VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

Homework

write about a time when you had guests over at your house, use “and, or, but”

Vocabulary

1. soldier= people who fight for the country
ex: when I grow up, I want to be a soldier.
ex: Most soldiers are men, some soldiers are women.

2. march= walk with pattern
ex: the soldiers will march.

3. gun= the firearm 手枪🔫

ex: You can buy a gun in America.
ex: you cannot bring the gun to the plane.

4. sniff= 嗅
ex: the dog is sniffing for food.
ex: the dog is good at sniffing. 

5. playmate= 玩伴 the person you play with
ex: do you have a playmate at school?
ex: I have three playmates at school.

6. aquarium= 水族馆 the place to see fish
ex: ther is a new aquarium in SH called HaiChang Aquarium.

7. guest= 客人
ex: I have guests over at my house today.
ex: I will have many guests at my house tomorrow.

Reading

Once a man hada pet bear that he took with him from town to town. People gave the man money to see the bear do tricks, he could stand on his hind feet walk like a man. He could catch a ball too, and it was fun to see him dance. The bear looked so fierce that most people were afraid to go near him. But he was not fierce at all.

One day the man stopped at a house to get his dinner. He tied the bear to the fence and went into the house to eat. Upstairs in the house three little boys were playing soldier. The biggest boy had a drum and the other children had toy guns. They were marching. Suddenly, the door of the room flew open, and in walked a big black bear. How fierce the bear looked ! the boys were so frightened that they ran around the room and tried to hide.

But the bear could smell the children, sniff sniff. Under the bed and over the door. In a minute he had found every one of them. But he did not hurt them. Don’t be afraid, the biggest boy said to his brothers. This is just a big dog, he will not hurt us. So the boys came out and began to pet the bear. He lay down on the floor, the baby climbed on his back and tried to tickle him.

Soon the biggest boy got his drum and began to play it again. The bear stood up and danced on his hind feet. He wants to march with us, cried the children. Let’s play soldier again. The children got their toy guns and gave the bear a gun, too. He tried to hold it just as the boys held it. The biggest boy started to lay on the drum. Tumpa-tum, it went. Round the room they all marched. Left right, left right. What a great noise they made. Suddenly the door opened, and in came the children’t mother. Look look mother, cried the boys. we have found a new playmate. and on they marched. but the mother was frightened. she ran to the window and called out help! there is a bear up there  with m children. The man who owned the bear heard the call and came running up the stairs.