F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (S)
Speaking exercise
You should turn left and go straight. I forgot the road. You should turn around .
You should stand up and go out of the room. Turn Left. Go straight. Turn left. Go Straight. Turn left. And you can find the Office. —– Take 3 lefts !
Corrected Version:
- First thing is you should stand up and and go out of the room.
- Take the first left and walk down the hallway (road inside a building/house)
- Take 3 consecutive lefts—>
- And you will arrive at Jessy’s office, the number is 912 (giving an address)
Vocabulary
consecutive = in a row , one after the other . =
Using Slang = speaking a colloquial dialect = They have a local accent.
A lot of Japanese people chose to live there.
Neighborhood = Changning = an area of town = there.
A small part of town is called a neighborhood. Who are your neighbors?
neighbors = people that live next/close to you
directions = where you are and how to travel
Grammar
in relationship to =
Where is Changning neighborhood in relationship to Jingan neighborhood? Changing is west of Jingan.
Japan is east of China.
Chengdu is due west of Shanghai.
due __n/e/s/w___ = in a straight line from, in a straight line in relationship to
If you travel due south from Shanghai, where do you end up?
next to = describing location, beside, nouns= people/places/things
He is sitting next to me 他坐在旁边.
What is next to your home? There is a small park next to my home.
Go straight = 直走
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