VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R/W]

Next Class Focus

make sentences with “even though, since, as well as, until”

Vocabulary

1.cart= Xiao che
ex: When I was young, I like to sit in the shopping cart.
ex: I don’t like standing on the shopping cart, because I think it’s dangerous.

2. although= ji shi
ex: although it’s late, Jerry still wants to learn English.
ex: although I want to play, I have to do my homework.

3. dive= tiao shui
ex: do you know how to dive?

4. helpful (adj)= le yu zhu ren
ex: are you a helpful person? Sometimes
ex: My mom is very helpful, she likes to help her friends.

5. poodle= tai di quan
ex: I used to have a poodle in Canada.
ex: Poodle is the second smartest dog in the world.

Reading

The children were all ready for a ride in the new pony cart. Get up Billy, called Jim. But Billy, the little black and white pony, would not go. Down jumped the four children from the cart. Jim and Tom ran in front and began to pull. Betty and Nancy ran to the back of the cart and began to push. But Billy would not go.

Just then grandfather came along. He watched the children trying to make Billy go, then he laughed. Get into the cart again, he said, I think I can make Billy go. grandfather went to the pony, he put his mouth right onto Billy’s ear and whispered something. Thank you grandfather, shouted the children.

When the children came home, Jim ran to find grandfather, what secret did you whisper in billy’s ear? Grandfather laughed, I whispered a magic word to Billy, I said Please.

For a long time after that, Billy was a good little Billy. One day when the children were going along a new road, they came to a bridge and Billy had never seen a bridge like this and he did not want to go across it. Get up Billy, they all shouted. Billy began to run. Trip trap trip trap. Poor billy, he was frightened by the bridge.

Writing exercise

It was a sunny day, My dad and I went to the swimming pool which was near my home. We swam there for the whole day. I also met my friend Jim. We were very happy and we played with water together. Before dinner time, I felt a bit tired so I wanted to go back home. I said to Jim that we could swim together next Sunday. Jim said no problem and said goodbye to me.

When my dad and I arrived at home, my mother had prepared dinner for us. What a happy day!