from swimming, as it’s a perfect sport to exercise the whole body and keep shape. However I can’t, because I’m afraid of water. I tried to learn swimming when I was in college, but I failed. I was so scared when I put my head into the water, I can’t open my eye, water went into my ears, and I can’t control my legs and Gravity. Each time, when I tried to stand up in the water, I would fail, after that I scared more, and I like I would die if I put my head into the water again. Swimming is the first thing that I don’t want to cover my fear to try more, and I will never ever to learn swimming.

Edited:

I can’t swim, and it’s my biggest weakness. People can get so many benefits from swimming, as it’s a perfect sport to exercise the whole/entire body and keep in shape. However, I can’t, because I’m afraid of water. I tried to learn to swim when I was in college, but I failed. I was so scared when I put my head into the water, I couldn’t open my eyes, water went into my ears, and I couldn’t control my legs or gravity. Each time, when I tried to stand up in the water, I would fail, after that I became more scared. I felt like I would die if I put my head into the water again. Swimming is the first thing that I don’t want to conquer my fear of, and I will never ever learn to swim.

Flaw/fault/limitation

Keep in shape/keep fit