F2F Class Notes 16th October (Peter)

Matilda

Corrections

(Original – corrected)

I really had a fun there – I really had [a lot of] fun there

I was study at – I was studying at

Not much as Shanghai – not as much as Shanghai

I always forgot (present) – I always forget (present)

There’s also a river cross the city – there’s also a river that runs through the city\

I want make me more native – I want to speak more like a native speaker

Vocabulary

Palestine – 巴勒斯坦

Bank – the land alongside of a river

Bush – a short, normally round green plant.

Expressions 成语

The phrase don’t beat around the bush means “be direct with what you mean, say what you’ve been wanting to say.”

The phrase cut to the chase means to “be direct” and can be used with the above idiom. For example, “stop beating around the bush and cut to the chase.”

Pronunciation

Modern (吗-durn)