Open F2F Class Notes 8th December (Raph)[1]

Vocabulary

Obstacle (n): 1- something that gets in the way progress or achievement.
E.g.:  She had to overcome many obstacles before she became financially stable.

Perk (n): 1- an advantage or benefit that come from a situation, a job, etc..
E.g.: Having many different options for entertainment is one of the perks of living in a big city.

Q: What do you do for a living?
A: I am a portfolio manager in a fund management company.

Corrections

(Original – Edited)

Loam – Loan

I wanted go America – I wanted to go to America

Original:

what’s your lifestyle?
In my opinion, the lifestyle can be classified into two types, one is fast and the other is slow. I am a fast-life lover and that’s why I love shanghai so much. most of my friends who live other low-tier cities cannot understand me . In their views, there are a lot of issues in shanghai, such as traffic jam, air pollution, crowed of people, expensive living cost and so on. Indeed, I have to admit that shanghai has certain issues as they talk. However, I only keep the good side (perk) of shanghai in my mind. This city has beautiful night view, various culturies，full of history and good opportunity to financial work which I concern. Moreover，this city can offer a fast lifestyle for me. everyday， you can see that everyone looks very busy and walks very fast, but I love this lifestyle as it gives my passion and enthusiasm to the life.

Edited:

What’s your lifestyle?
In my opinion, there are two types of lifestyles, one is fast and the other one is slow. I love having a fast lifestyle and that’s why I love Shanghai so much. Most of my friends who live in low-tier cities cannot understand me. In their point of view, there are a lot of issues in Shanghai, such as traffic jams, air pollution, overcrowding, expensive costs of living, and so on. Indeed, I have to admit that Shanghai has certain issues. However, there are also a lot of perks about living here, and that’s what I keep in mind. This city has a beautiful skyline, various cultures, and is full of history and good opportunities to work in finance, which is something that is important to me. Moreover，this city can offer me a fast lifestyle. Everyday, you can see that everyone looks very busy and walks very fast, but I love this lifestyle, as it gives me passion and enthusiasm for life.