VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

Today we focused on:

Super Bowl commercial

Speaking exercise

1 describe

2 astronauts discovered water on Mars and that made all the scientist get excited / it became the hot topic / it went viral on social media
because that means there is/was life on Mars and the two astronauts collect the water into a bottle/container and bring it back to the spaceship and when the scientists are celebrating this discovery a guy accidentally drinks it.
he uses the water in a machine which makes sparkling water and the guy drinks it directly and the scientists are shocked and then the product appears.

2 message

the message is that the machine will filter and turn water into sparkling water

3 target
people who drink sparkling water and don’t have much time
they want to deliver the message that the product is suitable for the lazy people  / the product suits lazy people 
they want anyone to be able to identify with the actor

4 Would it work in China ?
the big problem is that in China most people don’t drink sparkling water.

1
A young guy is watching the Super Bowl and a young lady accidentally stains his white shirt
He is angry and he asks her when should I wash this shirt? and the young lady tells him no worries you can wash it later.
The guy thinks a lot about how late later is.
The lady says it is Super Bowl now we can just the shirt later because we have the laundry powder.
And then the slogan shows up and says now stains can wait.

2
That delivers the message that the laundry powder can remove the stains immediately / no matter how long you wait.

3
mum/couples people who always stain their shirts.

4
yes

1
Alexa is the AI device of Amazon
And nowadays people can tell Alexa what they want and it will react.
That makes the actress think that in old days how people reacted to comments.
So there are several situations with people having similar names to Alexa.

2
Alexa can bring convenience into your life

3
modern people who want more advanced devices and to make their life more convenient

4
they are quite a few similar products in China now so for this specific product produced by amazon I don’t think it will be popular in China but I think the idea is ok.
/ the market is too competitive / too crowded

1
First a guy in the car tells a woman that whales need her help and she goes to help the whales but they hit her boat and she is sent flying and hits a boat and then the guy in the car says the trees need your help and she goes to protect the forest but a lumberjack is cutting the tree and she falls down the cliff.
The third thing is the ice caps need her help and she puts a sign on the ice and the ice caps separate / break apart and she falls.
she is chased by a rhino and the rhino hits her with its horn

2
it is difficult to be an eco warrior but it is easy to drive like one

1
it is also about AI assistant in the car
a young man can make everything he says come true
like making the golf ball enter the hole , finding a lost cat, making money rain ….
and then he gets into his car and tells the assistant what he wants and the assistant reacts correctly / perfectly.

2
There is a new car with a great assistant

3
people who want a new car with advanced system and limited budget
young people with an average budget

4
The ad will focus on the safety and comfort and they want to say it is suitable for the family.

the last one is the coolest one in terms of appearance.

that makes me expecting the future and expecting the cars produced by the company in the upcoming years.

Speaking exercise

to electrify (v): to make use electricity
Many car makes decided to electrify their cars

apostrophe  (n)

rhino (n) 犀牛
I saw a rhino at the zoo

sign (n) an object with a message on it
I checked the road sign to know the speed limit

lumberjack (n) person who cuts trees
Tom is a lumberjack

stain (v/n) make dirty / make a mark
He stained his shirt
the scandal stained his reputation

scandal (n) action morally wrong that is suddenly discovered
There are many scandals about politicians

baseball (n) 棒球
He plays baseball

American football (n) sport similar to rugby

rugby (n)  橄榄球
He plays rugby

oval (n) 椭圆形的
We use an oval ball in American football and rugby