{"id":471,"date":"2017-10-06T14:45:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T06:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=471"},"modified":"2017-10-06T15:53:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:53:58","slug":"lesson-2-lifestyle-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/lesson-2-lifestyle-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 2 \u2013 Lifestyle Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lesson2-lifestyle-difference-Summary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-472 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lesson2-lifestyle-difference-Summary.jpg\" alt=\"Lesson2 - lifestyle difference -Summary\" width=\"517\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the lessons, we had time to brainstorm what kind of life we can have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health (Unhealthy)\u00a0 lifestyle\u00a0 -&gt; Vegetarian lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 carnivorous lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Social lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0 v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 Gamer&#8217;s lifestyle = anti-social lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Adventure lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0Tedious \/ robotic lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Relaxing lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 Stressful\/ Hectic lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Day-out lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Night-out lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0 v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Irregular lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Traveler&#8217;s lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Pilot&#8217;s lifestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even though I don&#8217;t know the definition of &#8220;lifestyle&#8221; exactly, all the lifestyle above seems to be reasonable and easy for you to link\u00a0up word those with certain life pattern.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the lesson, Liam, my tutor gave me two articles for reference, along with some phrase to <strong>talk about things in general:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On the whole,<\/strong>\u00a0(people work hard)\u00a0<strong>here&#8230;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>People<strong> tend to<\/strong> work long hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is normal that<\/strong> they head to the beach.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is common for<\/strong> us to to bed late.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generally speaking,<\/strong> the people are very friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>describe<\/strong> our<strong> life in a city<\/strong>, we can say something like these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adj. describe the city<\/li>\n<li>the Location<\/li>\n<li>Life in (here\/there) is &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<p>(HK)<strong> is an exciting and colourful city on<\/strong> the east coast of Mainland China. <strong>It&#8217;s famous for<\/strong> the HK-style fast foods, which are easy to find left,right and center (anywhere). <strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get up @&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Breakfast (and what are they doing during the time)<\/li>\n<li>head to work &#8211; how? Difficult?<\/li>\n<li>Lunch &#8211; last for how long? Where?<\/li>\n<li>Leave their jobs @ &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Dinner &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most (people\/ citizen)<strong> get up<\/strong> quite early in the morning. <strong>Breakfast<\/strong> is not very heavy. It <strong>usually consists of<\/strong> &#8230;&#8230; <strong>Usually<\/strong> (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<strong> head to work<\/strong>. Usually <strong>lunch break lasts<\/strong> one hour from noon until 1 p.m. Lunch is usually the b<strong>iggest meal of the day<\/strong> with a lot of meat and a few vegetables. With the exception of those who have late hours, most workers <strong>leave their jobs<\/strong> sometime between 5 and 7 p.m. On the whole, <strong>dinner<\/strong> is a very light meal, usually consisting of &#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Activities after a hard day of work?<\/li>\n<li>Activities when people are not at work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>People here love to<\/strong> &#8230;. <strong>and are known for<\/strong> being happy, laid-back people. Being a (food) city, <strong>it is normal that<\/strong> when people are not at work, and provided that they have enough money to spend, they head to the shopping mall. We love &#8230;., especially &#8230;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Example 2:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>significance of the city (e.g\u00a0 Capital city , major center of trade and finance)<\/li>\n<li>Adj. to describe the city<\/li>\n<li>If you come to &#8230;.the\u00a0 first thing that you will notice is &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Life here can be &#8230; at times, but it can also be &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(HK) <strong>is<\/strong> one of two special administrative regions of the China and one of major city of trade and finance. <strong>If you come to the town, the first thing that you will notice is<\/strong> just how busy everyone is. This is a fast-paced city, where people are always in a hurry. <strong>Life here can be<\/strong> very stressful <strong>at times, but it can also be<\/strong> a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get up @&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Breakfast&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Resident \/ People) <strong>tend to get up<\/strong> very early in the morning, as they often have a long commute to work. <strong>A typical<\/strong> Hong Kong <strong>breakfast consists of<\/strong> &#8230;.. It is common for people to have a quick breakfast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to commute to work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Commuting to work can be<\/strong> very hard as the public transport are very busy during rush hour. Some people push to get on the MTR like sardines.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lunch<\/li>\n<li>Working hours<\/li>\n<li>After work&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For<strong> Lunch,<\/strong> most people<strong> eat out<\/strong> in a restaurant near the office, or to get something from the convenience store and eat it at our desks. <strong>Generally speaking, working hours are<\/strong> long here, and it is not unusual to find people still working in the evening.<strong> After work people like to<\/strong> go out together and &#8230;. This helps them relax after a long day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to spend their spare time &#8211; e.g Weekend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(Weekends) are very important, as this is a time to<\/strong> relax, do sport, and spend time with friends or family. <strong>People like to<\/strong> go to&#8230;.<strong>especially during<\/strong>\u00a0(the flower blossom) <strong>season when we<\/strong> picnic under the trees with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the lessons, we had time to brainstorm what kind of life we can have: Health (Unhealthy)\u00a0 lifestyle\u00a0 -&gt; Vegetarian lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 carnivorous lifestyle Social lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0 v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 Gamer&#8217;s lifestyle = anti-social lifestyle Adventure lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0Tedious \/ robotic lifestyle Relaxing lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 Stressful\/ Hectic lifestyle Day-out lifestyle\u00a0 \u00a0v.s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Night-out<a class=\"read-more \" href=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/lesson-2-lifestyle-differences\/\" title=\"Read More\"> <span class=\"button default\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}