English Teacher's Note

Read the story Genie in the Bottle and learn the vocabulary words and the meaning of the story. Genie In The Bottle (Short Story) by Blake Moore, Grade 3, NSW One day I was cleaning out the basement, when I picked up a large box full of toys and behind it I saw a bright, shiny bottle. I blew the dust off it and the lid fell off onto the box. ‘That was close’ I said, when all of a sudden out popped a Genie wearing the most amazing colourful costume. I was so scared that I nearly wet my pants! Then all of a sudden the Genie began to speak in a funny deep voice. “You are granted three wishes.” “Cool” I said. “For my first wish I wish for a motorbike,” then out of thin air popped a brand new shiny motorbike. “This is so cool” I said. I jumped on and went for a ride. My first time on a motorbike was a bit scary; I was going too fast and fell right off. So for my second wish I wished for all the Playstation 2 games that have ever been made. Then right before my eyes all the Playstatio...

SHOULD… You should do your homework. Should I go home now? Should Honoka eat hamburger? Should Yoshika listen to pop music? Should Yoshika do Zumba on Saturday morning? Should Honoka try to swim breast stroke? Should Shiori take EIKEN Pre-2 test on January? MAY… May I borrow your textbook? May I talk to Nao? May I have a glass of water? May I have a cup of tea? AND… The ice cream and yoghurt taste delicious. You have to choose spring and summer or winter and autumn. The boy and the girl are in the park. Snoopy and Charlie Brown are friends. Peanuts and Charlie Brown are friends, too. BUT… I like strawberry but I like orange, too. I want to go the Paris Disneyland but I want to go to the Italy's Disneyland, too. The black cat is cute but the white cat is also cute. The Doraemon is famous but Mario is also famous. I have shoes but I'm not wearing it. OR...   What Disney character do you like? Donald Duck or Goofy? ...

In The Town We have a very busy town. Most of the time is noisy and crowded on weekdays.  Office workers usually hurry during rush hours. The train is often crowded with working people and students, too.  I often get excited when it is almost weekend. My family decided to go the town's zoo, botanical garden and hopefully to the amusement park as well. Question: 1. What is it noisy all the time? 2. Why is the train often crowded? 3. Why is the student so excited about ? 4. Describe the pictures you can see. a. What can be the problem on the picture?

In The Town We have a very busy town. Most of the time is noisy and crowded on weekdays.  Office workers usually hurry during rush hours. The train is often crowded with working people and students, too.  I often get excited when it is almost weekend. My family decided to go the town's zoo, botanical garden and hopefully to the amusement park as well. Question: 1. What is noisy all the time? 2. Why is the train often crowded? 3. Why is the student so excited about ? 4. Describe the pictures you can see.