Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Do some writing about charlotte’s web and focus on this:

3rd person verbs (+s for verbs)
don’t use “one”, just say “a”
think about the time with verbs
always make full sentences… not like Spanish

Vocabulary

portugese – people / language
portugal – country

fusion restaurant – 2 different countries’ foods together

monotonous – boring and always the same
eg. it’s a really monotonous sound

the sound of the crickets / the crickets’ song 

plant potatoes
eg. put them in the ground of the farm

they’re coming of age / they’re growing up
eg. the animals are all “coming of age”

a new stage of their lives – period / part of time
eg. i’m entering a new stage of my life

eyelashes – on your eyes 
eyebrows – above your eyes

to bat your eyes

he was begging her

egg sac / a sac of eggs

treat
eg. you don’t know how they treat him

couldn’t tell you
don’t ask me
your guess is as good as mine
how should I know?
buggered if I know
I can’t make heads nor tails of it!
god knows
beats me!
i don’t have the foggiest!
you’ve got me there!

i wasn’t familiar with it

dimensions – the sizes and distances between things
eg. I’m getting better at judging the dimensions

this is the first time that I drew it easily
this is my first time drawing it easily

I’m waiting for sth – neutral – thinking about sth happening in the future
I’m looking forward to sth – positive / happy
I’m expecting sth – neutral – think it should happen / think it will happen 

today the weather report says “rain tomorrow”
I’m expecting rain tomorrow

next week is my birthday
I’m waiting for / looking forward my birthday

I had an interview, they will tell me the answer next week
Did you get the job? I don’t know, I’m waiting for them to tell me

he is expecting Mr Zuckerman to put him in his crate / waiting for his crate because he knows Mr Zuckerman wants to bring him to show him in the fair

he asks to charlotte, he says charlotte “can you come / will you come with me to the fair?” and she says / said maybe not!

Grammar

I will come < > I will not come
Will you come?

I ask sb
I ask 
I tell sb
I tell
I hug sb
I hug
I hit sb
I hit
I give you sth
I give 

I talk to sb
I talk
I listen to sb
I listen
I chat with sb
I chat
I have a conversation with sb
I have a conversation
I give sth to you

Pronunciation

duty – “doo tee” / “dyou dee” / “joo dee”