Open F2F Class Notes 16th March (Raph)

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

I can’t sing song. – I can’t sing.

The office is very long distance. – The office is very far away.

The time when I left work is early. – I left work early.

Pronunciation

Predict: /prɪˈdɪkt/

When: /wen/

Flat: /flæt/

Of: /ɑːv/

Off: /ɑːf/

Original:

A question’Will Chinese become a international language as English has? Why or why not?

In thirty years, My answer is no. The first reason, Chinese is not high influence than English. Until now the center of global politics and popular culture is in west countries which most of them are English language. Second, Chinese is very hard.
After thirty years, Maybe yes, who knows, everything is changed and be possible with time. If China is continually increasing its financial and power

Edited:

Question: ‘Will Chinese become an international language, as English has? Why or why not?

I believe that won’t happen for the next thirty years. The first reason why I think that is because China doesn’t have a lot of  influence in English-speaking countries. Until now the center of global politics and popular culture is in western countries, most of which speak English. Secondly, Chinese is very hard.
In a longer period of time, maybe yes. Everything changes and everything is possible with time, so who knows?! If China continues to gain financial power (…)