2xVIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Read “The Wind and The Toys”

Pronunciation

short vowel “u”

-un
sun 太阳, bun 面包, run 跑, nun 修女
i.e. Dad thinks it is fun to run in the sun.
i.e. I go to the park to practice running.
i.e. My breakfast is two buns.
i.e. Today the sun is very hot.

-ug
hug 拥抱, jug 大水瓶, mug 马克杯, rug 地毯
i.e. Oh no! There is a big bug in my jug.
i.e. My mom hugs me.
i.e. There is a lot of water in the jug.

-ush
hush 小声点, blush 脸红, crush 捏扁, brush 刷牙, rush 赶, flush 冲水
i.e. I rush to brush my teeth.
i.e. My mom reminds me to hush.
i.e. I crush my bottle.
i.e. I rush to the school.

-uck
tuck 拉扯, stuck 卡住, duck 鸭子, puck 冰球, buck 小鹿, truck 卡车
i.e. The truck got stuck in the mud.
i.e. I like the buck, it’s very cute.
i.e. I see a duck. The duck goes to the water.
i.e. The truck is very big.
i.e. I tuck my mom’s hair.

-unk
dunk 灌篮, sunk 下沉, trunk 大象鼻子, skunk 臭鼬, bunk 上下铺, junk 垃圾
i.e. The junk filled up the trunk.
i.e. The junk is very smelly.
i.e. My house has a bunk.
i.e. The trunk is very long.

-ump
jump 跳, pump 充气, stump 树根, grump 心情不好的
i.e. I jumped over stump and bumped my leg.
i.e. Today, I am very grumpy.
i.e. I pump balloons.

-ung
stung 被叮, sung 唱歌, hung 挂, lung 肺
i.e. My lungs filled up with air.
i.e. My arms were stung.
i.e. I sung a song.

Grammar

Present Simple Tense – 一般现在时

am/is/are 

I am

you are

we are

they are

he is

she is

it is

Billy is

Angela is

I wake up.

He wakes up.

Billy wakes up.

Present Continuous Tense 现在进行时

I am reading.

He is sitting down.

am/is/are + verb.ing 

I am not reading.

positive -> negative

am/is/are + not + verb.ing

question

Am I reading?

am/is/are + Subject + verb.ing?