VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Reading

Read articles from page 70-78: “The North Wind” & “The Bear’s Picnic”

Vocabulary

hind legs – back legs
i.e. The bear’s hind legs are stronger than its front legs.

grunted – making a “heng” sound
i.e. The bear grunted at the people.

gruff – rude
i.e. The bear was making a gruff noise.

growl – making a low sound
i.e. The bear growled at the cubs.

toward – to
i.e. The bear was moving toward the picnic table.

scream – shout loudly
i.e. The people were screaming.

elevator – lift
i.e. There are a lot of people in the elevator.

escalator – moving staircase
i.e. I am taking the escalator to go to the second floor.

Speaking exercise

mr bean had many chips. But he eat everything but his teddy bear don’t eat chips.
Mr Bean had a lot of chips and he ate everything but his teddy bear didn’t eat any chips. 

The sofa will be fix. There are many springs on the sofa. The plate is on the floor. He put the sofa away because he can’t sit on the sofa again. The springs are jumping and pushing mr bean.
The sofa will be fixed. There are many springs in the sofa. The plate is on the floor. He puts the sofa away because he can’t sit on the sofa any more. The springs are jumping out and pushing Mr beans. 

Mr bean wants to buy a sofa. But mr bean only had 20 pounds, so the sofa need 300 pounds. So he can’t buy the sofa. Mr bean go to a shop and want to buy sofa. A woman wants to buy sofa too. But the woman go into the lift. so mr bean don’t the lift. mr bean is angry. He go to the lift and turn off the faster speed and go to the six floor. the people on the elevator were scared and scream.
Mr bean wants to buy a new sofa, but he only had 20 pounds. The new sofa needed 300 pounds, so he can’t buy it. Mr bean goes to a shop and wants to buy a new sofa. A woman also wants to buy a new sofa, and the woman went into the lift first. So Mr Bean was angry and he went on the escalator and turned the speed high. The people on the escalator were scared and screaming. 

He went home and take some money to buy the sofa. The little girl want to buy the teddy bear and mr bean not agree and then the little girl give mr bean one pound. And mr bean give the little girl the teddy bear.
He went home and took some money to buy the new sofa. The little girl wanted to buy the teddy bear but Mr Bean did not agree. And then the little girl gave Mr Bean one pound so Mr Bean gave the little girl the teddy bear. 

Two old people want to buy a cushion and then mr bean can buy the sofa. Mr bean says the sofa smell not good. And they buy a cushion.
Two old people wanted to buy a cushion and then Mr Bean could buy the sofa. But Mr Bean thought they wanted to buy the sofa so he told them that it smelled bad. But it turns out they only wanted the cushion. 

Mr bean buy the sofa. And mr bean wanted to the two men bring the old sofa away, but they not agree it. Mr bean put the old sofa into a shop. Mr bean put in the garbage station, the engine put the old sofa on his car. At last, one man bought the old sofa away and mr bean is angry because his tv remote is in the sofa.
Mr Bean bought the sofa and he wanted the two men to bring the old sofa away, but they did not agree. So Mr Bean put the old sofa in the garbage station but the machine took it out and put it on top of his car. At last, one man bought the old sofa and Mr Bean was angry because his tv remote was in the sofa.