VIP Class Notes (George) [W]

Write a story about your best or worst traveling experience.

Vocabulary

Polite- when you do something to make people happy and comfortable.

e.g. It is polite to say thank you when someone does something for you.

Impolite- when you do something that makes people feel uncomfortable.

e.g. It is impolite not to hold the door for someone behind you.

Receipt-fa piao something that proves you bought the product.

e.g. If you don’t have a receipt you cannot return something.

Obliged- something that you must do.

e.g. I am obliged to go to work everyday because I need to make money to eat.

Bribe- when you give someone something like money or presents, so they can help you later.

e.g. it is illegal to bribe doctors and politicians in China

Patient- bing ren a person who needs to see a doctor.

e.g. If you are a patient, you are usually in the hospital or the clinic.

First Class- The most expensive ticket you can buy in an airplane.

e.g. I only travel first class, so that’s why I never go anywhere.  (joke)

Original

I don’t have a driver’s license because I am very busy for work and I have no time to learn to drive. Another reason is that Shanghai’s car License Plate is very expensive. In Shanghai I think it’s much better to take the subway than to drive a car. the subway is cheap and fast for me and I like it.

Corrected

I don’t have a driver’s license because I am very busy for work and I have no time to learn how to drive. Another reason is that Shanghai’s car License Plate is very expensive. In Shanghai I think it’s much better to take the subway than to drive a car. the subway is cheap and fast for me and I like it.