VIP Class Notes (Li)

Pick a level 2 reading from the website. Read the article and write down your opinion on the topic

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/easy-english-news.html

Vocabulary

flight crew – people who work on a plane

flight attendant – a person who serves customers on a plane

educational – adj

ex. educational movie/programme

education – noun

ex. Young children’s education

aircraft – plane

lost contact/communication – cannot be contacted

airport – the place where planes land and take off

they all lived/survived – to be alive

fantasy – more magic and other things that are not real 魔幻

science-fiction/sci-fi –  科幻片

action – lots of fighting, fast paced

biography – life story written by another person

ancient – very old

horror – scary movies

ex. I won’t be able to sleep if I watch horror movies.

historical tv shows/dramas – 古装剧

disaster movie – bad things happen to the environment ex. accidents/earthquakes/tsunami

Grammar

this -> these (plural)

that -> those (plural) 

They have bad weather

The weather was bad 

The front of airplane’s window broken

The front of the airplane’s window was broken

The captain keep driving the plane

The captain kept flying the plane

The Captain is a pilot movie, It’s very education and touching.
The movie is about plane Si Chuan 8633, The Coptain helps the passenger on the plant.
these is a real story,they did good job in the movie.

Revised: 

The Captain is a movie about aircraft staff/the crew on a plane.  It’s very educational and touching.
The movie is about a Si Chuan plane/aircraft 8633, The Captain helps passengers on the plane.
This is a real story and the actors did a good job for this movie.

Pronunciation

this – dis (short sound)

these – deese (long sound)