F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Grammar

I didn’t get any skill to use ‘yet’ anymore –>
I don’t know how to use ‘yet’

Let me change one sentence for your correct –>
Let me change one sentence so you can correct it.

The presenter used specific many times –>
The presenter used the word ‘specific’ many times

Why he don’t use ‘special’ instead of ‘specific’ ? –>
Why didn’t/doesn’t he use ‘special’ instead of ‘specific’ ?

He introduced the audience about a famous scenic spot –>
He introduced a famous scenic spot to the audience

You question me what is the host name? –>
Did you ask me the host’s name?

Most American TV series has so many episodes, when they are over 10 seasons –>
Most American TV series have a lot of episodes….
1. especially when they are over 10-seasons long
2. especially when they have more than 10 seasons

One season have –>
One season has

What American series do you have seen? –>
What American series have you seen?

Which one American series do you have seen? –>
Which American series have you seen?

What is the longest season of American series have you seen? –>
1. What is the longest American series you have seen?

2. What is the American series with the biggest number of seasons that you have seen?

3. What American series have you seen the most seasons of?
I have seen most seasons of ‘The Big Bang Theory’. It has 12 seasons, I have seen 10.

你看过最多集的美国电视剧是哪一个？

The best way is to separate the question into 2 questions:

4. What is the American TV series with the biggest number of seasons and have you seen it?

5. What American TV series has the biggest number of seasons and have you seen it?

yet =
1. so far, until now
/!\ only used in NEGATIVE sentences
I don’t know yet = So far, I don’t know.

2. however
/!\ only used at the beginning of a sentence (and mainly used in written English)
I didn’t know how to do. Yet, I still tried.
Many people told me I would fail. Yet, I succeeded.

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which = for a small scope
what = for a big scope

What languages do you speak? (there are a lot of languages in the world)
What is your favorite food (there is a lot of different food)
What is your favorite video game (there are a lot of video games)

Which American president was the tallest? (there have only been a few American presidents)
Which one of your children works harder? (you have only a few children)
Which items on the table are yours? (There are only a few items)
Which of these things are yours? (There a few things here)

Vocabulary

a season
an episode
The TV series ‘Friends’ had 22 seasons and more than 380 episodes.

a TV host, a presenter 节目主持人