F2F Class Notes (Phil)

Today we focused on:

discussion about differences between cities in china

Vocabulary

public transport system 

pay attention to detail – to focus on details

In Shanghai people often pay attention to detail

spontaneous – do something without a plan

in Shanghai people are usually not spontaneous

high rise buildings – a very tall buildings

1st,2nd,3rd tier city – levels of city

Shanghai is a 1st tier city

to migrate, migration – people moving from one city/country to another

a lot of young people migrated from my hometown to 1st tier cities.

mortgage – money borrowed from a bank to buy a property

Cost of living – rent, food, transport, prices in a city in a place

Vocabulary