General vocabulary to know
Pre-Reading
Teddy sees that her parents need to spend some time together, away from home. She suggests they go out to a dinner date to a restaurant. The boys disagree. They do not want to take care of the baby. They want to play games on their computer.
The mom is nervous to leave Charlie alone with the children. Teddy says that they should go. Unfortunately, P.J. is not very responsible. He has a problem when he cares for Charlie. Can you guess what will happen?
The Main Characters | |
|---|---|
P.J. |
the older brother who is in high school |
Teddy |
the older sister who is in high school |
Gabe |
the middle child, a boy |
Charlie |
the baby girl |
the mom |
she works as a nurse at the hospital |
the dad |
he owns a business |
Other characters | |
|---|---|
Captain Stretchy |
a party entertainer who is not good at his job |
Emma |
a girl in the park |
Vocabulary
Parents and Teachers: This vocabulary does not need to be memorized in order to watch the episode. But reading first will be helpful. We call this the “front-loading” of the vocabulary. This way, the student has some knowledge of the vocabulary words when he or she comes upon them. It also helps the student to see the words in context to know what will be coming in the episode.
Unlike the specific scene vocabulary to help the student comprehend the viewing scenes, this vocabulary here is a general, working vocabulary for the English language. Much of this vocabulary will be repeated in many episodes throughout the entire program.
the children |
the kids in the family (children=kids) |
baby talk |
when adults speak to a baby and change their words |
a date |
two people spending time together |
to take care of |
to help another person |
to agree |
when people feel the same |
to disagree |
when people feel differently |
to be nervous, concerned |
to worry, to be upset about what might happen |
to feel (good, bad, scared, sick) |
to be in this mood (state of mind) |
to be wrong |
to be incorrect |
to be right |
to be correct |
to be in trouble |
when kids do something wrong and the parents are upset |
computer games, video games |
fun activities with technology |
a stroller |
an object used to move a baby around from place to place |
the park |
a green, grassy space where children can play and adults can relax or exercise |
the oldest |
the first born child |
the middle |
the child born in between the oldest and youngest |
the youngest |
the child born last |
older |
this describes age; this person has been alive longer |
younger |
this describes age; this person has been alive less time |