F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R][W]

Write a paragraph talking about any aspect of your own life.

Vocabulary

Equivalent (adj): 1- having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc..
E.g.: She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.

Satire (n): 1- a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous (=funny) way, or a piece of writing or play that uses this style. (adj: Satirical)
E.g.: He has written a lot of political satire.
E.g.: She wrote a satirical play about life in the 80s.

Initially (adv): 1- at the beginning.
E.g.: Initially, most people approved of the new plan.
E.g.: The damage was far more serious than initially believed.

Grant (n): 1- an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose:
E.g.: They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year.
E.g.: Please state why you wish to apply for this grant.

Withdraw (v): 1- o take or move out or back, or to remove.
E.g.: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs.
E.g.: The UN has withdrawn its troops (军队) from the country.

Exposure (n): 1- the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place. 2- the fact of something bad that someone has done being made public. 3- the fact of an event or information being often discussed in newspapers and on the television, etc.:
E.g.: You should always limit your exposure to the sun.
E.g.: The exposure of the politician’s love affair forced him to resign.
E.g.: His last movie got so much exposure in the press (=media).

A Singaporean graphic novelist has won three of the comic industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Sonny Liew picked up three Eisner Awards for his comic book, “The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye”. The book is a satirical rewrite of Singaporean history. Mr Liew scooped the top prize for Best Writer/Artist, Best US Edition of International Material, and Best Publication Design at the awards ceremony. The annual awards show was held at the San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. Liew told reporters that he was surprised his book had done so well as he never expected he would get an international audience for it. He said: “I always wanted people to read the book and get a sense of how rich our history was.”

Mr Liew’s book outlines the history of Singapore from its struggle for independence from British colonial rule. As well as focusing on Singapore’s founding father and first leader, the late Lee Kuan Yew, Liew also highlights the role played by lesser-known people. He said: “I think the so-called official narrative Singapore story is part of our history, but it’s not the whole story and I wanted to tell a more inclusive version of our history. I hope that’s what people reading the book will get from it.” Liew initially feared his book would be unsuccessful after Singapore’s National Arts Council withdrew a grant for the book. However, this brought the book a lot of attention and boosted exposure and sales.

Original:

This atricle is about a singaporean graphic novelist who has won three comic industry Oscars. He hopes people can get a sense of how rich the history of singpore was through reading the book. And the book outlines Singpore’s history from a offical view. Actually, I knew nothing about Singpore’s history and I never tried to learn about it until I heard this news. A good novelist can spread the culture and I really respect this kind of person.

Edited:

This article is about a Singaporean graphic novelist who has won three of the comic industry‘s equivalent of the Oscars. He hopes people can get a sense of how rich the history of Singapore is through reading the book, so the he outlines the country’s history going beyond the official view. Actually, I knew nothing about Singapore’s history before and I had never tried to learn about it until I read this article. A good novelist can spread culture and I really respect that.

Grammar

I upload the homework this afternoon. – I uploaded the homework this afternoon.

Pronunciation

Shades: /ʃeɪdz/

Singaporean: /ˌsɪŋ.əˈpɔːr.i.ən/

Novelist: /ˈnɑː.və.ɪst/

Equivalent: /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/

Satire: /ˈsæt.aɪr/

Satirical: /səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl/

Initially: /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i/

Withdraw: /wɪðˈdrɑː/

Exposure: /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/

Spread: /spred/