VIP Class Notes (Nick)

Vocabulary

Last class – the one before, 上一个课
e.g. My last class was with Nemo.

Parking Lot – a place to put cars when you aren’t driving them 停车场
Park – to stop your car and get out of it

Erupt – when lots of hot rocks come out of a volcano
e.g. The volcanoes on Joe’s map erupted and were very dangerous for the people.

Lava – like water made of hot rocks that comes from a volcano 熔岩

Finish – to end, to be over
e.g. Have you finished your homework?

Field – a field is a flat place with grass 场

Usually – something that you do many times
e.g. I usually go to school every Monday, but not during vacation.

During – when something else is happening
e.g. I go to school during the day.

Silly – funny, not serious
e.g. Joe is awfully silly today!

Resort – a place where you go to rest and relax, or to have fun
e.g. Joe went to the ski resort on vacation.

Hiking – to go walking on mountains, volcanoes, in the forest, or in the jungle; where walking is difficult
e.g. Joe went hiking around the volcanoes to see them erupt.

Meal – 餐, a time when you usually eat food

Season – 季节

Fall/Autumn – 秋天

King – 王

Grammar

On – used for days
In – used for seasons

Talking about age and doing math:

How old is China? How old is my Grandma?
Grandma is 64.

Now it is 2018.
China was founded (began) in 1949.
51 + 18 = 69

So, China is older than my Grandma.

2012 – Two-thousand and twelve

The train goes to South America. Do you know where that is?

Pronunciation

Summer – Sum – mer

Resort – Re – zort

Hiking – hi – king