Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Chapter 16
Everybody in the farm were anxious about the Fair day, they went to bed stayed dreaming a little. At early morning woke up, they didn’t want to wait to see Wilbur there. Everyone knew that day would be a great day so, they took a bath and they were wearing the best clothes that they had. Fern for example wanted to wear her beautiful dress, she would be see some boys at the Fair. Mrs Zuckerman decided to give a buttermilk bath to Wilbur, when she said that to Mr Zuckerman, just he said, you are crazy, Wilbur it is very clean, and didn’t prevent it, he knew that was impossible when she decided something. She explained that her grandmother made it when the pigs were dirty. And she wore rubber boots and old raincoat and a bucket with buttermilk, she did it. And Wilbur felt radiant and happy, he was the cleanest pig that you ever saw.

Chapter 16
Everybody in the farm was anxious about the Fair day, so they went to bed and stayed dreaming for a little longer / for a while. In the early morning / Early in the morning they woke up, and they didn’t want to wait to see Wilbur there / couldn’t wait to see Wilbur there. Everyone knew that day would be a great day so, they took a bath and they put on the best clothes that they had. Fern for example wanted to wear her beautiful dress, because she would be seeing some / she would see boys at the Fair. Mrs Zuckerman decided to give a buttermilk bath to Wilbur, but when she said that to Mr Zuckerman, he just said, “you are crazy, Wilbur it is very clean”, and he didn’t prevent it, because he knew it was impossible to change her mind when she decided to do something. She explained (to him) that her grandmother (just) made it when the pigs were dirty. And / then she wore rubber boots and an old raincoat and a bucket with buttermilk in it / inside, she did it / and washed him herself. After that, Wilbur felt radiant and happy, because he was the cleanest pig that you ever saw.

Grammar

I went to the park and I was happy because it was sunny.
I went to the park and when I was there, I was happy because it was sunny.

Just I want it – only I want it, no othe people wants it
I just want it – I don’t like it, I don’t ___ it… i just WANT it
I want just it – I don’t anything else, only this thing

I play football because I LIKE it, i don’t NEED it, i don’t LOVE it… i only LIKE it.

I am doing / I am seeing
I will be doing / I will be seeing
I will do / I will see

In July
In early July
In late July

In the morning
In the early morning / Early in the morning
In the late morning / Late in the morning

went to the bed…
on the bed they – in bed they…
eg. I went to bed at 9PM and in bed I read a book

Vocabulary

she rolls her own cigarettes

I had my doubts / I doubted it

cough 
eg. I smoked and coughed and I thought it was absurd

get dressed and put on the best clothes / wear the best clothes / change into the best clothes
eg. in the morning I put on / change into my clothes because I want to wear clothes to school

take a bath / give sb a bath
eg. fern gives wilbur a bath and then fern takes a bath herself

the slop gets on his ears / all over his ears / on the back of his ears

rubber boots / gumboots 

paddle – the long “spoon” thing / also something you use to make a boat move / also swimming like a dog
eg. I paddled in the water
eg2. I used a paddle to row the boat
eg3. I used a paddle to hit my kid

sparkling – shiny
eg. he was so clean he was sparkling

Pronunciation

raincoat – raayyyyyn kUHooooooot

every animal in the barn cellar / cellar of the barn want to join in – “barrnnn cell larrr”