Online Class Notes (Joe)

In today’s class, we talked about your visit to Dodo’s kindergarten. We learned some useful vocabulary and focused on some small grammatical mistakes.

Pronunciation

flashlight – It is important to say the first vowel clearly. Use the same sound as the first vowel in ‘apple’. If you say the wrong sound, you may say ‘flesh’, which has a different meaning.

natural – There are two ways to pronounce this word. You can say na chu ril or na chril. Both are acceptable.

Grammar

today I have my annual leaving
today I am on annual leave

I take Dodo to his new kidnergarten
I took Dodo to his new kidnergarten

he love it
he loves it

I think this kindergarten is really nice place
I think this kindergarten is a really nice place

These houses are made by wood
These houses are made of wood

They take care the children
They take care of the children

there’s a lot of swings
there are a lot of swings

at the corner of the playground
in the corner of the playground

The playground is about the grass (this means the playground is around the grass)
The playground is covered with grass (there is grass all over the playground)

Vocabulary

familiarize – to become familiar
I let him familiarize himself with the enviornment
It took my a little time to familiarize myself with my new office

caregiver – a person whose job is take care of people (usually the elderly or children)
There are three teachers and one caregiver.

at the corner – usually used to talk about street corners (e.g. I will meet you at the corner of White and 2nd street).
in the corner – usually used to talk about corners in places (e.g. There are some chickens in the corner).

play with himself – this has a sexual meaning and is very commonly used
play by himself – play without others