Online Class Notes (Jesse)

add reading + watching video to summarize in class, add roleplay work situations practicing speaking

When I was young, I was a fan of Harry Potter as it could make dreams for us, and the writer of Harry Porter, J.K Rowling was my idol, so I read all the books and watched all the movies which were about it. Up to now, I still pay attention to the news which is related to it. Recently I heard a piece of news: one set of mini books of Harry potter were sold. The mini books were created for a charity auction and the size of them were only 1.5inches by 2.5 inches. In the books, you could find the contents of some paragraphs of the original books, as well as some hand paintings which were made by J.K Rowling. Now the books were sold at 125thousand pounds due to its charity purpose. As a fan, I really want to see it, I hope that the buyer can show it online or in an exhibition, so that all fans can enjoy it.

When I was young / During my childhood, I was a fan of Harry Potter / From when I was a kid I have been a fan of HP as it could make us dream / give us something to dream about, and the writer of Harry Potter, J.K Rowling was my idol, so / therefore / which meant that I read all the books and watched all the movies which were about it. Up to now, I still pay attention to the news which is related to it / pay attention to any relevant news. Recently / Over the last week or so / The other day, I heard a piece of news / some news: one set of mini books of Harry potter were sold. The mini books were created for a charity auction and the size of them was only 1.5 inches by 2.5 inches. In the books, you could find the / The books include contents of some paragraphs of the original books, as well as some hand paintings which were made by J.K Rowling. Now the books have been sold at 125 thousand pounds due to its charity purpose / due to it being sold for charity. As a fan, I really want / I’m eager / I’m really keen / I’d love to see it, and I hope that the buyer can show it online or in an exhibition, so that all fans can enjoy it.

Vocabulary

double confirm – reconfirm / double check / confirm 

it’s 50 50 percent – it’s 50-50 / there’s a 50% chance 

pull the plug – stop / pull out of sth
eg. I hope that the client doesn’t pull the plug on the project

vivid – sth that makes you imagine / think of some image
eg. “pull the plug” is a very vivid expression

we can exchange our mind – ideas

Grammar

I’m crazy to read = I’m crazy and I shouldn’t read
I’m crazy about reading / crazy for reading = I love reading

all the kids they have the ipad – all kids have ipads 

due to sth being / happening
eg. Due to me living in GZ, she speaks cantonese
eg2. Due to me being a producer, I often have to travel for different projects