Signs & Labels 標誌閱讀
BasicRead signs and labels around you.
- Imperative signs start with the base verb; Do not bans.
- Time ranges: from nine to five.
- Report signs with: The sign says "..."
文體小知識：Read signs.
§Text Passage
1The zoo is a fun place to visit. There are many animals. You can see lions, tigers, and elephants. The monkeys are very playful. They jump around and make funny faces. The pandas are my favourite. They eat bamboo all day.
2There is also a bird show at two o'clock. You can watch birds do tricks. A big sign at the entrance says, 'Buy your ticket here.' Another sign says, 'Do not feed the animals.' A small sign near the grass says, 'Keep off the grass.'
3Remember to read the signs first. They keep us and the animals safe. The zoo is open from nine to five. Let us follow the signs and have a happy day at the zoo. Before we leave the zoo, we buy a small toy panda from the gift shop. My friend says, 'Let us come again in the summer.' I nod and smile. We had a wonderful day.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
The zoo is a fun place to visit.
動物園是一個好好玩的地方。
There are many animals.
裡面有好多動物。
You can see lions, tigers, and elephants.
你可以見到獅子、老虎同大象。
The monkeys are very playful.
那些猴子很調皮。
They jump around and make funny faces.
他們跳來跳去，還會做鬼臉。
The pandas are my favourite.
我最喜歡熊貓。
They eat bamboo all day.
他們常常都在吃竹。
There is also a bird show at two o'clock.
兩點鐘還有雀鳥表演。
You can watch birds do tricks.
你可以看小鳥表演雜技。
A big sign at the entrance says, 'Buy your ticket here.'
入口有一個大牌子寫着：「在這裡買票。」
Another sign says, 'Do not feed the animals.'
另一個牌子就寫着：「請勿餵飼動物。」
A small sign near the grass says, 'Keep off the grass.'
草地旁邊有一個小牌子寫着：「請勿踐踏草地。」
Remember to read the signs first.
記住要先看清楚那些指示牌。
They keep us and the animals safe.
他們保障我們同動物的安全。
The zoo is open from nine to five.
動物園朝九晚五開放。
Let us follow the signs and have a happy day at the zoo.
我們一起跟着指示牌，在動物園過開心的一天。
Before we leave the zoo, we buy a small toy panda from the gift shop.
離開動物園之前，我們在禮品店買了一隻熊貓玩偶。
My friend says, 'Let us come again in the summer.'
我朋友說：「夏天我們再來。」
I nod and smile.
我點頭微笑。
We had a wonderful day.
我們過了美好的一天。
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 scene: the zooThe zoo is a fun place sets the scene. Inside there are lions, tigers and elephants, and the monkeys are playful — they jump around. Find the place and the animals first, like pinning a map, and the later details will have somewhere to sit. Tip: animal words take plurals for the whole group, brought in by there is / there are.
- Time informationThere is a bird show at two o'clock — at gives the clock time, and times often sit on signs and posters. Watch for markers like o'clock, a.m. and p.m., and slow down when you see one. Tip: there is goes with the singular a bird show; more than one show needs there are; clock times take at, not in or on.
- Two important signsOne sign at the entrance says Buy your ticket here; another says Do not feed the animals. Read the verb first: one asks you to do something, the other forbids it — opposite directions. Tip: sign words are short and direct, so grab the verb and check whether a Do not starts the line.
- Imperative signsBuy your ticket here is an imperative — it tells you to act; Do not feed is a negative imperative — it bans the act. Imperatives start with the base verb and drop you, because the target is everyone. Tip: the imperative verb never takes s or to; after Do not, the verb stays in the base form too.
- Opening hoursThe zoo is open from nine to five: from gives the start, to gives the end, and together they show a range — from Monday to Friday, from two to four. Tip: from and to work as a pair; from nine alone is incomplete, and the state is written is open, not is opening.
- Why read the signsRemember to read the signs first. They keep us and the animals safe. Signs are the safety rules of a place: one tells us to buy tickets, one protects the animals from wrong feeding. Signs is plural because there is more than one. Tip: remember to do means not forget to do; remember doing means recall doing it before.
- Sentence practiceReport a sign with says: The sign says "Do not feed the animals." — the sign + says + the words, often inside quotation marks. Try another: The sign says "Buy your ticket here." Tip: says is third person singular; inside the quotation marks, copy the sign word for word with no new subject.
5Worked example Example
Zoo sign mission: match three signs to their meanings and answer the two questions.
- Sign 1: Buy your ticket here — buy at the entrance; a positive imperative.
- Sign 2: Do not feed the animals — no feeding; a negative imperative.
- Sign 3: Open from nine to five — the opening hours, a from ... to ... range.
- Q1: What time is the bird show? — At two o'clock; at before clock times.
- Q2: What must we not do? — Feed the animals, the banned action.
- Report: The sign says "Buy your ticket here." — says introduces the sign's words.
- Answer: Ticket sign: the entrance; Do not feed the animals: no feeding; open from nine to five; bird show at two o'clock.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Which animals are very playful?
Q2What time is the bird show?
Q3What does the entrance sign tell us to do?
Q4When is the zoo open?
Q5Why should we read the signs?
8Recap Recap
- Imperative signs start with the base verb; Do not bans.
- Time ranges: from nine to five.
- Report signs with: The sign says "..."
- Signs carry times too: bird show at two o'clock.
- Read the signs first — they keep everyone safe.