VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Pronunciation

short vowel “o”

-og
dog, log 木块, hog 野猪, fog 雾
The dog and the hog sat on the log.

-op
cop 警察, mop 拖把, hop 跳, pop 扎破, top 陀螺
Pop said, “Do not drop 掉下来 the mop.”

-ot
hot, cot 担架, dot 点, pot
Do not touch the big pot. It is hot.

-ock
knock 敲打, block 积木, lock 锁, sock 袜子, rock 石头, clock 钟
Tim knocks over his blocks.

short vowel “u”

-un
sun, bun 面包, run, nun 修女
Dad thinks it is fun to run in the sun.

-ug
hug 抱, jug 大水瓶, mug 马克杯, rug 地毯
Oh no! There is a big bug 虫子 in my jug.

-ush
hush 嘘, blush 脸红/腮红, crush 捏碎, brush 刷/梳, rush 赶紧, flush 冲水
I rush to brush my teeth.

-uck
tuck 挤进, stuck 困住, duck 鸭子, puck 冰球, buck 鹿, truck 卡车
The truck got stuck in the mud 泥土.

-unk
dunk 灌篮, sunk 沉, trunk 大象鼻子/后备箱, skunk 臭鼬, bunk 上下铺, junk 垃圾
The junk filled 填满 up the trunk.

-ump
jump 跳, pump 充气, stump 木桩, grump 闹情绪
I jumped over the stump and bumped 碰到 my leg 腿.

-ung
stung 叮咬, sung 唱歌, hung 挂着, lung 肺
My lungs filled up with air.

Vocabulary

knock over – 打翻/推翻

over – 越过

fill up – 填满

leg – 腿

air – 空气

with – 和

east – 东

south – 南

west – 西

north – 北

under – 在…下面

on the right/left – 在右边/在左边

on / above – 在上面
on-有接触，above-无接触

under / underneath – 在下面

through – 穿过

tunnel – 隧道
i.e. I am through the tunnel.

across – 在对面
i.e. You sit across from me.
i.e. The shop is across the street.

street – 街

road – 路

around the corner – 转角
i.e. Love is around the corner.
i.e. We will be there around the corner.

Cantonese – 粤

hotpot – 火锅

seafood – 海鲜

meat – 肉

vegetable – 蔬菜

chicken – 鸡/鸡肉

beef – 牛肉

steak – 牛排

pork – 猪肉

lamb – 羊肉

dessert – 甜品

spicy – 辣的

salty – 咸的

blend – 无味的

sour – 酸的

bitter – 苦的

bubble tea /milk tea – 奶茶

beer – 啤酒

juice – 果汁

alcohol – 酒

split – 分开

What do you like to eat?

What kind of food do you like?
– I like to eat Chinese food.

Can you eat spicy food?

What do you like to drink?
-I like to drink bubble tea.

Do you like to drink alcohol?

I am very/really drunk.

Could I have the check please?

I’m buying.

We are splitting the check.