Online Class Notes (Tony) [S]
Vocabulary
Yiwu is about one and a half hours away from Shanghai.
What kind of goods?
for example clothes, shoes and electronic hardware.
I have a trading company which deals in mixed goods.
Did you ever miss a weekend.
I never miss a chance to see my family.
I go there once a year.
My factory does domestic sales
Every other weekend. – This weekend I will go swimming, next weekend I will not. The weekend after that I will go swimming.
eg: Every other weekend I will go swimming.
eg: This weekend(1st) I will go to Shanghai the next weekend(2nd) you will not, the weekend (3rd) after that I will go to Shanghai.
eg: Every other weekend I go to Shanghai.
eg: Every other year I will go to Ethiopia.
Pronunciation
Can – caN
eg: I can speak Chinese
Can’t – Can’t
eg: I can’t speak Russian.
Speaking exercise
How are the prices in Yiwu, compared to Shanghai?
Grammar
three times the week I go to gym – I go to the gym three times a week.
A lot of people haven’t got a lot of money. / A lot of people don’t have a lot of money.
To – do sth.
eg: I came to Shanghai to see(V) my family.
For – sth.
eg: I came to Shanghai for them.
eg: I came to Shanghai for church.
eg: I came to Shanghai for my family.
Articles – A, An, The
eg: I go to gym. – I go to the gym.
eg: I go to my gym.
eg: I go to Gold’s gym.
eg: I have dog. – I have a dog.
Speaking exercise
How are the prices in Yiwu, compared to Shanghai?
Its cheap than Shanghai, rent, taxi, food also is cheaper than Shanghai. I give you an example for rent, around 9 or 10 thousand a month its a good place you can get, normal house per year 20,000 per year you can get. Two bedroom. Shanghai is more expensive than YiWu. Food also like 200 rmb you can eat three four people can eat and taxi also, taxi start from 8rmb.
YiWu is cheaper than Shanghai, including rent, taxi and food. For example for rent, around 9 or 10 thousand a month can get you a good place. A normal house per year is about 20,000 for a two bedroom. Shanghai is more expensive than YiWu. For around 200 rmb three or four people can eat. And taxis are also cheaper, taxis start from 8rmb.
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