吉的堡美語安親學校-麻豆分校 KID CASTLE

A Pack of Seeds 

Mum gives me a pack of seeds.

Plant them.

I dig a hole in the soil.

I put the seeds into the hole.

I cover the hole with soil.

Just in time ! 

Tick tock, tick tock.

The clock is ticking.

The clock tells us time. It is 8:59.

Everyone is in the class except for one.

Learning Discipline

      Tom is a boy who lives in the city. He frequently becomes angry when he is hungry. His parents feed him many times a day to keep him happy. Before he goes to bed at night, his mother has to cook an extra meal for him. Tom is getting very fat and lazy. He does not even go to school anymore. Tom’s parents are sad. They don’t know what to do. Finally they decide to send him to his aunt and uncle’s farm in a small village.

      “I hate this place. I am hungry. Give me food,” Tom yells.

      His aunt replies, “On the farm, you must work to get food. You can grow your own vegetables and raise your own chickens. Your cousin, Joe, can help you.”

      Tom does not like this and he yells at Joe. Joe gets up early every morning to water vegetables and feed the chickens before he goes to school. Tom looks at Joe and starts to cry. No one listens to him.

Ing-Ing’s Story

      Ing-Ing moved to the United States when she was fourteen years old. Her parents send her to the United States so she could speak perfect English. When she first arrived in New York, she was very happy. She liked the tall buildings and shops in the big city. However, after school started, Ing-Ing became sad, The teacher was always saying something that she could not follow. Her classmates tried to talk to her but Ing-Ing could not understand them. Ing-Ing used to be a smart and popular student in school. Here she was nobody. She was even too scared to talk to anyone.

      One day Ing-Ing sat in the school library feeling sorry for herself. She said to herself, “My parents thought it would be easy for me to learn English in the U.S., but it’s very difficult. What should I do?” Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind her. It said, “Maybe you should read some easier books first.” Ing-Ing turned around. It was her English teacher! The English teacher introduces to her some children’s books with beautiful pictures. She also taught her to look up new words in the dictionary.

      Those books were very interesting. Ing-Ing could finish several books in a day. Ing-Ing felt more and more comfortable with the English language. Very soon, Ing-Ing was again a smart and popular student in her new school and could speak perfect English!

Embarrassing  Moment

Bobby is a student in junior high school. Bobby secretly likes Emily. Emily is a really cute and smart girl in his class. Bobby never feels comfortable talking or sitting next to her. After school, he often watches out for Emily and pretends like he doesn’t see her.

One day he is eating lunch in the cafeteria, and he sees Emily sitting nearby. He finally decides to talk to her. He gets up and walks toward her with his food and milk. Unfortunately, he trips on a chair in his path and the food in his hands suddenly flies onto Emily. She is covered in food and wet from the milk. Everyone looks at Emily and Bobby and laughs at them. Emily cries and runs out of the cafeteria. Bobby feels like an idiot. It is the most embarrassing moment for Bobby!

Bobby does not feel like going to school after this experience. The next day, Bobby sees Emily in school. Emily looks away from him. She doesn’t want to talk to Bobby. Bobby does not hide. Instead he stands in front of her and apologizes to her. He tells her that he likes her and did not mean to hurt her feelings. Emily looks up into his eyes and makes a small smile. During lunch they sit next to each other in the cafeteria. Everyone is looking at them. This time they are cheering for both of them!