Online Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Write a story about the food you can find on Changli Road. When does the market open and close?

Vocabulary

Hyphen – a sign ( – ) used to connect two words that together describe one idea

Stylish – with good style, in a popular style
e.g. The qipao is a very stylish dress.

Street vendor – someone who sells things on the street, without a store
e.g. We bought some jiaozi from a small street vendor, who drives a cart on Huanghe Road.

Chicken Strips – long pieces of chicken, without bones, often crispy

Stall – a very small store, or a store which can be moved, made out of light materials

Lanes – the parts of road where cars drive
e.g. Nanjing Xi lu has six lanes.

Grammar

Write, wrote, written

I totally can’t remember  – I can’t remember at all (about “remember”)/ I can’t remember anything (about “what” you remember)

It is open from [time] until [time] / It opens at/in [time/ time period]

When I am forty, I want to take a set of photos wearing cheongsam. Cheongsam is a very beautiful and traditional clothes in China. I think woman in her middle age is the best time to wear cheongsam, because their life experience can make them charming. I want to take pictures in The Forbidden City, it will be a good place to wear cheongsam to take pictures. Traditional Chinese dress with traditional Chinese construction, that’s a beautiful view.

When I am forty, I want to take a set of photos wearing the/a cheongsam.*** A cheongsam is a very beautiful and traditional type of dress in China. I think woman in her middle age is the best time to wear a cheongsam is when a woman is middle-aged, because their life experience can make them charming. I want to take pictures in The Forbidden City. It will be a good place to wear cheongsam to take pictures, because a Traditional Chinese dress with traditional Chinese construction–that’s a beautiful view!

*** “The” refers to the style of dress; “a” means that you want to wear some dress of this style