Open F2F Class Notes 7th November (Tanya)
Vocabulary
treadmill – a machine you can run on
e.g. Lina has a a treadmill and she runs on it every day.
component – a part of something (material)
e.g. In Legoland, all the lego buildings are built out of different lego components.
baffled – very surprised
e.g. Tanya was baffled when Lina told her she’s 30. She couldn’t believe it
to commute – to travel from home to work
e.g. Lina’s commute is only 20 minutes, so she lives very close to her work.
bizarre –Â very strange
e.g. It’s bizarre to me that some bars in Paris charge 7 kuai for the bathroom.
suburb – an outlying, residential area of a city
e.g. Tanya lives in Baoshan, which is basically a suburb of Shanghai.
influx – the arrival of a large number of people or things
e.g. Europe has become used to the influx of Chinese tourists during big Chinese holidays.
subtle – not obvious
e.g. Miya has a Givenchy bag, but the logo is very subtle, so you can’t tell what brand the bag is.
Corrections
I have some friends that have been to that place – I have some friends who have been to that place
Prepare the visa for European country – Prepare the visa for European countriesÂ
I don’t want to spend too many time on shopping – I don’t want to spend too much time shopping
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