Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Speaking exercise

I want to have a dog. I want to have a small dog. The dog eats bones and meat. I throw a ball and the dog catches the ball, I play with the dog

My dog’s name is Xiaobai and he is white.

Vocabulary

pet (n):an animal that is kept in the home as a companion and treated kindly
宠物
They have several pets – a dog, two rabbits, and a guinea pig.
他们有好几只宠物:一只狗、两只兔子和一只豚鼠。
a pet snake
宠物蛇

bone (n): any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame
骨,骨头
dogs like to eat bones
human/animal bones
人/动物的骨头

throw (v): to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm
投;抛;掷;扔
My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
我朋友把球从围栏上掷了回去。
The coat was thrown over the back of the chair.
大衣丢在椅背上。
She threw herself into a chair, exhausted.
她筋疲力尽地倒在椅子上。

catch (v): to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air
抓住,接住
I managed to catch the glass before it hit the ground.
我在玻璃杯落地之前接住了它。

I throw the ball you catch the ball

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