Online Class Notes (Joe)

Today, we talked about mid-autumn festival and the mid-autumn festival gala on TV.

You had some trouble with ‘for’ and ‘ago’. Here is some special homework to help you practice.
Write about 3 movies you have seen. You should say when you saw the movie and how long you watched it for.
e.g I have seen the first part of The Lord of the Rings. I watched it for one and a half hour, but then I had to go to the toilet. I came back to the cinema and watched for another one and a half hours. The first time I saw this movie was 20 years ago.

Grammar

I have not any special memories of mid-autumn festival – this is old English
I do not have any special memories of mid-autumn festival – this is modern English

I just have a look – usually
I’m just having a look – now

if my friends and family can live forever, I will drink it – you think it can really happen
if my friends and family could live forever, I would drink it – it’s just imaginary

I have never think about it
I have never thought about

I have never saw it
I have never seen it

I have another one friend
I have another friend
I have another one

Vocabulary

ad break – advertising time
There’s an ad break on TV right now

scorched – burned on the outside
The earth was scorched by the 10 suns

another – a different one (not specific)
I have had one chocolate. I would like another one

other – more than one
I would like to see other cities in my life.

other – a different one (specific)
I have two pets. One is a dog and the other one is a cat

the sun is big – this is about the size of the sun (science)
the sun is bright – this is about how hot the sun feels (weather)