2 Online Class Notes (Ally)

Vocabulary

alleviate

bedsheet
ie. changed a new sheets

anxiety

earn more money – make a better living/improve living standards/raise income/have a higher salary

• different wording: shows, illustrates, provides info on, is about, compares…
• task 1: precision- ie. number of households vs household income
• task 2: DO NOT COPY TOPIC – just LEAD
• cause problem/has disadvantage/ negative development
• run-on sentence. SVO – period. (SVO, SVO -> wrong)
• As a consequence, etc. connection words
• you can use example, use only in one R is fine
• company, accompany, accompaniment, keep sb company
  ie. I really want your company.
  ie. I will accompany you to the party.
  ie. Bixiong really need accompaniment./people’s company.
  ie. Children should keep their parents company.
• reversed
• NESW (never eat spider webs)
• cannot communicate -> had limited communication and trade -> cannot effectively communicate and trade
  (+adj/adv, +2 v)

Nowadays, lots of people who live in rural areas wants to settle in bigger cities.
Choosing to live in the city or in the countryside is a big decision for everyone, especially for the young generation.

This results in a decreasing population in the countryside, which can become problematic. Actually, this phenomenon of a large rural population moving to cities is a negative development for our society.