F2F Class Notes (Phil)

Today we focused on:

talked about education systems in UK and China

Vocabulary

arrogant- when you think you are better than someone else

monopoly, to monopolize –  a company has the biggest market share

student loan – money borrowed from government to study

tuition fees – money pay to a university

debt – money owed

national college entrance exam

competition, competitive, to compete

1st tier(Beijing, Shanghai), 2nd tier(Hangzhou, Hefei, zhongzhou), 3rd tier cities (Yangzhou)

Social Status – position in society