VIP Class Notes (Phil)

Vocabulary

to recruit

traffic congestion – when there are a lot of cars on the road

In Chengdu there is a lot of traffic congestion

Authentic – real

Sichuan food in shanghai is not authentic

Cost of living –  the cost of different things rent, food , public transport, medical costs, education costs every month/week

the cost of living in Chengdu is a bit cheaper than shanghai.

Recite – repeating words or phrases

In primary school we learned english by reciting from the teacher.

Compulsory subjects – subjects in that you have to study.

in my school all my subjects were compulsory.

bring up children – how the parents/grandparents educate their children at home

sometimes grandparents bring up children if parents are too busy.

to spoil children – is when parents buy or give anything to a child in a negative way.

His parents were very rich and they spoilt him.

Divorce – when people separate legally from marriage

In china divorce is becoming more common.

psychological effects – how something affects a person.

If a couple divorce it can cause psychological effects to a child.

do the choice

Make the choice