School Things 校園用品
BasicTheme words for school things.
- Four position words: in, on, under, next to.
- Ask Where is ...? and answer It is ...
- Say Thank you when a friend helps.
文體小知識：Learn theme words.
§Text Passage
1It is Monday morning. Peter puts his bag on his chair and takes out his book. He looks for his pencil in the bag. Oh no, the pencil is not there! He looks under the desk. He looks in his pocket. It is still not there.
2His friend Mary gives him a pen and a ruler. 'You can use them today,' she says. Peter says thank you to Mary. Then Mary finds the pencil! It is under the chair, next to the eraser.
3Peter smiles. He puts the pencil back in his pencil case. Now he can write in his book. He is very happy. He says, 'Mary, you are a good friend.' Mary smiles too. It is a good Monday morning.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
It is Monday morning.
今日是星期一早上。
Peter puts his bag on his chair and takes out his book.
Peter 把書包放在椅子上，拿出一本書。
He looks for his pencil in the bag.
他在書包裡面找他的鉛筆。
Oh no, the pencil is not there!
哎呀，鉛筆不在！
He looks under the desk.
他看了看書桌下面。
He looks in his pocket.
他又看了看自己的袋子。
It is still not there.
還是找不到。
His friend Mary gives him a pen and a ruler.
他的朋友 Mary 給了他一支筆同一把間尺。
'You can use them today,' she says.
「你今日可以先借用。」他說。
Peter says thank you to Mary.
Peter 謝謝 Mary。
Then Mary finds the pencil!
接着 Mary 找到了鉛筆！
It is under the chair, next to the eraser.
原來在椅子下面，擦膠旁邊。
Peter smiles.
Peter 笑了。
He puts the pencil back in his pencil case.
他把鉛筆放回鉛筆盒。
Now he can write in his book.
現在他可以在這本書上寫字。
He is very happy.
他好開心。
He says, 'Mary, you are a good friend.'
他說：「Mary，你是個好朋友。」
Mary smiles too.
Mary 也笑了。
It is a good Monday morning.
這是一個美好的星期一早上。
1Summary 重點摘要
Theme words for school things.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A bag for carrying school things.
Something you read.
You write with it in ink.
A straight tool for drawing lines.
You write and draw with it.
It rubs out pencil marks.
A table for writing.
You sit on it.
3Step by step Steps
- Paragraph 1: the lost pencilExample: Peter cannot find his pencil. He looks under the desk and inside the bag, but there is no sign of it. This paragraph brings in four position words — in, on, under, next to — which tell where things are, so read them until smooth.
- Paragraph 2: a friend helpsExample: Mary says, "You can use them today," and lends Peter a pen and a ruler. Peter says thank you at once. When a friend is in trouble, help; a lending sentence is full of kindness. Learn the pair: lend is to give, borrow is to take.
- The pencil is foundExample: Mary finds the pencil under the chair, right next to the eraser. Peter smiles with joy, because now he can write. Use two position words together and the location sounds exact and clear — the most common way to answer.
- Four position wordsExample: in the bag, on the desk, under the chair, next to the eraser. Point at real things and say one sentence for each word. Point and say at the same time, and the four position words will stick fast.
- Asking Where is ...?Example: ask with Where is my pencil? and answer with It is under the chair. Where is opens the question; It is plus a position word gives the answer. One question and one answer make a complete dialogue, and neither is can be dropped.
- Thank-you sentencesExample: Thank you. / You are a good friend. When someone helps you — or you help someone — say the thanks out loud. Look at your friend, smile a little, and use the two sentences in turn; they sound polite and natural.
- Little taskExample: say where three of your things are: My eraser is in the pencil case. My ruler is on the desk. My bag is on my chair. Each one is a variation of the It is pattern; master them and position questions hold no fear.
5Worked example Example
Lost and found: ask with Where is ...?, answer with position words, and help Peter find his lost things step by step.
- Read the four position words first: in, on, under, next to. Say each one twice.
- Answer Q1: Where is the pencil? Give the full sentence It is under the chair., not just under the chair.
- Answer Q2: Where is the eraser? It is next to the pencil. Note that next to must be followed by a noun.
- Answer Q3: Where is the bag? Peter puts it on the chair at the start, so the answer is It is on the chair.
- Finish by saying the whole result in one line: The pencil is under the chair, next to the eraser.
- Answer: The pencil is under the chair, next to the eraser. The bag is on the chair.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1What is Peter looking for at first?
Q2Who lends Peter a pen?
Q3Where is the pencil in the end?
Q4Fill in: The pen is ___ the pencil case. (inside)
Q5What does Peter say about Mary?
8Recap Recap
- Four position words: in, on, under, next to.
- Ask Where is ...? and answer It is ...
- Say Thank you when a friend helps.
- Review stationery: bag, book, pen, ruler, pencil, eraser.
- Keep your pencil case tidy and nothing goes missing.