F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Speaking exercise

I seldom have a class at night.
Usually after lunch and afternoon.
After lunch if I have a class I don’t need to go back to office. I Can come here directly after lunch. So it can save some time.
It takes maybe 10 minutes on foot.
I live in… everyday I take subway at Milan lake station. this is the first station of line seven. before I take subway I drive 10 km from my apartment to Milan lake subway station so my apartment is located in the north of Meilan lake.
it takes too long and I can’t afford the parking fee.

I bought this apartment in 2012 or 2013, I don’t remember. Maybe 2012 I made a decision. the reason I chose this apartment was the money. I only had a little money, I just can’t afford of the price of this apartment because it was a little low than other area’s apartment. If you. bought an apartment maybe you don’t need to work anymore.
If I have 2 or more I just need to collect the rent.
Some apartments have a very high rental price. Maybe some have lower price. it depends on what kind of room you rent.
Maybe the government or companies they invest their money into into property market because our stock market is terrible. You can’t make money from the stock money. It isn’t a natural stock market.
Many fake data are around the stock market. Nobody you don’t have any useful information you just get useless info.
Companies make up their financial documents and our stock market is closed to the global stock market. No connections. Or lack of connections.
Many famous Chinese companies they IPO in American stock market or in HK. More truth.


I seldom have a class at night.
I usually prefer to book after lunch or in the afternoon.
After lunch if I have a class I don’t need to go back to my/the office. I can come here directly after lunch. So I save time./ it saves me time.
It takes maybe 10 minutes on foot.
I live around Meilan lake.
Every day I drive 10 km from my apartment to Meilan lake subway station. This is the first station of line seven.
it would take too long if I drove. I can’t/wouldn’t be able to afford the parking fee.

I bought this apartment in 2012 or 2013, I don’t remember. Maybe/I think it was 2012 I made the decision. the reason I chose this apartment because of the price/because the price was suitable. I only had a little money, I could only afford this apartment because the price was a little lower than other area’s apartments.
If you had bought an apartment 5 years ago maybe you wouldn’t need to work anymore.
If I had 2 or more I would only need to collect the rent.
Some apartments have a very high rental price. Maybe some have a lower price/are priced lower. it depends on what kind of room you rent.
Maybe the government or companies (prefer to) invest their money into into the property market because our stock market is terrible. You can’t make money from the stock market/from stocks.
It is not mature (yet/enough). Too much is hidden.
There is a lot of/too much fake data  around the stock market.
normal people  cannot get useful information/ it is hard for normal people to access reliable information.
Companies make up their financial documents and our stock market is not linked to the global stock market. there are No connections.
Many famous Chinese companies IPO in the American stock market or in HK. It is more truthful.

Vocabulary

suburb : not the city center.
I bought a house in the suburb/

area : zone
apartments in this area are really expensive.

IPO (Initial Public Offering) : when a company is listed and you can buy stocks.
Alibaba decided to IPO in the US.

risk: possibility of danger
There is a big risk if you invest in the stock market.

normal people 普通人
It is hard for normal people to get good information on the stock market

Grammar

Afford something (not a price)
I couldn’t afford an apartment in the city center so I bought one in the suburb.

Pronunciation

north

connections

invest

property

data

mature