F2F Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Speaking exercise

My boyfriend is in Toronto now but he is really a sensitive man. I told him that his father said it’s better to immigrate to Canada because she is single. My boyfriend said “what are you thinking about, do you mean you want your mother to immigrate to Canada? not my father’s ideaâ€. I said no. This is not my idea, so he was in a bad mood. We have been classmate all along in China.

My boyfriend is in Toronto now but he is a really / an incredibly / a super sensitive / he is such a sensitive man. I told him that his father said it’s better for my mum to immigrate to Canada because she is single / she’s not tied down in Shanghai. My boyfriend said “what are you thinking about, do you mean you want your mother to immigrate to Canada? It’s not my father’s idea / it’s not what my father thinksâ€. I said no. This is not my idea, so he was in a bad mood. We were classmates for a long time in China. / We studied together at high school / we were students at the same school for many years. 

Vocabulary

tongshi – colleague = we worked together / we were in the same team at ___ company / we both worked at ____ for a few years together 

all along = the whole time

lady (n) – ladylike (adj)
man (n) – manly (adj)
boy (n) – boyish (adj)
girl (n) – girly (adj)

Grammar

my father and I – perfect English
I and my father 
me and my father – casual (actually wrong)

I went to work in company. we have to go back to work. I have worked for 2 years.