VIP Class Notes (Phil)

Homework

make sentences about stereotypes about people from different countries and regions in china.

Today we focused on:

talked about cities and mentality

Vocabulary

self quarantine – all of the house/apartment

self isolate – one person

extended family – cousins, uncles, aunts,

baggage handler – a job

minibus – a type of public transport

highway- a type of road

licence/registration plate – on a car

rush hour – a period of time when people are going to or leaving work

In shanghai the rush hour is from 7am till 10am and 5pm till 8pm.

densely populated – a lot of people living in an area

mentality – how people think

Its hard to guess other peoples mentality.

to stereotype, a stereotype – a way of generalizing about of people in a positive and negative way.

a stereotype is not always correct.

arrogant– look down on people, think they are better

People from singapore are often arrogant.

competitive – want to win

my colleague is competitive.

subway / metro/ underground / tube