F2F Class notes 25th June (Eddie)

I should spend 20 minutes to get there. – It takes me 20 minutes to get there.  I live 20 minutes away from XXX.

to get around = to move, to commute, to go from one place to another

E.g. Q: How do you get around Shanghai?
A: Oh, I use the Metro, but sometimes I wish I had a magic carpet.

means of transportation = train, airplane, bus, subway, ship, car, bike, trolley

magic carpet = a flying carpet

Q: What do you do for a living? / What is your job? What do you do?
A: Aircraft maintenance engineer.

Q: Do you specialize in a certain type of aircraft?
A: I work on A320s. / on the A320.

long haul (long distance) =/= regional (short distance)

When I was a kid, I don’t like the music. – When I was a kid, I didn’t like music.

abroad = outside a country