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Reading and Reciting, speak out loudly!!!

Part 1 : Vocabulary

today/今天(jīn tiān)

birthday/生日(shēng rì)

day/日(rì)

should/应该(yīng gāi)

give/送(sòng)

gift/礼物(lǐ wù)

music/音乐(yīn yuè)

read/读(dú)

look/watch/看(kàn)

book/书(shū):读书

(jiù):prep,with regard

novel/小说(xiǎo shuō)

store/商店(shāng diàn)

buy/买(mǎi )

when…(is happening)/…的时候(…de shí hòu):used in present/past continuous.

bag/包(bāo)

red/红色(hóng sè)

yellow/黄色(huáng sè)

green/绿色(lǜ sè)

all/都(dōu)

very/非常(fēi cháng)

good-looking/好看(hǎo kàn)

know/知道(zhī dào)

了(le):used after an adjective or adverb to show an action finished.


Part 2 Text

买礼物

        今天是我朋友的生日,我想送她几个礼物,她喜欢听音乐,也喜欢看书,我就买了一张CD和一本小说。

        我去商店买礼物的时候,看到很多包,有红的,绿的,蓝的和黄的,都非常好看,我知道姐姐喜欢包,我就买了一个红色的包送给了她。

Questions:

今天是什么日子?

今天是谁的生日?

我的朋友喜欢什么?

我买了什么礼物?

 


Part 3 Language points

when…(is happening)/…的时候(…de shí hòu):used in present/past continuous, sometimes to show a sustainable status.

eg. 我吃饭的时候/when I am eating.

我在家的时候/when I am at home.

 

了(le):used after an adjective or adverb to show an action finished.

eg. 买了/have bought.

吃了/have eaten.