Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Grammar

Do you have a car?

A:
Do you live in a house?

B:
No, actually, I live in an apartment.

consonant-辅音；辅音字母

vowel (n)a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips
元音
A short vowel is a short sound as in the word “cup”.
短元音是诸如 cup 一词中的短音。
A long vowel is a long sound as in the word “shoe”.
长元音是诸如 shoe 一词中的长音。

VOWELS-A, E, I, O, U

We use an /ən/ before a vowel sound:

an apple an old shoe an orchestra an umbrella

Some words that begin with a vowel letter in writing have a consonant sound:

/ə ju:niˈvɜ:sɪti/ /ə wʌn …/

a university/ a one-year-old child

In speaking, we use a /ə/ before a consonant sound:

a car a house a big truck a wheel a grey day

A happy and smart teacher

A big and soft bed

subject-the person or thing that performs the action of a verb, or is joined to a description by a verb
主语

“Bob” is the subject of the sentence “Bob threw the ball.”

All dogs bark.                This dog barks a lot. He barks a lot

Trains go fast.                This train goes slowly. It goes slowly

This car is red.         These cars are red.