So let's start class this way...
I'm going to type a word that has the letter "o" in it ...
I want you to say it in the class.
1) done
2) own
3) come
4) wrote
Good ... that pronunciation is important, especially for common words like "done" "come" "own" "who" and "wrote"
Let's move on to the next section... Section 7 - Word Power
So there are some small differences between these words.
So there are some small differences between these words.
"Farmed" is often used for seafood
"Grown" is often used for plants
crops = 农作物
"Manufactured" is for products made in a factory.
And "raised" is used for animals (call livestock)
Livestock - 家畜
Good Annie, you think that "Lobsters, oysters, and shrimp are farmed."
Does everyone agree with her?
Everyone try saying those words with me
I think the pronunciation is a little tricky.
Have you ever eaten one of these animals?
I've only eaten lobsters and shrimp.
Which things are grown?
Good question! Usually we just say "Shrimp" for 复数
Coffee, rice, and corn are grown.
What things are manufactured?
What can be anything ... Which means to choose something from Section 7
For all of these sentences, we should be making passive sentences.
Because we don't really have a subject.
We could change each sentence to make them active, for example: "China manufactures lots of television sets."
or just "televisions."
China farms a lot of shrimp
(I don't know if that's true)
Chinese farmers raise lots of cattle, chickens, and sheep
Boston catches a lot of lobster.
A little difference
Rice is grown in Asia.
A lot of rice is grown in Asia.
Everyone understand?
Let's move on to the conversation in Section 8....
Is there a difference between ...?
So there are some new words in this dialog, I think
European Union
Euro
Credit Card
Travel Agent
Hair Salon
Because it's a weekend, I also want you to try reading Section 13
It looks long and difficult, but actually it's not THAT hard
You have the whole weekend, so .... you should be OK
I think if you read it, you would understand it
Don't look at the whole thing, it'll scare you.
Just try reading it, it isn't that bad.