F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Homework

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Choose a topic

Find out what the teacher knows about it.

Mark’s Topic: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/24/trade-war-with-us-may-be-tipping-point-for-chinas-debt-ridden-economy.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

Vocabulary

I paid did a lot of hard work


I paid my dues – that you have put in a lot of work on something, especially over a long time

eg: He deserves to be manager, because he’s paid his dues, and he is the most qualified.

standardized – has become the standard

eg: The GaoKao is China’s standardized high school exam.

residency (N.) – you are officially a resident of that area, city, state… (similar to HuKou)

eg: Technically I still have residency in Jiangsu.

real estate – the business of buying and selling buildings and land.

eg: I wanted to buy a house up there, so I talked to a real estate agent.

I found – locate a missing object

eg: I found my glasses.

I found that – to discover some important info

eg: I found that my glasses were not the right size.

Grammar

very much harder

even if he or she…