F2F Class Notes November 4th (Ben)

Vocabulary

strip = remove

Chip & Dale sounds like ‘Chippendales’. They are male strippers.

tax 税

I had to go to the tax bureau today.

bureau 局

tax bureau 税务局

Why did you need to go to the tax bureau in Fengxian?

register 注册

Is it your own company?

Did it take your whole day? Yes, it did. It took 4 hours on the road and 2 hours there. It took you 6 hours.

Grammar

eat / ate / eaten

1. present : I eat spicy food.          —> DO YOU ?
2. past – 时间明确: I ate spicy food yesterday. ———–>DID YOU?
3. past – 时间不明确 [used with HAVE]: I have already eaten spicy food. ———–> HAVE YOU?

1. In the present 现在时, a question with a verb almost always starts with “do”

Do you often eat spicy food? Yes, I do / No, I don’t

Do you have a favourite artist? Yes, my favourite artist is Mozart.

Do you have any fears? Yes, I have a fear of snakes.

Do you have any plans for this weekend? Yes, I will play Russian music with friends. We play a few instruments 乐器.

Does your brother eat spicy food? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t

Does he have a job? Yes, he does.

Does your brother look like you? Yes, he does a little.

Do your parents look like you?

Now, you can add “WH-” words to make better questions:

What, Which, When, Who, Where, Why, How

Which park do you play in?