VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Speaking exercises

Vocabulary

mid-term exam: 其中考

powerpoint – ppt

eg. Jerry has a powerpoint presentation next week.

eg. The teacher’s powerpoint has many slides.

a little over one hour/an hour

planet: 星球

painter: someone who paints

artist: someone who paints, draws, or makes sculptures 艺术家；美术家；画家；雕塑家

tomato sauce/ketchup: 番茄酱

windmill: 风车

pound: 磅

eg. Mr Bean sold the painting for 5 pounds.

hammer: 锤子

eg. He used a hammer to hit the nail.

refresh: 刷新

eg. If the webpage doesn’t load, you need to refresh it.

turn on/off      lights/computers/air-con/AC

open/close      doors/windows/drawers

Grammar

when talking about a story of a movie, book etc. – you use the present tense

* he/she/it/Mr B etc. + verb (s/es) 

eg. He watches a movie.

eg. Mr Bean sleeps outside.

eg. She plays with the young boy.

I see the movie is &*^&*. It’s about this person, his 星球 is going down. They need to help the people and use this key and the planet will go somewhere. They can perform magic.

Mr B see a man, is a drawer and he see the people want to buy his painting. It’s very expensive. Mr B wanted to draw some painting to sell and he don’t have the ingredients. He do the material by himself. He use the tomato 酱. He paint the painting a windmill, but all the insect and animal want to eat that painting. The painting is okay and Mr B finish the painting. He goes to sell the painting. He sell the painting 5 pounds. First, people go to buy and all the insect go to eat that painting and people leave the painting and run away.

A fly is flying Mr B’s room and Mr B want the lights go out. He don’t catch the fly and it go away. The fly go to his grandma house. Mr B use the rubbish bin to catch the fly. When he catch the fly, his grandma go in and scream. He don’t throw the rubbish out again. The fly go on his bed and he use the hammer to hit his bed. The fly is alive. Finally, the fly goes to the fridge and he close the fridge door and threw the fridge out. But, his grandma close the house door and Mr B cannot go in. The fly is go out and sleep in Mr B’s bed.

Revised: 

I see the movie is &*^&*. It’s about this person, his 星球 is going down. They need to help the people and use this key and the planet will go somewhere. They can perform magic.

Mr B sees a man, who is a painter/artist and he sees that people want to buy his paintings. They are very expensive. Mr B wants to paint some paintings to sell, but he doesn’t have the ingredients. He makes the ingredients by himself. He uses tomato sauce. He paints a painting of a windmill, but then, all the insects and animals want to eat the painting. The painting is okay and Mr B finishes the painting. He goes to sell the painting. He sells the painting/it for 5 pounds. First, people go to buy the painting, then all the insects go to eat the painting and people leave/drop the painting and run away.

A fly is flying in Mr B’s room and Mr B wants to turn off the lights. He doesn’t catch the fly and it flies away. The fly goes to his grandma’s house. Mr B uses the rubbish bin to catch the fly. When he catches the fly, his grandma goes in and screams. He doesn’t throw the rubbish out again. The fly goes on his bed and he uses the hammer to hit his bed. The fly is alive. Finally, the fly goes to the fridge and he closes the fridge door and throws the fridge out. But, his grandma closes the house door and Mr B cannot go in. The fly leaves the fridge and sleeps in Mr B’s bed.