集训3  ·  TASK CARD

Day 5

Humor & Surprise ★ Midterm Checkpoint
Step 1 · Reading
Step 2 · Review Video
Step 3 · Words Review
Step 4 · Speak It

1Reading

Listen to the story, then read along. Record yourself reading when you're ready.
先听故事,再跟读。准备好了就录音读一遍。

Our class began to prepare for the bake sale.

The money from the sale would pay for our class trip.

We wanted everything to be perfect for the big event.

We started to gather all the trays onto the table.

A big balloon was tied to the front of the table.

Then a strange accident happened near the dessert table.

Two students began to mix up the labels by mistake.

One tray said "Chocolate," but it was actually vanilla.

This mix-up began to confuse everyone at the table.

The wrong labels caused a lot of confusion.

"This is a huge mistake," said one boy.

He looked a little upset and disappointed about the mix-up.

Suddenly, someone tried to hurry and fix the trays.

A tray started to fall before anyone could stop it!

A parent volunteer caught the tray just in time.

The whole crowd let out a loud cheer.

The audience laughed at the noise and the chaos.

It felt like a funny trick, not a real problem.

One boy admitted that he felt a little foolish.

He tried not to regret it too much.

"Let's not fight about it," said the teacher.

Everyone agreed it wasn't worth getting mad over.

For a moment, nobody knew what to do.

The whole event felt a little chaotic and strange.

Then someone had a good idea to fix it.

They decided to shout out the correct names.

They walked past each tray, calling out its flavor.

It worked, and everyone began to relax a little.

The trays still looked a bit strange and mixed up.

A teacher stepped onto the small stage by the door.

A student agreed to perform a quick, funny joke first.

She wanted to announce the surprise plan to everyone.

She explained that every dessert would get a big sign.

That way, nobody would forget the flavor again.

The class began to express how funny it all was.

Even the shy students started to smile and laugh.

One girl said it felt like being in a contest.

It was a test of who could react the fastest.

Her reaction made everyone laugh again and again.

There was almost a tear in every person's eye.

When the sale finally began, it went very well.

It succeeded better than anyone had expected.

People came from every class to see the bake sale.

It felt like the whole school was there in public.

Soon a huge crowd had gathered around the table.

A few visitors seemed afraid to guess wrong.

So they asked questions before choosing a dessert.

By the end of the day, it was time to report.

The class told the principal exactly what had happened.

She smiled and called it a special memory.

She said it was not a terrible mistake at all.

Everyone felt proud that they fixed the mix-up together.

Nobody stayed upset about it for very long.

It wasn't a perfect start to the day.

But in the end, it became an amazing, funny story.

The whole school wanted to congratulate the class.

They had turned an awful moment into a happy one.

word = today's new words    word = review words from earlier days

Record Yourself Reading 录音跟读
If recording doesn't work, please open this link in Safari or Chrome instead of WeChat's built-in browser.
如果录音无法使用,请用 Safari 或 Chrome 打开此链接,不要用微信内置浏览器。

2Review Video

Today in class, these 19 words only got a quick look — not enough time to really practice them yet. Watch this video to get to know them better before we practice using them soon.
今天课上这19个词只来得及"认识一下",还没机会真正练习。看看这个视频,为很快要做的产出练习打好基础。

Words in this video 视频里的词: costume, mascot, crash, spill, switch, banner, balloon, decorate, bakery, order, wrong, correct, chaos, wobble, tumble, tray, volunteer, rehearse, audience

3Words Review

Sort all 60 words, then practice the ones you're not sure about.
把60个词都过一遍,然后针对不确定的词做练习。

Start Words Review →

4Speak It

Pick just 1–2 words below that you like. Tap 🔊 to hear each word, look at the meaning and example sentence, then say your own sentence out loud. It's OK to look at the example while you talk — you don't need to memorize anything.
从下面挑1-2个你喜欢的词就行。点🔊听发音,看看中文意思和例句,然后自己说一句话。说的时候可以看着例句,不用背下来。

castle
城堡
I saw an old castle.
How to use it 怎么用
I saw an old ___.
ancient
古老的
The castle was ancient.
How to use it 怎么用
___ was ancient.
village
村庄
We drove through a village.
How to use it 怎么用
We drove through a ___.
tent
帐篷
We slept in a tent.
How to use it 怎么用
We slept in a ___.
flight
航班
We took a flight.
How to use it 怎么用
We took a ___.
giant
巨大的
It was a giant tower.
How to use it 怎么用
It was a giant ___.
incredible
难以置信的
The view was incredible.
How to use it 怎么用
___ was incredible.
amazing
令人惊叹的
The castle looked amazing.
How to use it 怎么用
___ looked amazing.
odd
奇怪的
I heard an odd sound.
How to use it 怎么用
I heard an odd ___.
tough
艰难的
The hike was tough.
How to use it 怎么用
___ was tough.
chance
机会
It was my first chance to see it.
How to use it 怎么用
It was my first chance to ___.
moment
片刻
For a moment, I felt afraid.
How to use it 怎么用
For a moment, I felt ___.
view
景色
The view was beautiful.
How to use it 怎么用
The view of ___ was beautiful.
hunt
搜寻
We went to hunt for clues.
How to use it 怎么用
We hunt for ___.
wild
野生的
We saw a wild goat.
How to use it 怎么用
We saw a wild ___.
nature
大自然
I love nature.
How to use it 怎么用
I love ___.
ground
地面
I saw marks on the ground.
How to use it 怎么用
I saw ___ on the ground.
pack
打包
I packed my bag.
How to use it 怎么用
I packed my ___.
guard
看守
We took turns to guard the camp.
How to use it 怎么用
We took turns to guard ___.
Record Your Sentences 录音说句子
If recording doesn't work, please open this link in Safari or Chrome instead of WeChat's built-in browser.
如果录音无法使用,请用 Safari 或 Chrome 打开此链接,不要用微信内置浏览器。