2xF2F Class Notes (Vicki)

Use present simple and continuous to write about your daily life (10 sentences)

Hi friends
My name is Leo. Nice to meet you. Today I introduce my family, first my family have four people. My father my mother my younger brother and me .
My father is in business, he likes calligraphy very much , his work is very hard. He is an honest man and a slow talker. My mother likes singing and cooking and playing cellphone, she is a housewife. She is very hard-working . My younger brother lives in Hangzhou now he likes drawing and playing computer games. He is now working in an animation company. He has dreams. I like drawing and reading very much. I really enjoy spending time with my family. Thank you.

Grammar

a/an – 一个
an -> a, e, i, o u

the – 特指

I have an apple.

I have apples.

I have the apple.

present continuous 现在进行时
S + am/is/are + verb.ing + O
i.e. I am talking to you.
i.e. He is singing.
i.e. They are dancing.
i.e. We are eating.
i.e. She is sleeping.

present simple 一般现在时 vs. present continuous 现在进行时
present simple -> general facts or routine 日常事实/常规举动
present continuous -> emphasise action or special case 强调动作/特殊情况
i.e. I go to school every day but today I am staying at home.
i.e. He eats beef every night but today he is eating chicken.
i.e. I go to work every day but today I am going to school.
i.e. They eat cake every day but today they are eating chocolate.

一般现在时 信号词：usually, often, sometimes, every….

现在进行时 信号词：today, tonight, this…. that…

Pronunciation

-ch
chin 下巴, cheese 芝士, chair 椅子, church 教堂, chest 百宝箱, cherry 樱桃
Chester ate cheese and cherries for lunch.

inch 英寸, bench 板凳, couch 沙发, lunch 午饭, punch 混合果汁
We packed a lunch and went to the beach 沙滩.

-ph
photo 照片, phone 电话, trophy 奖杯, dolphin 海豚, elephant 大象, gopher 地鼠
Mom took a photo of 给…照相 me holding 拿着 my trophy.

-sh
shirt 上衣, ship 船, shovel 铲子, shell 贝壳, shoe 鞋, shark 鲨鱼
Shirley found shells and shark teeth at the shore 海岸.

fish 鱼, leash 狗绳, rash 红疹, brush 刷子, wash 洗, bush 草丛
Sasha washes her hair 头发 and brushes her teeth before 在…之前 bed.

-th
thumb 大拇指, thief 小偷, thread 线, thorn 刺, throne 王位, thermos 保温杯
The thorn pricked 刺伤 my thumb.

bath 泡澡, path 小路, math 数学, mouth 嘴巴, tooth 牙齿, booth 沙发座
Seth does his math homework and then takes a bath.

-wh
whistle 吹口哨, wheat 小麦, whale 鲸鱼, wheel 轮胎, whisk 搅拌, whisker 动物胡须
The whales talk to each other 对方 by whistling.

-ck
back 后背, pack 包装, sick 生病, duck 鸭子, sock 袜子, neck 脖子
Kim has a back pack 书包 with ducks on it.

Vocabulary

beard – 人的胡子

walk – 走路

zebra – 斑马

good friends – 好朋友

children – 小朋友

kangaroo – 袋鼠

jump rope – 跳绳