Lesson 2 – Lifestyle Differences
In the lessons, we had time to brainstorm what kind of life we can have:
- Health (Unhealthy) lifestyle -> Vegetarian lifestyle v.s carnivorous lifestyle
- Social lifestyle v.s Gamer’s lifestyle = anti-social lifestyle
- Adventure lifestyle v.s Tedious / robotic lifestyle
- Relaxing lifestyle v.s Stressful/ Hectic lifestyle
- Day-out lifestyle v.s Night-out lifestyle v.s Irregular lifestyle
- Traveler’s lifestyle
- Pilot’s lifestyle
Even though I don’t know the definition of “lifestyle” exactly, all the lifestyle above seems to be reasonable and easy for you to link up word those with certain life pattern.
In the lesson, Liam, my tutor gave me two articles for reference, along with some phrase to talk about things in general:
- On the whole, (people work hard) here….
- People tend to work long hours.
- It is normal that they head to the beach.
- It is common for us to to bed late.
- Generally speaking, the people are very friendly.
To describe our life in a city, we can say something like these:
- Adj. describe the city
- the Location
- Life in (here/there) is …
Example:
(HK) is an exciting and colourful city on the east coast of Mainland China. It’s famous for the HK-style fast foods, which are easy to find left,right and center (anywhere). Life in here is very much like life in any other major city in the world. However, there are some things that are very particular to this city.
- get up @…
- Breakfast (and what are they doing during the time)
- head to work – how? Difficult?
- Lunch – last for how long? Where?
- Leave their jobs @ …
- Dinner …
Most (people/ citizen) get up quite early in the morning. Breakfast is not very heavy. It usually consists of …… Usually (people/we) turn on the TV during breakfast to catch up on the news. Many people will work out and then go home, take a shower and head to work. Usually lunch break lasts one hour from noon until 1 p.m. Lunch is usually the biggest meal of the day with a lot of meat and a few vegetables. With the exception of those who have late hours, most workers leave their jobs sometime between 5 and 7 p.m. On the whole, dinner is a very light meal, usually consisting of ….
- Activities after a hard day of work?
- Activities when people are not at work?
People here love to …. and are known for being happy, laid-back people. Being a (food) city, it is normal that when people are not at work, and provided that they have enough money to spend, they head to the shopping mall. We love …., especially ….
Example 2:
- significance of the city (e.g Capital city , major center of trade and finance)
- Adj. to describe the city
- If you come to ….the first thing that you will notice is …
- Life here can be … at times, but it can also be …
(HK) is one of two special administrative regions of the China and one of major city of trade and finance. If you come to the town, the first thing that you will notice is just how busy everyone is. This is a fast-paced city, where people are always in a hurry. Life here can be very stressful at times, but it can also be a lot of fun.
- get up @…
- Breakfast…
(Resident / People) tend to get up very early in the morning, as they often have a long commute to work. A typical Hong Kong breakfast consists of ….. It is common for people to have a quick breakfast.
- How to commute to work
Commuting to work can be very hard as the public transport are very busy during rush hour. Some people push to get on the MTR like sardines.
- Lunch
- Working hours
- After work…
For Lunch, most people eat out in a restaurant near the office, or to get something from the convenience store and eat it at our desks. Generally speaking, working hours are long here, and it is not unusual to find people still working in the evening. After work people like to go out together and …. This helps them relax after a long day.
- How to spend their spare time – e.g Weekend
(Weekends) are very important, as this is a time to relax, do sport, and spend time with friends or family. People like to go to….especially during (the flower blossom) season when we picnic under the trees with …
