Shanghai is similar to Taipei . \/ Shanghai is like Taipei .<\/p>\n
adjectives to describe<\/span> Shanghai: big city, crowded, Modern, dirty, Chinese culture is lower level\/casual\/common place, interesting,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Chinese culture is very common place.<\/em><\/p>\n Shanghai is a big city. There are many people living here… = Crowded<\/strong><\/p>\n Shanghai is a very<\/em> modern<\/strong> city = The things here are new.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Many foreigners are here for the same reasons, we are here for job opportunities. The Chinese economy is growing quickly.<\/p>\n So my Shanghai office has many foreigners \/ At<\/strong> work \/ In my office<\/p>\n My colleagues are German, Russian, Malaysian, Indian and Mexican. For us, we communicate in English (We all speak English<\/em>). They can’t (cannot) <\/em>speak Chinese.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Puton hua = Mandarin<\/p>\n Cantonese = Guangdong hua<\/p>\n Fujian hua = __ Fujianese \/ Chinese with Fujian accent_____ whats the english name for this one?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Same same but different \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Kyle is from Portland, Oregon…<\/p>\n Tell me about your family.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Past continuous verb tense<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n My brother-in-law and my sister have been living in Singapore for 10 years…\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n have been living =\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>started in the Past but still Going Today…\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “How long have you been<\/strong> living in Shanghai?” -Kyle —> Mimi<\/p>\n “I have been living in Shanghai for 6 months.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n My English speaking has been<\/strong>\u00a0improving\u00a0since I study at Smart English\/ I have been practicing.<\/p>\n “How long have you been<\/strong> working at your current job? I have been<\/strong> working at my job for 6 months. …<\/p>\n Nielsen is<\/strong> a\u00a0mar-ket-ing\u00a0re-search\u00a0company<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0Verb to Subject Agreement<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nielsen spe cial iz es<\/strong> in market research Neel sun spey shul eyes ziz in mar ket re search.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Chinglish<\/strong> = a mix and Chinese and English….<\/p>\n to specialize (v) specialization (n)\u00a0<\/strong> = to focus on, to be Very Good at, be a Professional in.<\/p>\n “Mimi, in your profession, what is your specialization?”<\/strong> (“What’s your job?”<\/em><\/p>\n A good trick in ALL languages is to repeat the words in the question… PRACTICE.<\/p>\n My specialization at Nielsen is project management. (prA JeKT<\/strong> management<\/strong> ).<\/p>\n I am managing the project. I am leading a team of Chinese employees to serve our clients.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n to serve (v) –<\/strong> to offer a service, to give what is needed, to do business, to be polite<\/p>\n “How can I help you today?”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tooth –<\/strong> one tooth, ya cher<\/em><\/p>\n Teeth –<\/strong> more than one<\/p>\n to lick (v)<\/strong> – tian ,<\/p>\n to wipe (v) –<\/strong> to clean, to brush away<\/p>\n to rinse (v)<\/strong> – chong shui, to wash with water,<\/p>\n mouth –<\/strong> jue ba hand – shou<\/strong><\/p>\n use some body language –\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n to feel comfortable –<\/strong> be OK with the situation<\/p>\n I feel comfortable in my class, because it involves speaking English but I don’t feel comfortable speaking in Chinese because it is new to me.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I want to focus on my pronunciation. Ok, let’s pronounce some words together.<\/p>\n asparagus-<\/strong><\/p>\n contemplation- <\/strong>to think about something<\/em> to contemplate\u00a0 (v)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I am in contemplation. … I am contemplating …. I need to think about it \/ I need to ask my team\/boss about it<\/strong> =\u00a0Need more time, to get permission.<\/p>\n worried –<\/strong>\u00a0to have a problem, to reflect on, to keep in mind, be overthinking, scared that something will happen or change.<\/p>\n Policy –<\/strong> government has changed its polices \/ rules –<\/p>\n China and The difference is geographical versus political. Canada is on the North American\u00a0(mei zhou)<\/em> continent (big land). During World War II, very bad things happened at Nanjing. It was a massacre.<\/p>\n Sense<\/strong> – a feeling \/ability… to have a good sense of direction.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n sound –<\/strong> wo ting dao shen ying<\/p>\n smelly<\/strong> – something has a strong sense of smell! I can smell it<\/strong> very well! wen dao<\/em><\/p>\n the food was delicious! – <\/strong>it had a very good taste – hao cher!<\/p>\n We have 5 primary senses, the sense of Touch, the sense of Sight\/Vision, the sense of Hearing, the sense of Smell, the sense of Taste. 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company.\u00a0<\/del><\/p>\nReading<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
I contemplate.\u00a0<\/del> I will contemplate that \/ about this. …. I will think about it.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nAmerican<\/del> the USA (United States of America).<\/p>\n\n
Needs more review<\/span><\/h2>\r\n