VIP Class Notes (Nick) [R]

Vocabulary

Button – something you push to turn something on or off
e.g. Jason pushed the button on the computer screen and turned it off.

Heavy – when something is hard to pick up 重
e.g. This desk is too heavy to pick up.
Light – when something is very easy to pick up
e.g. This phone is very light!

Hang – to put something up on a wall 挂
e.g. We hung the SmartEnglish sign on the wall.

Whiteboard – a board for writing on so that you can erase what you wrote 白板
Eraser – for when you wrote something and want to change it
e.g. Jason loves to draw on the whiteboard, but Nick uses the eraser to erase it!

Watch – 手表; 看
e.g. Jason looked at his watch to see what time it was.
e.g. He was late for watching his favorite tv show!

Chair – 椅子
e.g. Jason stayed in his chair all class and studied very hard, because he wants to have very good English.

Yard – a place with grass and flowers around your house
e.g. Jason like to run around in his front yard.
Grass – 草

How do we talk about which one we want? How do we use 第 in English?
First, second, third . . . – 第一个，第二个，第三个
Then, add “th” to the other numbers:
Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth . . .
BUT, when you get to 21, you have to use the first three again!
Twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third . . .

Apartment – a building with many places for people to live

To go for a walk – to go outside and walk without having to go anywhere
e.g. After dinner, Jason likes to take a walk.
To take a dog for a walk – to take the dog around where you live, for exercise or to use the bathroom
e.g. When the dog has to use the bathroom, Jason takes it for a walk.
Leash – something you put around a dog’s neck to keep it from running away
e.g. Before you take your dog for a walk, you must put it on a leash.

Poor Dog

Jason looked at his watch. It was time for his favorite TV show. He turned on the TV. He sat down in his chair. But then he heard his dog. His dog was scratching at the door. Oh, no, Jason thought. The dog wanted to go out. The dog had to go to the bathroom. If he lived in a house, he could let the dog go out the door and into the yard. But he lived in an apartment. He didn’t have a yard. He had to take the dog for a walk. But if he took the dog for a walk, he would miss his favorite TV show. The dog scratched at the door again. Jason turned off the TV.