VIP Class Notes (Tony)
Next Class Focus
Page 11, from Non-fiction reading practice, Grade 3.
Vocabulary
what does that mean?
activity – something that you do, or create, usually for fun.
eg: We didn’t do a lot of activities at my school. It was really serious and only had lots of homework.
eg: We do a lot of activities on in sports class p.e.
native – coming from that land, originally
eg: I’m a native English speaker. Because English the language of USA. But I’m not a native American. Because most white people were native to Europe.
Cherokee (native american Tribe) – a small group of people without developed cities or technology
eg: Are there still tribes in the world today?
Maybe, but I think there aren’t any tribes in the world today.
syllable -each sound in a word
eg: There are four syllables in the word “congratulate. ”
Gold / Silver / Bronze (medal) – the award and small thing you wear around your neck, when you win a competition.
eg: He did well, but not the best. So he got a silver medal.
eg:They gave him a silver medal.
publish (V) – to release or put out an article, or make something public, so everyone can see it.
eg: He published his writing, but nobody bought the book.
Where did you study English before?
It’s new ‘something‘ , I forgot the second word.
Oh, you mean New Oriental?
No, it isn’t. I said the new something is a book that is popular in China, many children learn it. – No, it isn’t the things I’m talking about is a popular book in China and many children learn it. / No, it’s not a school. It’s a popular English study book in China.
Oh, so you’re talking about the name of a book?
yeah.
Is it New Interchange?
what interchange means? – What does interchange mean?
Interchange means to change between two or more things.
no, I don’t think it’s that one.
Maybe it’s New Concept.
Yeah, it is. It’s New Concept English.
Grammar
I had a very long time to not see a movie. – [ I haven’t seen a movie in a long time. / It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie. ]
When was the last time you saw a movie?
I can’t remember the last time I saw a movie. Because it’s very long time ago.
Homework
1. Find the English name of your school.
2. Tell us if you think it was a good school and if it helped your English a lot.
3. What was your favorite activity at that school? Or favorite way to study.
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