VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

Vocabulary

1. barn= a house for chickens 谷仓
ex: Chickens, ducks, pigs live in the barn.

2. wheat= 麦
ex: I like to eat whole wheat bread.
ex: I like whole wheat bread because it’s yummy.

3. thresh= 打谷 to separate wheat from plant by beating it
ex: In some places, farmers use a machine to thresh wheat

4. off school= 下课
off work = 下班
ex: I got off school at 4pm
ex: I got off work at 9pm.

5. turn on 开启
turn off 关闭
ex: Can you turn off the computer?
ex: Can you turn on the lights?

6. put on= 穿上
take off = 脱掉
ex: Before we go poopoo, we need to take off our pants.
ex: Before showering, we need to take off our clothes
ex: It’s 15 degrees, we should put on our coats.

7. done= finished
ex: Are you done? 你好了吗 结束了吗
ex: We are done for today’s class.

8. machine= 机器
ex: I want a machine to help me wash my hair and dry my hair.
ex: I want a machine to finish my homework
ex: I want a time machine like Doraemon.

9. poor=贫穷的
ex: I am poor, I have no food to eat.
ex: In poor places, they don’t have a machine to thresh wheat.

10. rich= a lot of money 💰 💰 💰 💰💰💰
ex: If I were rich, I would buy Disneyland and McDonald
ex: If I were rich, I would buy Apple Inc.

Grammar

how do you spell (shook)? S-H-O-O-K
How do you spell (pencil)? P-E-N-C-I-L

Reading

One day little red hen was eating in the barn yard.  She found some wheat. Who will plant this wheat, she asked. I will not , said the dog, I will not, said the cat.I will then, said little red hen, so she plant the wheat. By and by the wheat was ready to cut, and little red hen asked, who will cut this wheat? I will not, said the dog, I will not, said the cat. I will then, said little red hen. So she cut the wheat. Who will thresh the wheat? Asked the little red hen. I will not, said the dog. I will not, said the cat. I will then, said little red hen. So she began to thresh the wheat. Red hen said,” Now who will take this wheat to town and have it made into flour? I will not, said the dog. I will not, said the cat. I will then, said little red hen. Off she went with the wheat, and soon he came back with the flour. Then she said, “Who will make some bread with the flour? I will not, said the dog. I will not, said the cat. I will then, said little red hen. So she began to make the bread.

Before long, the bread was done, and little red hen asked, “who will eat this bread?” I will, said the dog. I will, said the cat. But little red hen shook her head, she said, “you have done work . You are too lazy to have nay bread. My chickens and I will eat it.” and they did.