VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]

Vocabulary

District – 区

Still have not – 还没有

Mom/Dad; Mother/Father
e.g. My Mom and Dad are going to my grandparents’ house today.
e.g. My Mother and Father both work during the day.
NOT: My Mom and Father . . .
NOT: My Mother and Dad . . .

Suds – when you use soap and it makes bubbles 泡沫

Happen – 发生
e.g. What is happening in this picture?

Dirt – the brown stuff that plants grow in 土，尘土
Mud – wet dirt 泥土
e.g. The dog was playing outside in the mud, so it needed to have a bath.

Scrub – to push hard and try to clean something well 擦洗
e.g. The boy had to scrub all the mud out of the dog’s fur to get it clean.

Fur – the hair on an animal 毛
e.g. People like cats because of their soft fur.

Flat – 平

Sidewalk – a place where people walk next to the road 人行道

Grammar

In – use “in” for big places and places that can be closed, that have an inside
e.g. In the park
e.g. In my room
e.g. In the classroom
e.g. In Shanghai
e.g. In France

On – use on for flat or long places
e.g. On the desk
e.g. On the wall
e.g. On the floor
e.g. On the road
e.g. On the sidewalk

At – use at for small places, 地点
e.g. At the desk
e.g. At the door
e.g. At the train station

My family want to buy a new house in the same city but different house. My mother went to the new house but I *shakes head*. That house is for my grandparents. My Mom or Father to visit my grandparents twice a month. No time to visit grandparents.

My family wants to buy a new house in the same city but different house. My mother went to the new house but I still have not. That house is for my grandparents. Either my Mom or Father Dad to visits my grandparents twice a month, but there is no time for me to visit my grandparents / but I don’t have any time to visit my grandparents.

A boy has a dog and the dog is dirty. Boy has a bucket and put the dog in the bucket. Dog’s body has many dirt. Then the boy put the shop (soap) and wash the dog.  In the bucket is has many suds and water. Finally, the dog is clean.

The boy has a dog** and the dog is dirty. The dog’s body has many is covered in dirt. Boy He also has a bucket and he puts the dog in the bucket. Then the boy fills the bucket with water, puts the soap in the water, and washes the dog. In the bucket there is has many a lot of suds*** and water. Finally, the dog is clean.

** The boy has a dirty dog.

*** While washing the dog, the bucket fills with suds.

Pronunciation

Soap vs. Shop – be careful to say “s” and not “sh” in “soap”