F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Books:

James and the Giant Peach

Vocabulary

Can (do something)

1. allow 2. be able to

eg: Welcome, you can have a seat.

eg: Welcome, you can have a seat anywhere.

Get to (do something)

  1. to allow someone ( to do) something special 2. given permission to do something, when usually you can not

eg: Welcome, you get to have a seat.

eg: Welcome, you get to have a seat anywhere

AMY: You don’t let me use the dictionary in class.

TONY: I know, but because it is your birthday today, you get to use the dictionary! Yay!

/            I know, but because it is your birthday today, you can use the dictionary! Yay!

eg: I get to use the book today because today my parents are not home.

eg: We get to start school late today, because it snowed.

eg: You get to sit in first class? So lucky. ( on a plane)

Get to ( a place)

1. to arrive

eg: I got home at 6pm.

eg: I will get to the library before 9am.

Grammar

in May

at 12:00

on the 25th

is on May 25th

When I turn 80, I will have a big family.

Six years from now, I will be turning 40.

Six years ago, I lived in Fujian for work.