VIP Class Notes (Nick) [S]
Next Class Focus
Review making comparisons using “than,” not the Chinese structure.
Compare the sizes of the planets and stars:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Star-sizes.jpg
Vocabulary
Eternity – forever, for all time
e.g. If Hank sells me his soul, I will control him for eternity.
Soul – the part of a person that makes you different from a rock, or a tree
e.g. Some people say that God made human souls. Others think that they are natural.
Rascal – someone who is naughty, maybe they even do illegal things
e.g. Don’t be a rascal, Hank!
Rattle – the noise that some snakes make when they shake their tails
Miss – to try to throw, hit, or shoot at something and to instead hit something else
e.g. Captain Marvel tried to hit Snakeman, but she missed and Snakeman won.
Vampire – a person who lives forever and drinks the blood of other people 吸血鬼
e.g. “Dracula” is a famous vampire who only comes out at night, flies around like a bat 蝙蝠 and drinks people’s blood.
Smoke – black or white stuff that comes from fire; Batman uses it to escape from his enemies
Tasty – have a good flavor 好喝,好吃
Planets – 星球
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – 水星、金星、地球、火星、木星、土星、天王星、海王星、冥王星
Kuiper Belt – (kai – per) a place farther from the Sun than Neptune 海王星 that has lots of rocks and pieces of ice
Universe – 宇宙, everything that is
Grammar
My shoes big your shoes – My shoes are bigger than your shoes
— You have to use “that” to compare things.
e.g. The table is bigger than the chair.
e.g. Nick is taller than Hank.
e.g. The wall is brighter than the table.
Speaking exercise
Nick’s shoes has a snake. It is so big and green. It’s tail can *chchwhatwhat* I touch it and he bite me. And I die. Uaaaaahhh! So Nick killed me. The police is use things and bianchen Ultraman *Hank makes noises and waves arms* Nick died. The snake bite me I am a snakeman! Spiderman died. The Green Giant, look!
Nick’s shoes have a snake inside. It is so big and also green. It’s tail can *chchwhatwhat* rattles when I get close. I touched it and it bit me and I died. Uaaaaahhh! So Nick killed me. The police is use things and bianchen Ultraman *Hank makes noises and waves arms* Nick died. The snake bite me so I am became a snakeman! Spiderman died. The Green Giant, look!
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