Online Class Notes (Joe)

We talked about movies and learned new vocabulary to talk about the experience of watching a movie.

We need to talk more about movies to remember the new vocabulary.

Complete the sentences by talking about the movie Farewell My Concubine.

I don’t want to tell you any spoilers, but I can tell you ______________________________

1. The plot was so (fast/slow) paced
2. The characters were so (well/poorly) developed
3. The scenery was so (fascinating/dreary)
4. The end was so (satisfying/disappointing)
5. There were (no/many) plot holes.

How does it feel to go to the cinema? It feels great.

How does it feel to eating at the restaurant? It feels like my hometown’s flavor
How does it feel to eat at the restaurant? The flavors make me feel like I’m back in my hometown

How does it feel to watch the ballet performance? It feels amazing.

How does it feel to learn English? It feels interesting.

Vocabulary

Drizzle (verb or noun) – a light rain
It’s drizzling outside. There was a drizzle this morning.

Warm up (verb phrase) – become warmer
It warms up in summer

Cool down (verb phrase) – become colder
It cools down in winter

Spoilers (noun) – information you hear about a movie before you watch it
Please don’t tell me any spoilers. I want to enjoy the movie

Disappointing (adj) – failing to meet your expectations
The movie was disappointing because the ending was very bad.

Satisfying (adj) – meeting your expectations in a happy way
The movie had a satisfying ending because the characters fell in love.

Director (noun) – the person who is in charge of making the movie
The movie Hero (英雄) had a famous director.

Plot hole (noun) – something in the story that doesn’t make sense
Rose said she only wore the necklace once, but in the movie, she wore it twice. That was a minor plot hole.

Slow-paced (adj) – moving slowly
The movie was slow-paced but I liked it.

Fast-Paced (adj) – moving quickly
The plot of the movie was too fast-paced for me.

Pronunciation

Dreary – ˈdrɪəri

Fascinating – ˈfasɪneɪtɪŋ

Grammar

I am fascinating of the movie
I am fascinated by the movie
The movie is fascinating to me