VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

Homework

Do you think it is okay to lie? When is it acceptable and when is it unacceptable? Should children learn how to lie?

Vocabulary

not user-friendly – not easy to use

frontpage/homepage – the main page of a website/an app

an app:  international version/local version

users – people who use an app, on a game, website etc.

creative content – videos/music/arts on a platform

take advantage of sbd or sth/benefit from sbd or sth

humorous – funny

third party apps – apps that are not related to the original app

they can link the videos to the product

their main tasks/their priorities/main goals

consultant – person

consulting – adjective

TB has access to/collects user data

Grammar

search for/look up for videos/information

the – singular/plural

singular – specific

There is a cup on the table. The cup is white.

plural – specific (out of a larger group) 

The children from this class are very intelligent.

some countries – the United States/United Kingdom/Netherlands

Speaking exercise

I think sometimes there are too many informations. It is hard to track the important information or the vital information.

Lots of people use it as a funny or entertainment app and there are lots of funny videos on it. But, I think sometimes it waste too much time. I knew some people will search the videos without any purpose.

Some videos or content are really interesting. But, sometimes I would felt that it is too much because some videos are very exaggerated. I can say I like the articles on the blog rather than videos. But, because I think to reading is much faster than to watch a whole video. I can read the articles at any time or any places. If I want to watch some videos, you should use earphones or in a private places. I can catch the information which I interested in, but the video I can’t catch the information that I interested at first glance. Many other apps you can share the videos on Douyin to other apps. Even though you do not have the Douyin app, you still can open the sharing link in other apps like WeChat etc.

The content on DY are always videos but on XHS there are two types of content: videos or articles, you can choose. If there are some article comments on the apps, I can read it very quickly. If there are video comments, I have to finish the video for 3 minutes or 5 minutes and it is too long for me.

I think there are some more meaningful accounts on Instagram.Some beautiful pictures and some advice of travelling.

Revised: 

I think sometimes there is too much information. It is hard to keep track of the important/key/essential information.

Lots of/Many people use it as a fun source of entertainment/ an entertainment app and there are lots of funny videos on it. But, I think sometimes people waste too much time using the app. I know some people will search for videos without any purpose.

Some videos and content are really interesting. But, sometimes I would feel that it is too much/over the top because some videos are very exaggerated. I prefer articles on blogs rather than videos. But, because I think reading is much faster than to watching a whole video. I can read the articles at any time or any place. If I want to watch some videos, I would use earphones or watch in a private place. I can catch/pay attention to information which I am interested in, but for videos, I can’t catch information that I am interested in at first glance. On many other apps, you can share videos on Douyin to other apps. Even if you do not have the Douyin app, you can still open the shared link on other apps like WeChat etc.

The content on DY are always videos but on XHS there are two types of content: videos and articles so you can choose. If there are some comments on the articles, I can read it very quickly. However, if there are video comments, I have to watch/spend 3-5 minutes of the video and it is too long for me.

I think there are more meaningful accounts on Instagram.  There are some beautiful pictures or some travelling advice available on Instagram. 

Writing exercise

I have heard a lot of news about Tik Tok in the past several weeks. Tik Tok is the abroad version of the app named Dou Yin in China. It is a platform of short video sharing and people can upload the short videos which are made by selves to it. There are not only many normal users on it, but also lots of celebrities, companies and communities. It is a channel that transmitting the life, ideas and concepts. People can find lots of creative, funny and meaningful videos on it. Normal people can become celebrities because of unique videos, celebrities can advertise their music, movies and endorsed products, and companies can promote their products. It seems that each one can enjoy it. It is definitely a successful app and doesn’t matter political conflict. Because of COVID protection policy, Dou Yin’s development and user scale reached a new peak, and it became the most potential media channel. This is a time that creation and technique develop fast, so we all have to learn how to embrace and get advantage from them.

Revised: 

I have heard a lot of news about Tik Tok in the past several weeks. Tik Tok is the international/English version of the app named Dou Yin in China. It is a short video sharing platform and people can upload videos created by themselves./platform for people to share short videos which are made/created by the users. There are not only many regular users on it, but also lots of celebrities, companies and communities. It is a channel for transmitting life, ideas and concepts. People can find/It offers lots of creative, funny and meaningful videos on it. Normal people can become celebrities/famous because of unique videos/ideas, celebrities can advertise their music, movies and endorsed products, and companies can promote their products. It seems that everyone can enjoy it. It is definitely a successful app and doesn’t involve any political conflicts. Because of COVID’s protection policy, Dou Yin’s development and user scale reached a new peak, and it became the media channel with the most potential. This is a time where creative content and technology develop fast, so we all have to learn how to embrace and take advantage of them.