F2F Class Notes (David) [S]

1. Write about your experience moving to Shanghai. How did you feel about moving to a new city? Was it difficult to leave your home?

Grammar

From when I was 6 age -> I started learning when I was 6 years old.

The price is so expensive -> The price of living/[cost of living] is so expensive. Living here is so expensive.

I was in some foreigner group. They’re most of foreigners. If I want to talking with them I need use English. This foreigner group are the better group than some Chinese group. Because they are the famous group in UK or US and the Chinese invite them come to China. They are more whole. And now I want to study abroad after my university. So I need improve my English more.

I was in some foreigner theater troupes. They’re mostly foreigners/Most of them are foreigners. If I want to talk with them I need to use English. These foreigner troupes are better than the Chinese troupes. Because they are famous in the UK or the US and the Chinese theater invited them to come to China. They are more professional and there are many different roles in/within the theater troupe. Now, I want to study abroad after university/college. So I need to improve my English more.

Vocabulary

cost of living – all of the expenses of daily life

ex: The cost of living in Shanghai is very high.

deliberate – doing something with more intent or more carefully

ex: The figure skater was very deliberate in her movements.

begs the question – a necessary question to understanding the meaning of something that is said

troupe – a group of theater performers

roles – different types of work or positions

professional – 专业

abstract – about an idea rather than a real life thing

Grammar

Preposition “to” + verb -> When saying things like “need to do” or “want to go” etc make sure to use both “to” and the simple present tense form (infinitive form) of the verb

ex: Need to eat, want to sleep, have to work