Online Class Notes (Joe)

Today we focused on:

We used a lot of the new vocabulary which we learned in the previous class in conversations about movies. We also practiced using different ways to compare things.

Next Class Focus

We must review the difference between adjectives ending with ‘ing’ and ‘ed’.

Homework

Write 3 comparisons with ‘on the one hand…. on the other hand…’

Write 3 comparison with the structure ‘Compared to A, B is _______’

Pronunciation

Floor – flɔ

Scenery – siːn(ə)ri

Character – karəktə

Costume – kɒstjuːm

Vocabulary

Russia (noun) – the country
My friend lives in Russia

Russian (adj) – from the country
I watched a Russian movie and ate Russian food.

Costume (noun) – special clothes worn by actors / performers
I loved the costumes of the dancers

Address (noun) – Name of the place
I helped the man to find the address he was looking for

Grammar

We live in the same floor
We live on the same floor

Yesterday night I meet a foreigner
Last night I met a foreigner

The characters is well developed
The characters are well developed

I think very amazing
I think it is amazing

Before yesterday, I haven’t seen a show in 6 months
Before yesterday, I hadn’t seen a show in 6 months

Writing exercise

Have you seen farewell to my concubine? It’s a sad and shocked movie
Have you seen farewell to my concubine? It’s a sad and shocking movie

I don’t want to tell any spoilers, but I can tell you that the plot was so fast paced.

The characters were so well developed

The scenery was so fascinating

The end was so disappointing