VIP Class Notes (Li)[W]

Homework

Write down what you’ve seen today.

Vocabulary

exceed – to go over a number/amount

ex. You can’t exceed 150 words for this writing.

mime – act out everything as if it’s real

ex. Mime acting is very difficult to master.

ex. The actor mimed throughout his performance.

pretend – to act like something didn’t happen/act in general

ex. Mr Bean pretended to be a mime actor.

ex. The short thief pretended to be an old man.

belongings – things that you own

ex. All of my belongings are in that bag.

Grammar

watch – tv/video/things that move

look at – statue/window/scenery/things that don’t move

verb 1 (changes) + to + verb 2  (base form) 

ex. They want to buy a toy.

ex. They wanted to buy a toy.

ex. He wants to eat some hamburgers.

ex. He wanted to eat some hamburgers.

verb 1 + object + verb 2 (base form) – sight, hearing, some action verbs

ex. She saw him drive past the grocery store.

ex. You help them sort their belongings out.

ex. We made the teacher scream in horror.

Writing exercise

Two thieves wanted to stealed Mr Bean’s grandma. First one of them acted like a old man and give her a cat back to grandma so grandma liked him very much. Then, he brought her to a restaurant and wanted to marry her. But finally Mr Bean saw two thieves and knew that the old man was fake. So some policemen caught them. The grandma was very sad.

Mr Bean didn’t give a man money so he went into Mr Bean’s house and wanted to get some food. But Mr Bean acted like that there was some food and gave it to the man. Finally he threw a fake ball and the man wanted to get it but he fell into a small lake. Mr Bean carried a statue to his house and watched it every day.

Revised: 

Two thieves wanted to steal Mr Bean’s grandma’s money. First, one of them pretended to be an old man and gave her cat back to her so she liked him very much. Then, he brought her to a restaurant and wanted to marry her/he proposed to her. But, finally, Mr Bean found out that they were the two thieves and knew that the old man was a fake. So some policemen caught them. In the end,  grandma was very sad.

Mr Bean didn’t give a mime actor money so he went into Mr Bean’s house to get some food. But, Mr Bean mimed that there were some food and gave it to the man. Finally, he threw a fake ball and the man wanted to catch it but he fell into a small lake. Mr Bean stole a statue and brought it back to his house and looked at it every day.