F2F Class Notes (Kyle) (S)

Speaking exercise

Original: 

The Shining is very scary movie. The story takes places in the winter time at a hotel in the mountains. There are just 1 family, 3 people live in the hotel and his Father was a writer. There is a little boy, a mother and father. Suddenly, the boy’s father becomes crazy and his father wanted to kill his mother and the little boy. Someone goes to the hotel to try to save the mother and the little boy and he is not successful. He gets killed by the father. The most scary shot is when the little boy rides his bike down the hallway. It is very scary because we don’t know what will happen next! And all of the suddenly there is twins in front of the boy. The scene is very suspenseful 悬念. It is very weird that the little boy could see the people who are not real, such as the two little girls in the hallway. And he talks a man in the kitchen who is also not real. It is also very scary that the father is chasing 追逐 the boy and his mother around the hotel.

Edited:

The Shining is a very scary movie made in 1980. The story takes places in the winter time at a hotel in the mountains. There are just 1 family, 3 people live in the hotel. The Father is a writer who is care taking at the hotel for the season and he brings his wife and son to keep him company. Over time, the boy’s father becomes crazy and his father wants to murder 谋杀 his mother and the son. Someone goes to the hotel to try to save the mother and the little boy and he is not successful. Suddenly, he gets killed by the father. The scariest scene is when the little boy is riding his bike down the hallway. It is very scary because we don’t know what will happen next! And all of sudden, there are twin girls in front of the boy. The scene is very suspenseful 悬念. It is very weird that the little boy could see the people who are not real, such as the two little girls in the hallway. And he talked to a man in the kitchen who was also not real. It is very scary when the father is chasing 追逐 the boy and his mother around the hotel. And there is a scene of the father chasing the little boy in a maze. This movie is very impressive and I remember it clearly.

Vocabulary

And all of a sudden = Suddenly, 

The scariest scene = 最可怕的场景

ex. We shot (past tense ) the most action packed scene of the movie.

ex. Shoot! = (present tense) for example, we are SHOOTING the movie right here right now.

to keep company = a phrase , ” to have some people with you ” / to have some friends or family around

care taking 护理 = a responsible person to look after someone / something —> ‘to take care of’

Over time = something changes over a normal amount of time 

Suddenly = something happens quickly in a short time

the maze = 迷宫

to be very scary —> terrifying 

axe = 斧头

murder 谋杀

chasing 追逐

impressive 令人 印象 深刻