VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Homework

Use some of the vocabulary from today in some writing. Choose a topic that lets you use the words we learned.

Review the vocabulary from Nemo’s class (you didn’t learn it this time!)

Vocabulary

Ham – 火腿

Detail – include more information 详细

Please – how you ask someone to do something nicely
(Also known as: “the magic word”)

Peas – 豌豆

Logic / Logical / Illogical – rules for making sense; something which makes sense; something which does not make sense

Feed – to give someone something to eat

Snap your fingers – to make noise using your fingers, often to ask someone to be quick

Rhythm – the feeling of movement in music

Oval – 椭圆

Parentheses – ( )

Tan – when your skin is browner from the Sun

Fur – hair on an animal

Shine – when light comes from something, like a lamp or the Sun

Grammar

I don’t know you say what – I don’t know what you are saying

有 in English can be “have,” when there is a person with something. When you want to say that something exists, you use “there is,” or “there are.”

When you use a question word, put it at the front.
e.g. What are you doing?
e.g. What do you want to eat?
e.g. When are you coming?
e.g. Who are you?
e.g. Where are you going?
e.g. What is it that you’re trying to say?

I want to eat really chicken – I want to eat real / actual chicken; I actually want to eat chicken

Speaking exercise

Long time ago, have two cavemen. In that time has many, many bad wolf. One day one cavemen, her name is Little Red Riding Hood, she want to go to her grandmother’s house. A bad wolf see her. He walk grandma’s house first. “Who’s there,” grandma say. You grandchild, LRRH. Eeeeerrrrrr. (Open the door.) Help! And a LRRH. “Who’s there,” the wolf says. The grandma is in his *Hank makes kissing sounds*. Grandma, why your skin is very black? The Sun is very shine, my dear. Grandma, what strong arms you have! Oh, I want to hug you, my dear. Grandma, what long ear you have. Oh, I want to listen your sound, my dear. Grandma, what sharp teeth you have! I want to eat you! Help! A man comes quickly. He used the qbz to fire the wolf. The wolf is die.


A long time ago, there were many cavemen. In that time there were many, many bad wolves. One day one cavegirl, her name is Little Red Riding Hood, she wanted to go to her grandmother’s house. A bad wolf saw her. He got to grandma’s house first. “Who’s there,” grandma said. Your grandchild, LRRH. Eeeeerrrrrr. (The sound of the door opening.) Help! “Who’s there,” the wolf asked. The grandma is in his belly. Grandma, why do you have so much fur? The Sun shines very brightly, my dear. Grandma, what strong arms you have! Oh, I want to hug you, my dear. Grandma, what long ears you have. Oh, I want to hear you better, my dear. Grandma, what sharp teeth you have! I want to eat you! Help! A man hears and comes quickly. He uses the QBZ to shoot the wolf. The wolf dies.