Open F2F Class Notes 2nd September (Jesse) [1]

JesseCaroline C

congestion – to be full of sth
eg. the roads are congested

bumper to bumper traffic – bad traffic jam

bed and breakfast – b&b

a family friend

whereabouts / the location

buy – bought – have bought

loads / tons / huge numbers / vast numbers

now that you are here = because you are now here

where / that
eg. I know where you are
eg2. I know the place that has coffee.

distinguish between / differentiate 

such like – such kinda / something like / things like 

province / city / district / county
shanghai / shanghai / xuhui / …..

state / city / metropolitan district / suburb
NSW / Sydney / Hornsby / Epping

The population of people from other places is said to decrease in half in Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou recently.These big cities accumulate big quantity of people across the country because of their resources and chances.Such changes demonstrate that a lot of people cannot stand the press associated with living in the big cities.
 

The population of people from other places is said to have decreased by half in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou recently. These big cities accumulate large quantity of people across the country because of their resources and opportunities. Such changes demonstrate that a lot of people cannot stand the pressure / stress associated with living in the big cities. Based on what I know, congested roads, bumper to bumper traffic, also contribute to decline of the population due to limited resources being shared by such a huge amount of people. Should / In the event that we want to choose a place to live that is suitable for us, big cities like Shanghai will not fit the bill.
i know where you are. / I went to a place where you can eat food.