Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Huihui

Today we focused on:


In / On/ At place + address

take + time

reviewed questions (what/when/where/how/who)

Speaking exercise

I’m Huihui come from Qingdao, now I live in SH. -> I’m Huihui, I come from Qingdao, now I live in SH.
I moved to Shanghai 3 years ago. / I have been in Shanghai for 3 years.

I’m a business owner about art. Painting, reading club and philosophy.

There are more people and more businesses here.
there are many things I can’t think about.

I don’t do art but I like art.

art make me happy and relaxed. I can make friends

We mostly cooperate with Chinese artists

where in Xuhui do you work?
I work on Baoqing road

where on Baoqing road?
at n9 Baoqing road

when -> When did you come to China?  / when did you move to SH? / when will you go to Qinghuang island?

who do you work with?
I work with my partner

I walk (to work)
it takes twenty minutes

where do you live in SH?
I live in Jing an district
I really like Jing an

where do you work
I am working on Baoqing road, in Xuhui district.

Grammar

in + country / region / city / district
in China
in Jiangsu
in Shanghai
In Jing an

on + road
on Baoqing road

at + address number
I live at n12 Baoqing road

IELTS grammar lesson - prepositions

Address
from small to big
I work at n9 (on) Baoqing road in Xuhui district in Shanghai (China)

I work at n9 on Baoqing road = I work at n9 Baoqing road

Where do you live?
I live at n9 Zhening road in Jing an district in Shanghai

take + time
It takes 2h to go to Beijing by plane
It takes Tom 10 days to do a painting
It takes 1 months to prepare an exhibition
it takes 5 minutes to go the restaurant to eat breakfast
It takes her 20 minutes to cook
It takes 1h 30 minutes to go to Qingdao by plane / to fly to Qingdao
It took Tom 5 years to learn music
It took me 3 months to finish this book
it took me 3 years (to start my business)
it will take us 2 months to prepare the exhibition
it will take me 2 days to go to Qinghuang island.

the day after tomorrow  / in 2 days 后天
I will go to Beijing the day after tomorrow = I will go to Beijing in 2 days

Vocabulary

present (n)现在

past (n) 过去

future (n) 将来

to prepare (v) 准备
we need to prepare many things

district (n) 区
I live in Xuhui district

business (n) 商业
There are many businesses in SH

sick (adj) 感冒
Tom is sick

region (n) 行政区/地带
I like the Guandong region

exhibition (n) 展览
I went to an art exhibition

to cooperate (v) work together 合作
We cooperate with Chinese artists

artist (n) people who do art 艺术家
Tom is a great artist
I work with many artists

to own (v) 拥有
I own a car

owner (n) someone who owns
I am a business owner

to introduce (v) 介绍
I introduced the painting to Tom
I introduced myself to the group

Pronunciation

work工作

walk 步行