Picture Reading 圖片閱讀
BasicLet pictures help you read.
- Stories starting with Last Sunday use past verbs.
- Arrive at + place; set up the tent.
- Follow the timeline for answers: nine → morning → lunch → afternoon.
文體小知識：Read with picture.
§Text Passage
1Last Sunday, my family went to the beach. The weather was hot and sunny. We arrived at nine in the morning. My father set up the tent. My mother put out the towels and the picnic food.
2I swam in the sea with my brother. The water was cool. My little brother built a big sandcastle. Two birds stood near our towel and looked at our sandwiches. My mother took many photos.
3We ate fish and chips for lunch. In the afternoon, we collected shells on the beach. I found a beautiful pink shell and put it in my pocket. We went home at five. It was a great day. Before we left, my father took one last photo of all of us. My mother said, 'This is the best family day.' On the bus home, my brother fell asleep on my shoulder. I hope we can go to the beach again this summer.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Last Sunday, my family went to the beach.
上個星期日，我們一家人去了沙灘。
The weather was hot and sunny.
那天天氣炎熱，陽光猛烈。
We arrived at nine in the morning.
我們早上九點就到了。
My father set up the tent.
爸爸搭好了一個帳篷。
My mother put out the towels and the picnic food.
媽媽放好毛巾同野餐食物。
I swam in the sea with my brother.
我同哥哥一起下海游泳。
The water was cool.
海水很涼爽。
My little brother built a big sandcastle.
弟弟築了個大沙堡。
Two birds stood near our towel and looked at our sandwiches.
兩隻鳥站在我們毛巾附近，望着那些三明治。
My mother took many photos.
媽媽拍了好多照片。
We ate fish and chips for lunch.
午餐我們吃炸魚薯條。
In the afternoon, we collected shells on the beach.
下午我們在沙灘撿貝殼。
I found a beautiful pink shell and put it in my pocket.
我找到一個漂亮的粉紅色貝殼，放進了口袋裡。
We went home at five.
五點鐘我們就回家。
It was a great day.
那真是很棒的一天。
Before we left, my father took one last photo of all of us.
臨走之前，爸爸幫我們拍了最後一張全家福。
My mother said, 'This is the best family day.'
媽媽說：「這是最棒的家庭日。」
On the bus home, my brother fell asleep on my shoulder.
回家的巴士上，弟弟在我的肩膀上睡着了。
I hope we can go to the beach again this summer.
我希望這個夏天可以再去沙灘。
1Summary 重點摘要
Let pictures help you read.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Read.
Answer.
Question.
Picture.
Sign.
Title.
Key word.
Understand.
3Step by step Steps
- Reading in the pastThe story starts with Last Sunday, so all the verbs are past forms: went, swam, built, ate. Watch the verb shapes as you read — they show the events are over. These are irregular verbs: go went, swim swam, build built, eat ate. Tip: past forms do not change with the subject; he or we, the form stays.
- Paragraph 1: arrivingWe arrived at nine in the morning: arrive at + place means get there, with the time after it. My father set up the tent — set up means build or arrange, and the past of set is still set. Let the picture show who is where. Tip: arrive in for big places like cities, arrive at for the beach or a station.
- Paragraph 2: water and sandThree past actions sit side by side: I swam in the sea with my brother; my little brother built a big sandcastle; two birds stood near our towel. The past of stand is stood. Tip: when one paragraph holds several actions, match each verb with its own subject — who did what.
- Paragraph 2 again: the birdsTwo birds stood near our towel and looked at our sandwiches — the picture shows the birds and the beach things, and the words give the actions. Confirm the text against the picture and back again. Tip: look at + thing is the fixed pattern; never write looked our sandwiches without at.
- Paragraph 3: lunch and shellsWe ate fish and chips for lunch — the past of eat is ate, and for lunch means as lunch. In the afternoon, we collected shells; I found a beautiful pink shell and put it in my pocket. Tip: found is the past of find; put keeps exactly the same form in the past, so put stays put.
- Answer along the timelineLine the story up in time order: nine — arrive; morning — swim; lunch — fish and chips; afternoon — shells. For When and What questions, find the time word first, then read what happened in that slot. Tip: When answers take times and What answers take events; keep to the words of the passage.
- RetellRetell in three sentences: Last Sunday we went to the beach. We swam, ate fish and chips and collected shells. Sentence one gives the time and place; sentence two sums up the day with three verbs. Retelling is the best check of understanding. Tip: keep every verb in the past — never slip back to the present.
5Worked example Example
Beach timeline: answer four questions in time order, using the words of the passage.
- Draw the line: nine — arrive; morning — swim; lunch — fish and chips; afternoon — shells.
- Q1: When did they arrive? — At nine in the morning, straight from the text.
- Q2: What did Father do? — He set up the tent; set up is the phrase from the passage.
- Q3: What did they eat for lunch? — Fish and chips, copied exactly.
- Q4: What did I find in the afternoon? — A beautiful pink shell, adjective included.
- Check: do all four answers come from the passage? Are times and events matched correctly?
- Answer: Q1 At nine in the morning. Q2 He set up the tent. Q3 Fish and chips. Q4 A beautiful pink shell.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Where did the family go last Sunday?
Q2When did they arrive?
Q3What did the little brother build?
Q4What did they eat for lunch?
Q5What did I find in the afternoon?
8Recap Recap
- Stories starting with Last Sunday use past verbs.
- Arrive at + place; set up the tent.
- Follow the timeline for answers: nine → morning → lunch → afternoon.
- Circle new words: sandcastle, towel, shells.
- Use the exact words in the passage.