F2F Class Notes (Sonia)

Describe the difference between your life in Yunnan and your life here

I have been living in Shanghai for five years and I have a studio gym we opened the company around 3 years.  Of course, it is different from my country hometown. In Shanghai lot of things is very convenient, like the traffic system like and phone payment. In Shanghai very fast than Yunnan. Compared to weather and food I like my home city.

Grammar

COMPARISONS

Shanghai is faster than Yunnan

Yunnan/my home city has better weather and food than here.

The weather is better in Yunnan THAN in Shanghai

(Subject +adjective e.g better+than+ objectives)

e.g Environment

My hometown has better environment than Shanghai.

Correction: The environment, is better in my hometown THAN in Shanghai

(adj ->…er->…est)

more than/less than= when you cannot add er to end of the word

good+better+best

e.gThis coffee is good, this coffee is better but this coffee is the best!

opposite= bad->worse-> worst

healthy+healthier+healthiest

e.g Eat breakfast is healthy, if you eat some fruits and nuts will healthier, but if you keep healthy food everyday you will get healthiest.

correction: Eating (continuous)

will BE healthier

Don’t forget to add the verb before your subject, and not to forget to show WHO you are talking about.

monkey is bigger than mouse but elephant is biggest than monkey

correction: A monkey is bigger than A mouse, but AN elephant is biggest.

*add a/the before a noun

I prefer Thai food because Thai ingredients are the yummiest. OR I prefer Thai food because Thai ingredients are yummier than Yunnan

Pronunciation

living

weather