VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

hatch – to make an egg break by itself so that a young animal would come out

ex. An egg may hatch if there’s enough heat.

diaper – a piece of thick soft paper that babies wear to pee or poo

ex. Babies have to wear diapers everyday because they can’t use the toilet.

guide dogs – they help blind people walk on the street

stray dog – homeless dog

ex. My cousin’s dog is a stray.

faithful – loyal

ex. Dogs are very faithful pets.

university – the school you go to after high school

ex. My friends and I agreed to go to the same university.

parachute – 降落伞

Speaking exercise

When he was small, his father told him a story. He said, “The little boy in the story is true.” The story is about a little boy lay an egg and there’s a little chick. So Edison wanted to find an egg so he go to his father’s farm and found the hen. He took an egg and wanted to lay it. But, at night he was hungry so he thought, “I can’t leave the egg or it will be cold.” Then I can’t lay eggs.

Edison said, “If it’s warm, the chick will come out.”

You should do something you want.

Revised: 

When he was small, his father told him a story. He said, “The little boy in the story is real.” The story is about a little boy who hatched an egg and a little chick came out. So Edison wanted to find an egg so he went to his father’s farm and found a hen. He took an egg and wanted to hatch it. But, at night, he was hungry so he thought, “I can’t leave the egg alone or it will get cold.” Then I can’t hatch it. 

Edison said, “If it’s warm, the chick will come out/the egg will hatch.”

You should do whatever you want/you should chase your dreams