VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[W/R]

Write a story about forest animals

Vocabulary

forest (n): 森林1-a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves
E.g.: the Black Forest黑林山
E.g.: The children got lost in the forest.
孩子们在森林里迷了路。

space (n): 1-the empty area outside Earth’s atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are外层空间，太空
E.g.: space exploration/travel
太空探索／旅行
E.g.: a space rocket
太空火箭
E.g.: Who was the first human being in space/the first to go into space?
谁是第一个进入太空的人？

nut (n): 1-坚果the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten
E.g.: A squirrel eats nuts

habitat (n); 生境，栖生地，产地 The habitat of an animal or plant is the natural environment in which it normally lives or grows.
E.g.: A habitat is a place that gives an animal food, water and shelter.

shelter (n):住处 ,庇护，避难（避雨、躲避危险或攻击） protection from rain, danger or attackto take E.g.：shelter from the storm躲避暴风雨
E.g.：Human beings need food, clothing and shelter.人类有衣、食、住的需求。

tree trunk-树干

branch (n): 1-one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it树枝
E.g.: bare/leafy/flowering branches光秃秃／叶子茂密／开满花的树枝
E.g.: The fruit on the lower branches was protected from the sun.下边树枝上的果子见不到阳光。

berries-浆果
E.g.: I love eating berries, my favorite berry is  blueberry

dig (v):to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands挖，挖掘（土）
E.g.: Digging (in) the garden is good exercise.在花园里挖土是一种很好的锻炼。
E.g.: The dog was digging a hole to hide its bone in.狗在刨坑把骨头藏起来。

nut-坚果

squirrel-松鼠

stream-小河；溪,a small narrow river
E.g.: mountain streams山涧
E.g.: Forest animals get their water from the forest stream

The stream was quite shallow so we were able to walk across it.

A Good Habitat
Animals need good places to live. A habitat is a place that gives an animal food, water and shelter. A shelter is a place to live safely.

A forest is  a good habitat for many kinds of animals. A bird can build a nest in a tree branch. It can eat insects or berries. A squirrel can make a nest inside of a tree trunk. It can eat nuts from the tree. A rabbit can dig into the ground and make a shelter there. It can eat grass and other plants. All of these animals can drink water from the forest stream. A forest is a good place to live.

I want to have a magic carpet. I want to fly to the zoo to see the crocodile. I also want to fly to the black hole to find the dying Sun. Finally I want to go into the cake to find it sweet or spicy

I want to have a magic carpet. I want to fly to the zoo to see the crocodile. I also want to fly to the space and see a black hole and find the dying Sun. Finally I want to become small so I could  go inside of a cake to find out if it is sweet or spicy