I Didn`t Do It!





A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, "Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn`t do. "
The mother exclaimed,
"But that`s terrible! I`m going to have a talk with your teacher about this ... by the way, what was it that you didn`t do?"
The little girl replied,
"My homework."
Grammar notes:
- be punish for something: bị trừng phạt vì cái gì (lỗi, làm gì sai...) I was punished for something that I didn`t do.
- have a talk with somebody: nói chuyện với ai. I`m going to have a talk with your teacher about this.
- by the way: À mà, mà này... by the way, what was it that you didn`t do?
The Perfect Son





A: I have the perfect son. B: Does he smoke? A: No, he doesn`t.
B: Does he drink whiskey?
A: No, he doesn`t.
B: Does he ever come home late?
A: No, he doesn`t.
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he?
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday.






Lost Homework





Little Johnny looked so sad his teacher had to inquire what was wrong. “What’s the problem?” she asked. “I hope it’s not about your homework again.”
“Well, uh, yes it is,” Little Johnny says. “I accidentally made my homework paper into a paper airplane.”
“That wasn’t the smartest thing to do,” said the teacher, “But, just this once, I’ll let you just unfold the paper and hand it in.”
“Sorry, but that won’t work,” Little Johnny replied, looking even sadder. “You see, the plane was hijacked!”
Grammar notes:
- Tính từ ngắn và dạng so sánh hơn nhất: the + adj.est That wasn’t the smartest thing to do.
- Thể bị động ở thì quá khứ đơn: was/ were + V.p2 You see, the plane was hijacked!
- Cấu trúc: + make something into something: Làm, chế biến...(nguyên liệu) thành.....( sản phẩm) I accidentally made my homework paper into a paper airplane.
+ let somebody do something: để, cho phép ai làm gì (động từ phía sau luôn ở dạng nguyên thể không có `to` I’ll let you just unfold the paper and hand it in.
Smart Doggy ( Chú chó thông minh)





Two women that are dog owners are arguing about which dog is smarter... First Woman: My dog is so smart, every morning he waits for the paper boy to come around and then he takes the newspaper and brings it to me.
Second Woman: I know...
First Woman: How?
Second Woman: My dog told me.
Grammar notes:
- Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn (present continuous tense): be (are/is/am) + V.ing Two women that are dog owners are arguing.
- "Which" và câu lựa chọn: ta dùng which trong câu có ý lựa chọn `cái này` hay `cái kia`: which dog(=this dog or that dog) : con chó nào (con này hay con kia)
- Cấu trúc:
+ so + tính từ: thật là... so smart
+ and then: và rồi and then he takes the newspaper