VIP Class Notes (Li)[R]

Homework

Complete the worksheets.

Today we focused on:

Dinosaur Fossils Reading + Worksheets

Vocabulary

break down  – machines that have stopped working

ex. My computer breaks down if you touch it.

ex. The car broke down while I was driving on the road.

run into – to see someone at the same place by accident

ex. Hades was buying food at the supermarket and he ran into his friend.

ex. I don’t want to run into Li when I am not in class.

patients – people who go to the hospital because they’re sick

items/things

left out – to not include/forget

ex. Hades went to the supermarket to buy apples, oranges, bananas and cheese but when he went home, he found out that he left out the cheese.

ex. I accidentally left out my homework at the restaurant.

extinct – an animal that cannot be found anymore

ex. Is this animal extinct?

ex. Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago.

cliff – a high area of rock with a very steep side

ex. Keep away from the edge – you might fall.

ex. There is a nice house on the cliff.

prehistoric – time before there were written records

ex. They found prehistoric paintings in the cave.

ex. What did prehistoric humans look like?

concrete – hard piece of material made of sand, cement etc.

ex. The floor is made of concrete.

skeleton – bones of an animal or human 骨骼,骨架

trace – to find someone/something that’s lost

eg. You can use rocks to trace when a certain animal lived on earth.

eg. You can use the GPS to trace where Hades is when he doesn’t arrive here on time.

Needs more review

set up – put together something

ex. set-up computers/chairs/tables/rooms

ex. It took him 3 hours to set up the furniture he bought from IKEA.

get along – to be friendly with someone

ex. I get along with my classmates.

ex. It is very hard to get along with somebody who is mean.

ex. I don’t want to get along with you.