Signs & Labels 標誌閱讀
BasicRead signs and labels around you.
- No + action = banned: No smoking.
- Two shopping words: supermarket, trolley.
- Sections help you shop: vegetable section, meat section.
文體小知識：Read signs.
§Text Passage
1I go to the supermarket with my mother. We need to buy food. We get a trolley. First, we go to the vegetable section. We buy tomatoes and carrots. Then, we go to the meat section. We buy chicken. Finally, we go to the drinks section. We buy milk. We pay at the counter.
2There are many signs in the supermarket. One sign says, 'No smoking.' Another says, 'Please keep the trolley to the right.' I read the title of each sign first. Then I find the keywords. The keywords help me understand the signs.
3Some signs have a picture too. A picture helps me understand fast. Then I answer my mother's questions about the signs. I can answer them all. My mother says I am a good reader. I am happy!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
I go to the supermarket with my mother.
我同媽媽去超級市場。
We need to buy food.
我們要買食物。
We get a trolley.
我們拿了一輛購物車。
First, we go to the vegetable section.
首先，我們去蔬菜區。
We buy tomatoes and carrots.
我們買了番茄同紅蘿蔔。
Then, we go to the meat section.
接著，我們去肉類區。
We buy chicken.
我們買了雞肉。
Finally, we go to the drinks section.
最後，我們去飲品區。
We buy milk.
我們買了牛奶。
We pay at the counter.
我們在收銀處付錢。
There are many signs in the supermarket.
超級市場裡面有好多告示。
One sign says, 'No smoking.'
其中一個寫着：「嚴禁吸煙。」
Another says, 'Please keep the trolley to the right.'
另一個寫着：「請將購物車靠右。」
I read the title of each sign first.
我首先讀每個告示的標題。
Then I find the keywords.
接著我找出關鍵詞。
The keywords help me understand the signs.
關鍵詞幫我明白那些告示在說什麼。
Some signs have a picture too.
有些告示還有圖片。
A picture helps me understand fast.
圖片幫我更快明白。
Then I answer my mother's questions about the signs.
接著我回答媽媽關於告示的問題。
I can answer them all.
我全部都能回答。
My mother says I am a good reader.
媽媽說我是一個好讀者。
I am happy!
我好開心！
1Summary 重點摘要
Read signs and labels around you.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Read.
Answer.
Question.
Picture.
Sign.
Title.
Key word.
Understand.
3Step by step Steps
- The sceneExample: I go to the supermarket with my mother and we get a trolley at the door. A scene opens with the place and the people; catch these two first and the rest is easy. Supermarket is super plus market — split the word to remember it.
- Paragraph 1: the shopping routeExample: first we go to the vegetable section for tomatoes and carrots, then to the meat section. Shopping follows the areas in order, and the passage uses first and then to show it. Mark these order words as you read.
- Paragraph 2: two signsExample: two signs hang in the store: No smoking and Please keep the trolley to the right. The first one bans; the second one requests. Signs that begin with Please sound polite and appear everywhere in public places.
- No + doing wordExample: No smoking means smoking is not allowed; No running and No eating work the same way. When a sign starts with No, the action that follows is banned, and the verb takes -ing. This is the fixed form of prohibition signs.
- Pictures helpExample: some signs carry a picture too, such as a cigarette crossed out. A picture is faster than words, but the safest way is to read both: the picture gives an instant impression and the words give the exact meaning.
- Answer Mother's questionsExample: use the words from the passage: It says "No smoking." and Keep the trolley to the right. Starting with It says is the standard way to report what a sign reads, and it works everywhere once you know it.
- Sentence practiceExample: I see a sign. It says "No smoking." Use this two-sentence pattern for any sign in the supermarket: first say that you see it, then report its words. Soon you can do it anywhere while shopping.
5Worked example Example
Be a sign expert: match three signs to their meanings, then introduce one with the pattern.
- Sign 1: No smoking — no cigarettes; No plus a doing word bans the action.
- Sign 2: Please keep the trolley to the right — a polite request beginning with Please.
- Sign 3: No eating here — the same No pattern again.
- Circle the keywords: smoking, trolley and eating — the heart of each sign.
- Introduce one: I see a sign. It says "No smoking." — seeing first, then reporting.
- Answer: No smoking means no cigarettes; keep the trolley to the right means trolleys on the right; No eating means no food.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Where do we go shopping?
Q2What do we buy in the vegetable section?
Q3What does No smoking mean?
Q4How do we keep the trolley?
Q5How do pictures help with signs?
8Recap Recap
- No + action = banned: No smoking.
- Two shopping words: supermarket, trolley.
- Sections help you shop: vegetable section, meat section.
- Read the picture and the words together.
- Report a sign with: It says "..."