VIP Class Notes (Tibo)
Speaking exercise
I can depart in Barcelona -> depart from Barcelona
I like the art in the 1400 – 1600 -> art from the middle age / medieval art
Chinese art is about the thinking, the mindset of the artist.
western painting is about reflect the shape / the reality and the need to more accurate and it is better but in Chinese we donut pursue on the accuration .
we have an impressionist approach -> western painting is about reflecting the shape / the reality and the need for accuracy is very important / paramount and it is more realistic / it is closer to reality / it is as detailed as possible to be close to reality but in China / Chinese painting we don’t pursue accuracy.
we have an impressionist approach
it is about express the artist’s mindset.-> it is about expressing the artist’s mindset
Vocabulary
canvas (n) cloth used for painting
He paints on the canvas
paramount (adj) : supreme / more important than anything else
Since it is a secret, security is paramount.
impressionism (n) The art movement which does not try to reflect reality but rather emotions through it (Monet …)
Chinese art is closer to impressionism
impressionist (n/adj)
Middle Ages (500-1500)
I like art from the Middle Ages
ritual (n) : ceremony / routine
My morning ritual is to wake up and have a cup of coffee
to resurrect (v) : come back to life
He was resurrected
resurrection (n)
They were there during the resurrection
narrative (n) : story line
The narrative for this product campaign is that the product helps you save time..
narrator (n) person telling a story
The narrator told us the story
Grammar
1. First conditional:
If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.
2. Second conditional:
If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.
If I were a teacher I would abandon my job
If my friend didn’t buy that house, she would have a new car -> if she hadn’t bought
if it was the top 1 in the industry they would provide more benefits to the staff / it would provide a better package
3. Third conditional:
If I had had enough money, I would have gone to Japan.
If I had studied hard in Uni, I would be more confident about my English
If I had majored in medicine I would have a different life / I would have become a doctor
Mix 2nd / 3rd : condition in the past and result in the present
If I had had breakfast this morning I would not be hungry now
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