F2F Class Notes (Celeste)

Grammar

different with vs. different from

Q: How long have you been living in Sh? / How long have you lived in SH? / How long have you been in SH?
A: I have been living in Shanghai for 2 years. – started in the past (been), but still continuing (have, living)

Q: How long had you been living in SH? How long had you lived in SH? / How long had you been in SH?
A: I had been living in Shanghai for 2 years. ( I had lived in Shanghai for 2 years)

Q: Have you ever lived been living in other countries?
A: Yes, I have lived in Portugal, France, and China.

Do you still have family in (the) Philippines?
Do you still have grandparents in America?
Do you still have problems with your ceiling?
Do you still have problems with your curtains?

Vocabulary

We didn’t change our eating habits / diets.

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I stopped doing sth
eg. I stopped buying clothes for my husband.

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I prefer to do shopping with him. – I prefer shopping with him.

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hear / hearing / heard (herd)
eg. My husband heard your accent while I was watching your video.

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many things forbidden – Many things are forbidden.

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ADN test = DNA test

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1 child per 3 is not really… – 1 out of 3 children are…