VIP Class Notes (Phil)

Use new words to make sentences.

discussed changes in city life in china

Vocabulary

canal – man made waterway

Shanghai doesn’t have any canals

Creek – small river

riverside walkway

riverside cycleway/lane 

urban renewal – old areas becoming modern.

The Shanghai government has invested a lot of money in urban renewal.

Ferry – boat to transport people

Ferry Crossing – a place to get the ferry

There is a ferry crossing on the bund

Urbanisation – moving from rural areas to urban

mentally/ emotionally Scared – a negative memory that people can’t forget

Demolish – when a building is destroyed on purpose

Nostalgic/ nostalgia – positive memories about the past

I am not a nostalgic person.

i fear of water – I am afraid of water