F2F Class Notes 31st July (Ben)

I worked in airports = I used to work in airports

geography

The student who got the highest grade HAD prepared before.

typical 典型

I sat behind him in class. = I used to sit behind him.
sit / sat / sat

a nation
a former colony

Which country did it belong to?

It USED TO belong to England.
It is a former British colony.
When did your country become independent?
become = get
It became independent in the sixties.

Its area is 616 square kilometers. It’s only 10% as big as Shanghai.
It’s not a developed country, it’s a developing country.

There is a large income gap.

Why do –> did you come to China?
I first came as an exchange student 留学生
I used to study in a business school that had a partnership with East China Normal University.

I was offered to go to China.

meet / met / met

I meet friends OFTEN, EVERYDAY.
I met friends YESTERDAY, THIS MORNING — FINISHED
I have met many friends SO FAR — UNFINISHED

Do you meet friends ? Everyday
Did you meet friends? Finished (in Beijing, in 2012)
Have you met friends? Unfinished (so far, until now)

Have you been to other cities in China?
I have been to Beijing twice, I went to Suzhou last week and I often go to Shaoxing for business.

speak / spoke / spoken
When you were born, did your parents speak English?
When I was born, my parents spoke French and English.

Are you homesick? The rhythm is fast in Shanghai