F2F Class Notes (Celeste)

Celeste has lived in the US but Lyn hasn’t.
I have went been/gone to Lasha but you haven’t.
You can speak English like a native but I cannot.
Do you have short hair? She has short hair but I don’t.

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Original

One day when we went to the Buddhist temple we followed a guide and when we finished the travel the guide asked we to pay money. If you don’t pay for money maybe you will have some problems.

Lyn’s version

One day we went to the Buddhist temple and followed a guide. When we finished the trip, the guide asked us to pay money. If you don’t pay them/the money maybe you will have some problems.

Upgraded version

One day we went on a guided tour of the internationally famous Buddhist Temple. When we finished the trip, the guide asked us to tip. If you don’t tip them maybe you will have some problems.

Grammar

Do you have…?
– an apartment? Yes, I do but I don’t own it.
– some flowers in your living room? I don’t have some flowers in my living room but I have a lot of plants.
– food in your bag? No, I don’t.
– some books on your desk? No, I don’t.
– you have any money? No, I don’t.
– a silk dress? I don’t think so but I have a silk shirt.
Do you have any friends in the other Chinese cities?

Vocabulary

earn / earning / earned – to receive money as payment for work that you do
eg. The guides earn extra money.

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tour/s n. – a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it