F2F Class Notes (Nick)

Review today’s vocabulary.

Vocabulary

Play – a story for performing; a dramatic work
e.g. Michael will see a play about the history of Shanghai.

Musical – a play in which main parts are sung instead of spoken
e.g. The Wizard of Oz is a famous American musical.

Adaptation – turning a form of art into another form
e.g. The play that Michael will go see is adapted from the novel.

Playwright – someone who writes plays
e.g. Shakespeare is a famous playwright.

Dialect – a version of a language

Perform – to act out a play, or musical
e.g. The play will be performed in Shanghai dialect.

Prohibition – what you are forbidden from doing
e.g. The 90’s was an era of the breaking of old prohibitions.

Accessible – easy to understand or to use
e.g. In the 90’s, the pop culture of Hong Kong and Taiwan were more accessible to Shanghai audiences than Western culture.

Mid-Autumn Festival – 中秋节

Transformation – the noun related to transform

Comedy – a comic play

Crosstalk – comic dialogue; 相声

Expressions – “gestures” with your face
e.g. In Crosstalk, gestures and expressions help to add humor to the dialogue.

Buffoon – a silly person
e.g. Usually, crosstalk has one buffoon and one “straight” man (serious).

Pipe – something that carries water or gas
e.g. If your water pipes are leaking, you must get them repaired.

Slapstick – exaggerated, physical comedy
e.g. The Three Stooges are a comedy team famous for slapstick.

Grammar

The last two months was so boring – the last two months were so boring

Every day like one week – Every day was a week

I got sick and had a rest at home for one week – I got sick and took one week off