F2F Class Notes (Tibo) [S+R]

I’m Nicole from Chongqing.
I like music. Many music.
I don’t like places with many people / I don’t like when there are many people.  / I don’t like crowds.
I can sing but I’m not singer. It depends
I want to go to Japan but I haven’t been yet.
I like Japan’s special food
I’m afraid of rats, snakes and that’s it

Vocabulary

to compare 比较
I compared the price before buying a bluetooth speaker.

bluetooth speaker  蓝牙音箱
I listen to music on a bluetooth speaker.

strange ／weird 奇怪
it sounds strange.

earphones 耳机
headphones 耳机🎧
I listen to my headphones on the plane.

one piece 航海王
A lot of people like One Piece in China.

manga 日本动漫
I like manga.

to hate 讨厌
I hate meetings, they are very boring.

travel agency 旅行社
I asked a travel agency to help me plan my next trip.

crowd 人群
I am afraid of crowds.

concert 音乐会
I went to a concert last week end.

strawberry festival草莓音乐节
I don’t like the strawberry festival.It is too crowded.

meeting 开会
I had a meeting this morning.

it depends 不确定
Are you free tomorrow?
It depends, I have a meeting but I don’t know when I will finish.

often 经常
I often go to KTVs. I like to sing.

that’s it 没了
I will take a coffee a cookie and that’s it.

wind 风
there is no wind in Chongqing.

food specialties  特色菜
What’s the food specialty in Sichuan? It is the hotpot.

hotpot 火锅🍲
I love to eat hotpot.

Grammar

Have you ever……..?
Have you ever been to Japan? – I haven’t been to Japan yet.
Have you ever been to Suzhou?  – I often go to Suzhou
Have you ever worked in Chongqing? – I have never worked in Chongqing.

go – went – gone

Grammar

1 – short word (less than 2 syllables)-> +r/er (tall -> taller / cheap -> cheaper)
2 – long word (2 syllables or more) -> + more (expensive -> more expensive)
Exceptions : good -> better / bad -> worse

Chongqing is smaller than Shanghai
Chongqing has more food specialties than Shanghai
People in Shanghai are less friendly than in Chongqing
Houses in Shanghai are more expensive than in Chongqing
Shanghai is better than Beijing.
Sanya

good -> better
bad -> worse

Pronunciation

agency (A Jen cy)