F2F Class Notes January 21st (Ben)

Will you live in Shanghai in the future?

I will = I am going to

I will watch a movie tonight = I am going to watch a movie tonight.

I will have dinner with my friends = I am going to have dinner with my friends.

I will go to Beijing = I am going to go to Beijing

Will you live in Shanghai in the future?

Are you going to live in Shanghai in the future?

Are you going to = Are you gonna 

Is your mom gonna be home tonight?

Negative questions 否定疑问 = used to confirm or erase a doubt (你不是说….?)

Don’t you like English?

• I do
• No, I don’t

Don’t you think…?

I need to find 15,000 RMB for my school.

• Doesn’t your mom pay for your school?

I will come at 5.

• Didn’t you say 4?

I don’t like when it’s cold.

• Didn’t you say winter was your favourite season?

I finished the job in the evening.

• Didn’t I tell you to finish it in the morning? (rhetorical question 反问句)

I am so excited to leave to America tomorrow !

• Aren’t you scared?
• No, I’m not

My mom doesn’t speak English very well

• Isn’t she a teacher? (你不是说她是老师吗)
• She is a German teacher.