F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Continue studying comparisons:

Study and review the  “Modifying Comparisons” part.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/intermediate-grammar/comparing-and-contrasting-modifying-comparatives

Vocabulary

I will help you = I will help you out.

They need to shoot some photos and videos.

The assignment homework is to tell a story.

They need to use ten parts to tell a story.

Every part must be one shot. (No cuts)

I helped them makeup (V)  do the makeup (N.)

shoot – to take, photos or videos.

eg: They are shooting some photos over there.

eg: We have a photo shoot tomorrow.

a shot – 1. a photo 2. A part of a video that does not cut

eg: We did a few shots outside, but then it started raining.

An Extra – an actor that is just in the background

eg: I was in a Chinese TV show once. I was just an extra in the show.

full-sized – not a smaller size, probably the same size as the real one

eg: Do you have a full-sized mannequin?
No, it’s not full-sized. It’s smaller than that.

Grammar

How much (Compare)

eg: How much smaller is your mannequin than a full sized mannequin.

Comparisons (N.)

1. Use Adjectives and Change them

Tall (ADJ)

More         than:        Taller = (more tall)

eg: Yara is taller than me.

The Most:     The tallest = (the most tall)

eg: Yara is the tallest person in Shanghai.

Less           than:   Not as tall as

eg: I’m not as tall as Yara.

The Least: The least tall.

eg: I’m the least tall person here.

As        As:   The same

eg: Tony is as smart as Yara.

eg: Yara is not as smart as Tony. =   (They are not the same level of intelligence)
Yara is not as smart as Tony, she is smarter.

eg: I am as old as my classmates.