Online Class Notes (Ally)

Tell me about a movie that sucks. Why does it suck?

Vocabulary

zen: 禅

brand: 品牌
ie. What brand do you like?

category: 类别; (人或事物的)种类
ie. what category is this film?

genre: category of film/art

celebrate: 庆祝
ie. I celebrate my gf’s birthday the week before last.
ie. You celebrate Thanksgiving with your family. -> Do you celebrate. …

presents/gifts: 礼物
ie. I gave my gf a camera as a present/gift.

replay/re-run: 重show (v and n)
ie. I want to replay the song/the movie.
ie. This is not the premiere (首映）, it is a rerun

pre-release/pre-showing：点映

press’/media: 媒体

ticket：票
ie. There are only 100 tickets to/of this movie.

movie theater: 电影院

sucks: 很垃圾（v）
ie. he sucks at making movies.
ie. his movies suck(v).

full：满的

thoughtful：有心意的

Grammar

the day before yesterday
the day after tomorrow
the week after next week
2 weeks after next week
coming year – 2022

who what where when why how which

“how 怎样 – 状态 are you doing?” – tired, happy, sad, busy (adj)
“how 方法 did you get here?” – I walked, I took a didi/taxi, took the subway..
“what什么 have you been doing?” work(n)
“How+adj 形容词 have you been?” – details
“how much/ how many” – number

“is A harder than B?” – yes/no  “which is harder, A or B?”  – A/B

“do you celebrate Christmas?” – present simple 普通时态: 通常，你的习惯，general information，usually, your habit

I talked to you about the long documentaries before. This is a new work for next year.

My work in this year is finished.

What did you work on?

about the lonely women.

about women who live alone.

I don’t know what to say in Chinese.

I have been working everyday.

I watch this film is finished -> I finished this film

Sex Eduction tell a funny story about high school student that discuss to love and sex relationship. Every student have variety character and story in themselves. They are know themselves and gender identity in growth process. They are parents and techers that gives to them a open environment in this film. This adult show them view that through their lives. So I saw many of funny stories through watch this film.

Edited:

Sex Eduction tells a funny story about high school students that discuss love and sexual relationship. Every student has a different/various (adj) character and story in themselves. They understand/get to know themselves and gender identity in growth process. Their parents and teachers give them an open environment in this film. These adults show them their views through their lives. So I saw many funny stories through watching/funny stories in this film.

Pronunciation

variety – va-ri-e-ty

environment : en-vi-ron/re-ment

identity: I – den-ti-ty