VIP Class Notes (Joe)

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

In order to remember new words you must practice using them. Practice using the words ‘polluted’ and ‘pollution’. Write about this topic and make sure you use each of these new words at least twice.

Grammar

I come back Shanghai
I came back to Shanghai

It is a very old-school city
It is a very old-fashioned city

The economic is so bad
The economy is so bad

There are many factory
There are many factories

The air not clear
The air is not clean

People in Nanjing they just say NanjingHua
People in Nanjing just speak the local dialect

Very people say English
A few people speak English
Very few people speak English

You need to have a relationship to get a job
You need to have a connection to get a job

Little people speak Mandarin
Few people speak Mandarin

Why you come to Shanghai?
Why did you come to Shanghai?

The house in Chengdu is low price
Housing prices in Chengdu are so low
Apartments in Chengdu are so cheap

I drived to Chengdu spend me 4 days
I drove to Chengdu and it took me 4 days
I spent 4 days driving to Chengdu

It took me 2 days to get to Shanghai by plane
My flight to Shanghai took 2 days
I flew to Shanghai and it took 2 days to get there

Vocabulary

Polluted (not clean) (adj) – The city is polluted

Pollution (unclean materials) (noun) – There is too much pollution in the city

Economy (noun) – The economy is not very strong

Economic (adj)  -The economic situation is not good