VIP Class Notes (Li)

Homework

Review these words and finish the worksheet.

Vocabulary

wipe: to slide a cloth over a surface like a table or a plate to clean it 擦,拭,抹

eg. Jenny is wiping the plates while her father is washing them.

eg. Someone has wiped their dirty hands on my nice clean towel!

Is it real? – 是真的吗?

Really!!?? – the response when someone tells you a fact

oldest/eldest

admire: to look up to somebody for what they’ve done or who they are

boastful: when you talk about things that you can do to make others admire you

anxious: to worry too much about everything

eg. She has trouble sleeping because she is always anxious about everything.

eg. It takes a long time to calm her down when she is anxious.

bad-tempered: get angry a lot

eg. Bill is always bad-tempered so his friends are afraid of him.

eg. I don’t like people who are bad-tempered.

thoughtful: to think about other people and how to help them

eg. Are you a thoughtful person?

eg. She has many friends because she is a thoughtful person.

cheerful: make people feel happy because you’re pleasant and enjoyable

eg. William is a cheerful boy.

eg. Many young students are cheerful when they come to class.

creative: somebody who has imagination and lots of ideas

stingy: not wanting to spend money 小气的

eg. Robert is very stingy with his friends.

eg. If you’re stingy, you won’t be invited to go have lunch with everyone else.

mean: not nice/unfriendly

eg. He is so mean to his classmates so nobody wants to play with him.

eg. He’s too mean to buy her a ring.

Grammar

youngest/oldest/eldest – for age 

biggest/smallest – for size 

Speaking exercise

She is wiping the dishes. The mother is cooking the chicken. The father is washing the dishes. The grandma is talking on the phone. They have a dog and a cat. The youngest child is playing with a cube.