Open F2F Class Notes 30th October (Peter)

Corrections (original – corrected)

Iran people – Iranian people

Tehran People – the people in Tehran

He drive a car and take me to see the city – He drove me around the city

He told me he can took me – He told me he could take me

Most of people’s English is better than China – most people speak English better than the Chinese/the average English level in Iran is higher than in China

Vocabulary 词汇

To give a tour – to introduce a new place to someone

Ex. He gave me a tour around Isfahan.

Scam – to tell someone they are buying something, then to sell them the wrong thing or to make them pay a higher price.

Ex. The taxi driver scammed me and made me pay double the normal amount. (verb)

Ex. When you travel, you should be careful of scams. (noun)

Grammar 语法

Using an “-ing” verb like a noun is called nominalization. For example, you can say “I’m thinking about getting a car” the same way that you say “I’m thinking about food.” The “-ing” makes the verb phrase act like a noun.

Expressions 成语

The phrase “to pass away” means “to die.” If you say that a person has passed away, it is the same thing as saying that a person has died.

Ex. Last week, his grandfather passed away.

Original: Two weeks ago I reported to the driving school. I wanted to study driving after I went to Iran. Before I have been to many countries but I never think about to have a car. This time I realize that have a car is more convenient. When I was in Shiraz, I woke up early to see the Nasir-al-Molk-Mosque, it opened at 7:30, I arrived there at 7am. While I was waiting I noticed there were many cars passed away, most of the cars there were 2 or 3 children. I thought they were went to school. So I thought about my childhood. When I was 14, I began to live in school, in fact I don’t like live in the school. From my school to my house it was just 15 minutes if I took a car. So I thought if my parents had a car so I can go home everyday. That’s why I want to learn driving.

Edited: Two weeks ago, I enrolled in driving school; I wanted to study driving after I returned from Iran. I have been to many countries before but I never thought about having a car. Now, I realize that having a car is more convenient. When I was in Shiraz, I woke up early to see the Nasir-al-Molk-Mosque, it opened at 7:30, I arrived there at 7am. While I was waiting, I noticed there were many cars passing by, in most of the cars there were 2 or 3 children. I thought they were going to school, so I thought about my childhood. When I was 14, I went to boarding school, in fact I don’t like living at school. To go to school by car took only 15 minutes, so I thought that if my parents had a car I could have gone home every day. That’s why I want to learn how to drive.