VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

The Red Wagon

Once there was a beautiful big red wagon in the window of a toy store. Billy and George often came to the store window and looked at the toys. Among them were tops and sleds, books and balls, and other fine things. But the boys liked the red wagon best of all.

“I wish I had that wagon,” said Billy. “I could use it for so many things.” “I wish it were mine,” said George. “I would play with it all day.” The man who kept the store heard the boys talking about the big red wagon. “Both of those boys want that wagon,” he said to himself. “I wonder which boy will get it.”

One day George’s mother wanted to bake a cake. She called George. “I am going to bake a cake,” she said. “I need some flour and butter. Will you go to the store for me?” “Wait a minute, Mother,” said George. “I want to spin my top for a while.”

But he had such a good time spinning his top that he forgot all about going to the store. The very same day Billy’s mother said, “Billy, I need some things from the store. Will you get them for me, please?” “Yes, Mother,” answered Billy. “I’ll go right now.”

When Billy went past George’s house, he saw George spinning his top on the walk. “Come here, Billy,” George called. “Let’s spin our tops.” “I can’t stop just now,” answered Billy. “Mother sent on an errand. I’ll play with you after I come back.” Billy went on. Soon he came past again with his arms full of packages.

That evening Billy helped his father rake the leaves. They raked them into a big pile. Then they carried them to the garden and burned them. “I could do more work,” said Billy, “if I had a big red wagon.” George’s father was raking leaves, too. He needed a helper, but George was in the park, playing ball.

The two boys would often meet at the toy store. One day when they saw the big red wagon, it had a green card on it. “Oh, look!” said George. “The card says SOLD. Some boy is going to get the red wagon.” The boys walked home slowly. they felt sad because the red wagon was sold. They wondered if any of their playmates would get it.

Next morning Billy’s mother called, “Billy! Wake up! Wake up!” Billy opened one eye. Then he opened the other eye. He saw something in his room that made him very wide awake. There was the big red wagon! It had a card on it, but this card did not say SOLD. It said, “Happy Birthday to a good helper who needs a red wagon.”

Pronunciation

short vowel “e”

-ed
bed, red, fed, wed
i.e. I fed the red hen and then went to bed. 

-en
hen, ten, pen, men, den
i.e. I have ten pens in my desk. 

-et
pet, jet, net, wet, vet
i.e. I took my pet to the vet. 

-eck
neck, deck, check, peck
i.e. The little bird pecked at the wood deck. 

-ell
bell, cell, smell, yell, well, sell
i.e. The girl yelled into the well. 

-end
bend, send, spend, lend, blend
i.e. I lend some money to Tom to spend. 

-est
rest, test, chest, nest, vest
i.e. The baby bird rested in the nest. 

short vowel “o”

-og
dog, log, hog, fog
i.e. The dog and the hog sat on the log. 

-op
cop, mop, hop, pop, top
i.e. Pop said, “Do not drop the mop.” 

-ot
hot, cot, dot, pot
i.e. Do not touch the big pot. It is hot. 

-ock
knock, block, lock, sock, rock, clock
i.e. Tim knocks over his blocks. 

Vocabulary

In the living room, we can find:

curtains – 窗帘
window – 窗户
clock – 钟
shelf – 书架
fan – 风扇
ceiling – 天花板
photo – 照片
light – 灯光
key – 钥匙
cobweb – 蜘蛛网
corner – 角落
spider – 蜘蛛
vase – 花瓶
newspaper – 报纸
magazine – 杂志
desk – 课桌
letter – 信
envelop – 信封
address – 地址
stamp – 邮票
door – 门
television – 电视
plug – 插头
game – 游戏
box – 盒子
jigsaw – 拼图
lamp – 灯
telephone – 电话
picture – 图画
fire – 火
fireplace – 壁炉
armchair – 扶手椅
floor – 地板
mat – 垫子
cushion – 靠垫
radiator – 散热器
sofa – 沙发
carpet – 地毯

Practice the pronunciation of the short vowel “e” and “o” and draw a picture of your living room and mark out the different things using the new words we learned today