VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

I am a documentary director.
I shoot very short documentary maybe 10-20m  / my documentaries last 10-20 mins

I am a freelancer / I work freelance

we are focused on people’s life.

we shot (about) the loneliness of women recently.
I need English in my work.
Maybe I have the opportunity to work in foreign countries.
I could shoot foreign people in SH.

I spoke Chinese in India because my leader could speak Chinese

I went to Africa

I want to shoot different people and different cultures.
This is important to me.
Maybe some people have interesting work or an interesting lives
Before shooting I will tell them what they do / What I want them to do

It is a dialogue / discussion when we become friends.

you can mount film lenses

First we need to know who we shoot /we need to decide who we shoot.

I need to find a story in who we shoot.
The story is very important / it is story driven

I shoot lonely women in Macao.

Macao is a small city but looks like HK.

This women is a photographer.
Her hometown is Portugal  / she comes from Portugal.
Her ex boyfriend was in Macao./She moved to Macao because of her ex bf.
She stayed in Macao 10 years, she is 45.

She really likes Macao.
Macao has many foreigners.
I tasted/ate very delicious Thai food in Macao.

I went 2 months ago, in October 

I read a book about Zen mind
He/the author really likes Japanese culture
I went to Japan 3 times.

Archery is not a sport it is an art in Japan/ it is considered an art

The archer’s goal is not important, your heart is important.

in the past / before I went to Africa, India and Turkey.

I traveled to India 12 days.
My leader gave to me a candy

Grammar

use ago to talk about the past
I went to Macao 2 months ago.
I met John 2 days ago.
I went to Thailand 6 years ago.

Vocabulary

Kyoto (n) 京都

Osaka (n) 大阪

Zen (n)
The zen culture is popular in Japan.

valentine’s day (n) 情人节
My birthday is on valentine’s day
zen mind

January 一月
February 二月
March 三月
April 四月
May五月
June 六月
July七月
August八月
September 九月
October十月
November十一月
December十二月

Thailand (n)
I want to visit Thailand

Thai (adj/n)
I like Thai food

Portugal (n)葡萄牙
She was born in Portugal

Portuguese (adj/n) 葡萄牙的／人
She is Portuguese

casino (n) 赌场
There are many casinos in Macao

to quarantine (v/n) 隔离
He had to quarantine for 28 days

loneliness (n)
I shoot about loneliness

lonely (adj)
I feel lonely

to interview (v/n) 采访
I interview some people

to last (v) 持续 /持久
My previous phone only lasted 1 year and then I had to buy a new one

to pass by  (v) 经过
My plane passed by Turkey when I went to Africa.

Marijuana (n) 大麻
He tried Marijuana in India

legal (adj) 合法

illegal (adj) 不合法
Marijuana is illegal in China

candy (n) 糖果

Jungle (n) 热带丛林
We shot in the jungle

society (n) 社会
I shoot some documentaries about the society

to publish (v) 公布
We publish our documentaries on the internet

freelancer (n)自由职业者
I am a freelancer

Pronunciation

life

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