VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

What kind of good/bad manners have you seen in public? Do you think they are acceptable/unacceptable? Which kinds of behaviour bother you the most?

Vocabulary

by myself/alone

blockbuster movies – movies that are very popular and cost a lot to produce

based on true stories/events/real people/non-fiction

mainstream movies – movies that are hot/popular with the public

replicate: to make or do something in exactly the same way

eg. In order to shoot the movie, they made a replicate of the mansion in two months.

eg. The team tried many times to replicate the method used in the original study.

mimic: copy what someone else does

eg. She’s very skilled at mimicking other people’s accents.

eg. The comedian can mimic many famous people.

plot/story

biography: book/tv-series/documentary about a person

autobiography: written by the person

fictional characters – characters that don’t exist

search for/search/look up

strong-willed: determined to do sth or behave a certain way

eg. She’s very strong-willed, therefore nothing will stop her from accomplishing her goals.

eg. Usually one character in a story will be strong-willed.

Grammar

order a meal/delivery/service

book tickets/seats/appointments

when describing the plot of a book/movie, you use the present tense

even if you can’t go to theatre with your friends you can’t stick together.

if I want to look it immediately, I will go to see the movies alone.

Many years ago all the theatres are in downtown. Nowadays, the theatres always nearby your home and maybe 10 minutes distance so you can go to the theatres very conveniently.

I like the movies describing the reality stories or people

I search the movie’s summary or comments on some apps, websites. Some movies the story are always from fiction and historical events and if I am very interested in these stories or events, I will want to see the movie based on these stories. I always book the ticket by app so you have to search in advance. You can buy at the theatres but there is some risk about maybe there is no seat available. When the popular or hot movies is launching, no matter the stories about movie, people always want to see it.

These type of tv series will create some not real characters.

The spirit of the character is very powerful. For example, The Good Doctor, there is a doctor died suddenly at the end of season 3. I’m sure if there is season 4, he will quit.

Revised: 

Even if you can go to the theatre with your friends you can’t sit together.

if I want to watch it immediately, I will go to see the movie alone.

Many years ago all the theatres were located downtown. Nowadays, the theatres are always nearby your home, maybe 10 minutes away so you can go to the theatres very conveniently.

I like movies based on true stories or real people

I look up the movie’s summary or comments on some apps or websites. If I am very interested in/drawn to these stories or events, I will want to see the movie based on these stories. I always book the tickets via an app so I have to search in advance. You can buy at the theatres but there is some risk because seats are unavailable. When popular or hot movies/blockbuster movies are launched/showing, it doesn’t matter which story it is, people will always want to see it.

These type of tv series will create some fictional characters.

The spirit of the character is very strong/domineering/strong-willed. For example, in The Good Doctor, there is a doctor who dies suddenly at the end of season 3. I’m sure if there is a season 4, he will quit.

After closing for six months, movie theaters reopened this Monday. It is a signal that the epidemic has been controlled effectively. All on-scheduled new movies have been postponed this year. Theater reopening is a milestone for new movies launching. Shanghai film festival will start on July 25th, and it is very hard to order the tickets as the result of theaters capacity capping. The maximum number of theaters is 30% of usual because of pandemic quarantine policy. Chinese movies always related to legendary and historical stories. There are two famous representatives. One is Last emperor, it is the only movie which made in Forbidden City, and other historical movies were all made in mimic ones. Another is Crouching Tiger, which was a Kong Fu movie with wonderful story and beautiful scene.

Revised: 

After closing for six months, movie theaters will reopen/open their doors this Monday. It is a sign that the epidemic has been controlled/under control effectively. All on-scheduled new movies have been postponed this year. Theaters reopening is a milestone for new movies launching. Shanghai film festival will start on July 25th, and it is very hard to book the tickets/but, tickets are unavailable as a result of theaters capping capacity/having a max capacity. The maximum capacity of theaters is capped at 30% because of the pandemic quarantine policy. Chinese movies are always related to legendary and historical stories. There are two famous representing movies. One is Last Emperor, it is the only movie which was shot/filmed at the Forbidden City, and other historical movies were all made at replicated locations. Another is Crouching Tiger, which is a Kong Fu movie with a wonderful story/plot and beautiful scenes.