VIP Class Notes (George) [S]

Homework

Watch the movie Rocky Horror Picture Show and discuss it next next class.

Next Class Focus

Continue doing TOEFL prep. One class free speak, one class TOEFL prep.

Vocabulary

Transvestite- Kind of like a cross-dresser, someone who enjoys wearing women’s clothing but doesn’t necessarily want to be a woman.

e.g. In the Rocky Horror Picture Show, the main character Dr. Frankfurter is a transvestite.

Cult film- xuediandianying a movie that many people love and watch often, and usually know many of the words or lines.

e.g. Rocky Horror Picture Show is considered to be one of the best cult films

Over-the-top- When something is too much, kind of too dramatic, past the top point.

e.g. Her make-up was over the top, she was just going into the office that day!

Repress- When you keep something back or inside, especially about emotions.

e.g. in the movie, the couple repress their sexuality.

Frankenstein-  A novel that is about a Doctor who makes a monster.

e.g. Frankenstein is one of the most famous horror novels in the West.

Speaking exercise

Original

I’ve been busy for the Halloween, for the make up and costume for many events and I did a lot crazy stuff like i was doing makeup at the Vancouver film school in shanghai which is my best friend working so they threwing up a party like all the students has to create their own production like many students doing the movie character special effects and some of them are doing the creativity thing. and I’m the one who helping them to make the make-up perfectly. and I was doing mask make-up myself which is like half face mask and like floating on my face and I was pretty satisfied with my make-up.

Corrected

I was very busy during Halloween because I was doing make-up and costumes for many events and I did a lot crazy stuff, like i was doing makeup at the Vancouver film school in shanghai which my best friend works at. So they threw a party and all the students had to create their own production. Many students did their makeup like a movie character or some special effects and other creative things. and I’m the one who helped them to do the make-up perfectly. and I did the mask make-up myself which is like a half face mask  floating on my face and I was pretty satisfied with my make-up.