F2F Class Notes (Tony)

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Speaking Practice: Choose a topic and prepare in advance.

Vocabulary

We attended a wedding party

We went to a wedding.

He comes from Henan.

He’s from Henan.

He’s not a local person.

He’s not local.

My English has gotten better in the last two years.

Shanghai has economic significance, while Beijing has political significance.

They both grew.

They take having a subway for granted.

Danielle’s Example:

You can use the mouse to scroll up or down.

If you scroll down, you can see where I wrote…

In the old Qing dynasty, they used bamboo scrolls.

Our internet is slow today, and I thought it would be better to call you. Either that or send you some bamboo scrolls and hope they get there in time.

Shanghai has gotten more economic significance in the past ten years.

matchmaker – a person who sets up two people for  relationship.

eg: I played matchmaker for them, and set them up.

eg: My cousin calls me a matchmaker.

significant (ADJ) – something of importance

eg: That was the most significant delay we’ve ever had. And it wasn’t even that bad.