F2F Class Notes 4th October (Raph)

Hike (v): 1- to walk for a long distance, specially in the nature.
E.g.: Raph went hiking in Zhejiang during the holidays.

Countryside: 1- the land and scenery of a rural area.2- 农村
E.g.: I like going to the countryside because it’s a lot more quiet than the city.

Quiet (adj): 1- something or someone that makes little or no noise. 2- calm
E.g.: He is a very quiet person.

Quite (adv): 1- completely or entirely.
E.g.: I am not quite finished with my homework yet.

International (adj): 1- involving two or more countries : occurring between countries. 2- 国际
E.g.: Shanghai is a very international city and you can find people from many different countries living here.

Foreign (adj): 1-  something or someone from outside a particular place or country and especially outside your own country.
E.g.: I have never visited a foreign country before.

Foreigner (n): 1- a person who is from another country, specially someone who is not from your own country.
E.g.: My English teachers are all foreigners.

Pleasant (adj): 1- nice; something that makes you feel good.
E.g.: I like Xi’An because it has a very pleasant climate, all year long.

2016 – two thousand sixteen / twenty sixteen
2008 – two thousand eight
1996 – nineteen ninety six
1789 – seventeen eighty nine

Q: Are you from Shanghai?
A: No, I’m not. I am from Hubei Province
Q: What city in Hubei Province are you from?
A: I’m from Baoding.

Q: When did you move to Shanghai?
A: I moved to Shanghai in 2008.
I moved to Shanghai 8 years ago.