2xVIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Homework

Review vocabulary, will test next class

Speaking exercise

One day Mr Bean was putting some things on the shelf wants a shelf and something is on the shelf. It’s a flower in a vase, a bell, and other things. When Mr Bean wants to put the statue on the top last shelf, the shelf is falls down. Mr Bean is so unhappy and he goes with his teddy go to the shop. In the shop, he finally finds a perfect shelf and he wants to buy this shelf. And Mr Bean rings the bell for a man to is come here. Mr Bean says he wants to buy this shelf but this man says please buy this in the basement under the ground. Mr Bean is not happy but finally he has to go with another man. Another man gives put an unassembled shelf to Mr Bean, mr bean is angry because he wants a shelf like he sees it. But the man declines disagree his request. Mr Bean can’t fight with the man, so he agrees to take this shelf  this request and mr bean goes home. He assembles according to the instruction. But he is missing a screw and the shelf is falls down. And he goes to the supermarket again. He wants the same screw to assemble the shelf. In the end, Mr Bean finds his screw on the sofa, it is under his teddy’s bum. And finally he is happy.

Pronunciation

short vowel “i”

-ip 
dip, lip, rip, zip 
I tripped and did a flip.

-it
kit, pit, sit, mit
I bit into the peach and hit the pit.

-ig
dig, pig, wig, fig
The pig put on a red wig.

-in
tin, bin, fin, pin, win
I put the tin cup in the bin.

-ing
swing, wing, sling, sing, ring, king 
The bird flaps its wings and sings a song.

-ick 
brick, lick, sick, kick, click, stick 
Rick kicked the stick.

-ill
pill, drill, hill, spill, gill, grill
Dan spilled ketchup on the grill.

-ish
dish, wish, relish, fish, polish, swish 
The fish swam in the dish.

-ink
think, stink, shrink, sink, wink, drink
Sal drinks water from the sink.

short vowel “o”

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

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

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

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

Reading

Read “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” page 6-8

Vocabulary

perfectly – 完美的

normal – 正常

be involve in – 与…有关系

strange – 奇怪的

weird – 奇怪的

mysterious – 神秘的

nonsense – 胡说八道

amount – 量
an amount of ….

director – boss 老板

firm – 公司/工厂

beefy – 胖胖的/肉肉的

moustache – 嘴唇上面的胡子

blonde – 金发

nearly – 几乎的

crane over – 伸长脖子探出去

garden fence – 花园栅栏

spy – 间谍
spy on – 监听

opinion – 观点

fine – 好的
finer – 更好的

discover – 发现

pretend – 假装

shuddered – afraid

hum – 哼唱

gossip – 八卦

wrestle – 纠缠

scream – 大叫

flutter – 扑腾

chortle – 得意的笑

briefcase – 公文包

peck – 轻轻点一下

tantrum – 闹脾气

cereal – 麦片

peculiar – 奇怪的

realize – 意识到

jerk – 猛回头

edge – 边缘

seem – 看上去

notice – 发觉

cloak – 袍子

suppose – 假设

drum – 打鼓

steering wheel – 方向盘

huddle – 聚集

weirdo – 奇怪的人

whisper – 讲悄悄话

enrage – 生气

emerald – 祖母绿

nerve – 神经

stunt – 恶作剧