VIP Class Notes (Peter) ***

Today we read The Musicians of Bremen

Vocabulary

Crow – verb, the sound a rooster makes in the morning

Ex. Roosters crow when the sun comes up.

Stew – noun, a kind of soup

Ex. My mother makes me a beef stew when I feel sick.

Band – noun, a group of people that make music together

Ex. Sometimes, bands play on the side of the street.

Set off – verb, to leave, to depart

Ex. I have to be at the airport at 2 o’clock, I’ll set off around 1:30.

Creep – verb, to walk quietly and slowly

Ex. The robber crept into the house so that no one would hear.

Gang – noun, a group of people that do something bad

Ex. The gang of robbers stole many things from the house.

Leap – verb, to jump very far and high

Ex. The dog leaped onto the donkey’s back.

Candle – noun, a small stick that you can light on fire

Ex. When we have no electricity, we use candles for light.

After the story:

Question 1: Is the man in the story nice or mean?

-The man in the story is mean.

Question 2: How many animals does the man have?

-The man have four animals. (The man has four animals)

Question 3: Which animals says “let’s go!”

-The donkey said “we can go.”

Question 4: Where do the animals go?

-It was go to a little house. (They go to a little house)

Question 5: Who do the animals find in the cottage?

-The robbers is inside the house. (The robbers are inside the house)

Pronunciation

Horrible \ ˈhȯr-ə-bəl\

Witch \ ˈwich\

Knife \ ˈnīf \

Life \ ˈlīf \

Homework: summarize The Musicians of Bremen