F2F Class Notes (Raph)[S]

Next Class Focus

Correction of homework, with special focus on grammar and spelling. 

Homework

Go to www.breakingnewsenglish.com, pick an article and read it carefully. Write a paragraph explaining what the article was all about. Also make sure you write down any new vocabulary you find in it. Discuss both the writing and the vocab with your teacher on your next F2F class.

Vocabulary

Upbeat (adj): 1- full of hope, happiness, and good feelings.
E.g.: Live music and a parade set an upbeat mood for the official opening.

Exhibition (n): 1-an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things.
E.g.: The photographs will be on exhibition until the end of the month.
E.g.: There’s a new art exhibition on at the city gallery.
E.g.: The athlete’s third, and winning, jump was an exhibition of skill and strength.

Scenery (n): 1- the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful:
E.g.: beautiful/breathtaking/spectacular scenery
E.g.: They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery.
E.g.: The scenery really was beautiful.

Portrait (n): 1- a painting, photograph, drawing, etc. of a person or a group of people:
E.g.: She’s hired an artist to paint her portrait/paint a portrait of her.
E.g.: The photographer came to the house to take a portrait of the family.

Aperture (n): 1- a small and often narrow opening that allows light into a camera.
E.g.: In order to achieve a high quality photo, you need to make sure the exposure is just right, by adjusting shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

Exposure (n): 1- 曝光

Speaking exercise

Original:

I bought a camera in November 11th and it’s a Nikon camera and I took it to the Disneyland to take photos. It’s a professional camera and I’m try to adjust a better light for the photos when I use it. It’s very different with the camera I used before, because I need to adjust the buttons and make sure the speed and light is right, then I can take a high quality photo. And I’m still in the way to familiar with it, but it’s very interesting.

Edited:

On the November 11th shopping holiday I bought a  Nikon camera. Last Saturday I took it to Disneyland to take photos. It’s a professional camera and I try to adjust the exposure so I can get better photos when I use it. It’s very different from the camera I used before, because I need to adjust the settings and make sure the shutter speed, aperture and ISO are right, before I can take a high quality photo. I’m still getting familiar with it, but it’s very interesting.

Grammar

When people death… – When people die…

Pronunciation

Parade: /pəˈreɪd/

Set: /set/

Funeral: /ˈfjuː.nɚ.əl/

Procession: prəˈseʃ.ən/

Lead: /liːd/  

Led: /led/

Feel: /fiːl/

Felt: /felt/

Mayor: /mer/

Contemporary: /kənˈtem.pə.rer.i/

Write: /raɪt/

Wrote: /roʊt/

Written: /ˈrɪt̬.ən/

Exhibition: /ˌek.səˈbɪʃ.ən/

Scenery: /ˈsiː.nɚ.i/

Portrait: /ˈpɔːr.trɪt/

Aperture: /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/