VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

My son attended a test last week, and I could check the score.

Vocabulary

Among the fine motor skills your child will perfect in the preschool years are the abilities to:

paste things onto paper
clap hands
touch fingers
button and unbutton
work a zipper
build a tower of 10 blocks
complete puzzles with five or more pieces

worst (adj):superlative of bad adjective : of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe最差的；最糟的；最严重的
E.g.: That was the worst meal I’ve ever eaten.
那是我吃过最糟的一顿饭。
E.g.: “It was the worst moment of my life,” she admitted.
“那是我一生中的最低谷。”她承认道。

need to remember key points of the story and to repeat-需要记住故事的要点并重复

he’s good at noticing things-他善于注意事物

collage (n):(the art of making) a picture in which various materials or objects, for example paper, cloth, or photographs, are stuck onto a larger surface
拼贴画；拼贴艺术
E.g.: The children made a collage of postcards.
孩子们用明信片制作了一张拼贴画。

tower of cards-卡片之塔

clay (n):thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers
黏土，陶土

these days before sleeping–before going to bed

comprehension -a test to find out how well students understand written or spoken language
理解力测试
E.g.: a listening/reading comprehension
听力／阅读理解

sew (v):to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle
缝；做针线活儿
E.g.: My grandmother taught me to sew.
我祖母教我做针线活儿。

put it back where it was-把它放回原处

Strike while the iron is hot-趁热打铁

Pronunciation

collage- /ˈkɑː.lɑːʒ/