F2F Class Notes (Ben)

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Vocabulary

classic 经典

I love reading classic books, like “Pride and Prejudice”

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Ben’s Favorite Books:

  • Matilda, Roald Dahl (funny, easier)
  • The Outsider, Albert Camus (French novel, intermediate)
  • The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger (funny, harder, very casual English)

Ben’s Favorite Plays: 戏剧，话剧

  • The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde (funny, easier)
  • Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian play, serious, intermediate)
  • Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare (hard ! old English)
  • King Lear, Shakespeare (very hard, old English)

Ben’s Favorite Operas: 歌剧

  • Cenerentola (Cinderella 灰姑娘), Rossini
  • The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart

Vocabulary

a composer 作曲家

an author 作家

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drama = art where people speak on a stage

a play = a piece of drama that lasts 1 to 4 hours

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a hypothesis 假设

In the hypothesis you are a prince, what kind of princess would you like?

= Suppose you are a prince. What kind of girl would you like?

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a main character / a leading role = the hero, the heroin

a support role

male / female

Grammar

drink / drank / drunk

I drank coffee (before coming).

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like to read / like reading

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for 3 weeks

for 3 times –> 3 times

Have you read it many times?