VIP Class Notes (Raph)[S][R]

Vocabulary

Native (adj): 1- from a particular place.
E.g.: Howard is a native Shanghainese.
E.g.: My native language is Chinese.

Fence (n): 1- something like a short wall built outdoors usually of wood or metal that separates two areas or prevents people or animals from entering or leaving.
E.g.: We put up a fence around our yard.
E.g.: The dog jumped over the fence and bit the neighbor’s leg.

Attend (v): 1- to go to and be present at (an event, meeting, class, etc.).
E.g.: My husband and I will both attend the party.
E.g.: How many people attended the baseball game?

Pick sth/sb up (v): 1- to collect, or to go and get, someone or something:
E.g.: When you’re in town could you pick up the books I ordered?
E.g.: I need to pick the children up after school.

Wooden (adj): 1- made of wood.
E.g.: There’s a wooden fence in front of the house.
E.g.: He was playing with his wooden horse.

Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Weekend: Saturday and Sunday

Original:

One time I play Minecraft. First I find a forest and I took some woods and I use woods to build a wood sword and I took woods again and if it was night I use woods to built a house and I built a house and put at there. I also use my hand to took a lot of stones to the caves and I took a lot of diamonds, golds, from the cave. And I use diamond to build a helmet and a diamond sword. And I went outside, I saw a zombie, I used my diamond sword to kill them, and I took a lot of meat and I’m very hungry, so I ate the meat and go another place.

Edited:

Once I was playing Minecraft and I found a forest. I took some wood from the forest and used it to build a wooden sword and then I took some more and used it to build a house during the night. I also used my hand to take a lot of stones, diamonds, and gold from the caves. I used the diamonds to build a helmet and a diamond sword. When I went outside, I saw zombies, so I used my diamond sword to kill them. I then took the meat the zombies had in their hands. I was very hungry, so I ate the meat and went to another place.

New to America

Nancy was new to America. She came to America speaking only her native language, and brought her 8-year-old son with her. They found an apartment in New York, but when they were there for only two months, a neighbor’s dog jumped over the fence. The dog ran toward Nancy’s son, and she put her body in between the dog and her son. When it saw Nancy screaming at it, the dog stopped and turned around.Nancy decided they needed to move, so she found another apartment, close to the school that her son was going to attend.

She and her son had to walk everywhere, so Nancy decided to buy a car. So she called up the car shop and talked to a salesman who spoke her language. She told him that she wanted to buy a new car if he could come over to pick her up. The salesman agreed to do it.

Pronunciation

Salesman: /ˈseɪlz.mən/

Escalator: /ˈes.kə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/