VIP Class Notes (Li)[S/W]

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200908-young-adults-5.html

Summarise the article in 1-2 sentences then tell me about your opinion.

Vocabulary

tattoo/tattoos – singular/plural

blur out – when a picture or video looks unclear due to editing

ex. Some gossip magazines blur out people’s faces when the article is not true.

copy – follow

ex. Celebrities have to be careful of their behaviour in public because minors might copy them.

mafia – gangster

pollution – noun

ex. Pollution levels have increased drastically in the past few months.

pollute – verb

empower – to give sbd enough power

ex. His speech empowered the employees to work harder.

tattoo artist – someone who tattoos other people

It’s a painful process – the course of doing something is painful

Grammar

Most time 

Most of the time 

*think about when do you use “the”

Most + noun – general ideas/no “the”

ex. Most people don’t like to eat spicy food in SH.

Most of the +noun – specific/”the”

ex. Most of the people in my company are from SH.

When you present information in writing, you use the general plural form

ex. Tattoos are banned in some jobs such as teachers, soldiers and government officials. 

The book named “huo zhe”

The book is called/named/titled “huo zhe”

as more and more…..

ex. As more and more people know about this brand, the products have been sold out for months.

ex. As more and more tourist enter the village, the environment will be polluted.

enough after the adj

ex. I am not strong enough to lift this bookshelf.

ex. This dress looks beautiful enough for me to wear.

Most people don’t accept tattoos.

In my opinion, I think it’s not bad, but some teenagers don’t have more considerate when they decide something so I think the tv shows should mosaiced tattoos.

In my opinion, I think it’s not bad, but some teenagers don’t take much consideration/think it through when they make decisions so I think the tv shows should mosaic tattoos.

She’s a tattoo artist. She draws tattoos in her body to practice.

She’s a tattoo artist. She draws tattoos on/tattoos her body to practice.

Tattoo have been controversial. Some people like them and some people hate them. In china, tattoo culture is not acceptable for many people especially some old people. Tattoo is not allowed for some serious job for example teacher, soldier and so on. When we watch TV or movies, you wii find if actor have tattoo, the tattoo will cover up by mosaic. I think maybe they worried some minors will follow these celebrities to get tattoo.

At beginning , I also don’t like tattoo, because when I was young, I watched some gangster movie
I always see some underworld kingpin have dragon and tiger tattoo on their back or arm. So I think tattoo means bad. As time went by, I know tattoo is a body art. More and more people get tattoo, they believe the special tattoo will give them power, or they get tattoo to commemorate some special things, although I don’t have enough brave to get a tattoo but I’m no longer prejudiced against tattoo.

Revised: 

Tattoos have been controversial. Some people like them and some people hate them. In China, the tattoo culture is not acceptable for many people, especially some old people. Tattoos are not allowed in some serious jobs for example teachers, soldiers and so on. When we watch TV programmes/shows or movies, you will find if the actor has a tattoo, the tattoo will be mosaiced/blurred out. I think maybe they are worried that some minors will copy these celebrities to get a tattoo.

In the beginning , I also didn’t like tattoos, because when I was young, I watched some gangster movie.
I always saw some mafia boss have dragon and tiger tattoos on their back or arms. So I think tattoos are bad representations. As time went by, I know tattoos are body art. As more and more people get tattoos, they believe some special tattoos will give them power/empower them, or they will get tattoos to commemorate something special, although I am not brave enough to get a tattoo, but I am no longer prejudiced against tattoos.