VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Today we focused on:

reviewed the past perfect

Speaking exercise

I was born in SH, grandfather is from GZ.
I was born in SH, but my family is originally from GZ

Last year HK’s airport stopped the flights for the first day and there was a big typhoon in SH.
I flew from SH to HK it was very scary.

When I arrived in HK’s airport I had found a few students sitting on the floor I think the news talks about it and make it big but it was quiet.
I went to ZH to do something. At about 3pm I arrived at HK’s airport again.
They spoke English with us, it was dangerous because all airport you had no police.

I saw many people very quiet and as same as before but when you left the city center you got to the subway you find everything is not safe.
I didn’t happen news -> nothing new happened  / same old same old.

Recently I will go to Guangzhou after 2 years.
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I was born in SH, but my family is originally from GZ

Last year HK’s airport stopped the flights for the first day and there was a big typhoon in SH.
I flew from SH to HK it was very scary.

When I arrived in HK’s airport I found a few students sitting on the floor I thought the news were fake news and made it big / exaggerated but it was quiet.
I went to ZH to do something. At about 3pm I arrived at HK’s airport again.
They spoke English with us, it was dangerous because there was no police or service in the airport

I saw many people  but it was very quiet and the same as before in the city center.
 but after I left the city center and got to the subway I found nowhere was safe.

 Nothing new happened  / same old same old.

Recently I will go to Guangzhou after 2 years.

Vocabulary

quarantine (n/v) 隔离
He had to stay in quarantine 2 weeks

to exaggerate (v) 夸大
I thought the news exaggerated what was happening

originally (adv) 起初
Originally I wanted to go to Japan this year but I changed my plans because of the virus.
Originally I wanted to go to GZ this year but I changed my plans because GZ’s winter is warmer.

to break into (v) 砸开
A thief broke into my house and took my computer.

thief (n) 小偷
There is a thief in the subway

to steal (v) 偷 (steal / stole / stolen)
A thief stole my phone
Everyone was stolen at least once

annual party (n) 年会
We had the company’s annual party in BJ

home town (n) : where you are from 老家
I am Shanghainese , my hometown is SH.

to arrange (v) 安排
I have arranged a hotel for my trip to GZ