VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Today we focused on:

Grammar

In English, you don’t just “play” games, you can play
  instruments 乐器
ex: I’m playing the violin/ I’m playing the clarinet/ I’m playing the piano
sports 运动
ex: I’m playing the soccer/ I’m playing the basketball🏀/ I’m playing tennis🎾 
  games 棋牌
ex: I’m playing chess/ I’m playing cards/ I’m playing tic tac toe 

Vocabulary

1. plant= 种植
ex: My mom planted an apple tree in the back yard.

2. rest (noun)= 休息
rest (verb= 去休息
ex: I need a rest today because I did too much homework yesterday.
ex: The dog is resting in the bed because he is tired.

3. nap= sleep for a short time 小觉
ex: noon nap= 午觉
ex: Sometimes I take a nap in the afternoon because I’m very tired.
ex: My grandma took a nap at home because she likes sleeping.

4. tic tac toe= 井字棋
ex: I just played tic tac toe with Jerry and I won!

5. make up (verb)= 编造
ex: you can make up the story, it doesn’t have to be true.
ex: I don’t like to make up a story because I’m real.

6. instrument =乐器
ex: Can you play any instruments? What instrument do you want to learn?
ex: I want to learn how to play the piano. It’s my favorite instrument.

7. greet= 打招呼🙋
ex: do you greet your friends everyday at school?

8. shake hands= 握手🤝
ex: if you meet someone for the first time, you might need to shake his hand.

Reading

The Hones family is in the park today. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It’s a beautiful day! Mr. Jones is reading the newspaper. Mrs Jones is listening to the radio. Sally and Patty Jones are studying, and Tommy Jones is playing the guitar. The Jones family is very happy today. It’s a beautiful day and they’re in the park.

The Chen family is at home in the yard today. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It’s a beautiful day! Mr Chen is planting flowers. Mrs Chen is drinking lemonade  and reading a book. Emily and Jason Chen are playing with the dog. And Jennifer Chen is sleeping. The Chen family is very happy today. It’s a beautiful day, and they’re at home in the yard.

Speaking exercise

The Martinez family is on the beach today. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It’s a beautiful day! Mr. Martinez is cooking the hamburger. Mrs Martinez is drinking the lemonade. Alex Martinez is reading a book. Jimmy Martinez is listening a music. Tina Martinez is swimming in the sea. The dog is resting. The Martinez family is very happy today. It’s a beautiful day and they’re on the beach.

I’m having a English class now. I learn English because my English is so bad. I learn English once a week. My friend is going to school now because our school need to go there at Sunday evening. He go to school once a week.

Revised

The Martinez family is on the beach today. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It’s a beautiful day! Mr. Martinez is cooking the hamburger. Mrs Martinez is drinking the lemonade. Alex Martinez is reading a book. Jimmy Martinez is listening to music. Tina Martinez is swimming in the sea. The dog is resting. The Martinez family is very happy today. It’s a beautiful day and they’re on the beach.

I’m having an English class now. I learn English because my English is so bad. I learn English once a week. My friend is going to school now because we need to go there on Sunday evening. He goes to school once a week.