5C:
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Darius:
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Last
week, I had a man-date marathon with two of my friends. We watched green book
in Shatin Movie Town. We watched Green Book because we wanted a movie with
depth. Let me introduce the plot first. The film is inspired by the story of
African-American pianist Dr Shirley and Italian-American driver Tony Lip. Dr
Shirley hired Tony for his eight-week concert tour through the peep South which
is racism at that time. Dr Shirley’s recorded label gave tony a copy of the
Green Book, a guide for black traveler to find motels, restaurants that would
served black that what the name of the film came from.
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Edison:
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In
this film, the African-American pianist, Dr Shirley had a difficult situation.
Despite its superb piano skill, the strong racism in the United States at the
time. He couldn’t change the characteristic of his dark skin and he was
treated differently in real life. It was impossible for him to think that his
success could be able to keep peace with the whites.
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Collison:
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In
the movie, I like Dr Shirley’s choice of words. He was highly educated. For example,
he wanted to tell his friends he didn’t understand him. Instead of saying ‘you
don’t understand me’, he said ‘you have a very narrow assessment of me Tony’,
such language pattern could not be learned in the textbook. And, there are
many good quotes in this movie. Dr Shirley said ‘you never win with violence.
You only win when you maintain your dignity. Watching movie is the best way
to learn English.
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5D:
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Jason
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Happy
new year James! Welcome to the year of the pig!
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James
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What?
Did you just call me a pig?!
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Jason
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No
No, I said it’s the “year of the pig” 2019 is the Chinese year of the Pig
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James
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Oh
yes, I know what you mean now. Chinese New Year has a lot of traditions and
unique aspects that we can all experience
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Jason
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That’s
right! For instance, family members will exchange red pockets that are full
of money.
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James
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Yes.
That’s my favorite part of Chinese New Year, its better than winning the mark
6!
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Jason
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That’s
true! I was very grateful for all the red pockets I received. What else did
you do during the new year?
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James
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Well,
I spent a lot of time with my family and relatives. Its important to spend
Chinese year with your family as it’s an important tradition.
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Jason
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That’s
correct. Many families will travel back to their country of origin, which is
the country their ancestors came from.
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James
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Yes,
many families travel back to mainland china during the holiday to see their
grandparents, aunties and uncles. We also eat special traditional food during
this holiday. Can you think of any examples?
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Jason
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Hmm,
well, there are lots of examples. But, my favorite is a dessert called gok
jai which is a delicious cake filled with coconuts and peanuts
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James
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That
sounds delicious Jason. So happy new year to everyone in BWWTC. We hope you
have a year of good fortune and success starting with todays English speaking
day.
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Together
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Thank
you
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