VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Homework

Write a complete story using the picture.

Writing exercise

INTRODUCTION:
time: holiday, summer, noon, sunny. looks/want: there is a swimming pool, there is a boy, his name is sam, he is outside the gate, he is wearing shorts and he wants to swim.

BODY:
Sam push the gate and run to the swimming pool then he go into it and start to swim, he is swimming happily and fast. Finally he go to the ground and wipe his body with the fabric.

CONCLUSION:
Learn: swimming is good, feel: happy, after: he go home and wear the clothes and trousers.

In the holidays, in summer, at noon, on a sunny day there is a swimming pool and a boy. The boy’s name is Sam and he is outside the gate, wearing shorts and he wants to swim.

Sam pushes the gate and runs to the swimming pool. Then he gets into it and starts to swim. He is swimming happily and fast / quickly. Finally he gets out of the pool and wipes / dries his body with a towel.

Sam learns that swimming is good and feels very happy. After, he goes home and puts on his clothes.

Grammar

I push / you push / Sam pushes

I am here, waiting.
I am at SE, learning English.

Vocabulary

swimming trunks / board shorts / swimsuit (girls)

wear / put on / take off 

Now I’m wearing my jacket in class. After 10 minutes, I will take my jacket off. When I go home, I will put my jacket on.

get in < > get out 
eg. I get into the car and drive. Then I get out of the car.

get into the car / get into the pool

museum – bo wu guan
eg. I went to the museum with my dad last week during my holiday.

long weekend – a 3-4 day weekend (short holiday)
eg. we had a long weekend for New Years

What makes you tired?
If I run very quickly, I feel / get tired. = Running quickly is very tiring.

What makes you excited?
If I play with my friends at a party, I feel / get excited = Playing with my friends at a party is very exciting.

What makes you bored?
If I shop with my mum, I feel / get bored = Shopping with my mum is boring

If you don’t understand (ting bu dong)
what do you mean? / I don’t understand
shenme? – sorry? 

scared = frightened
shocking
= very surprised / jing ya
eg. Jesse said he was 200 years old so Carl was shocked
annoying = hen fan
useless = not useful
eg. the book for helping make a chair is useless so the man is annoyed.