Homework

  1. barge:a large low boat with a flat bottom,used for carrying goods on a canal or river.

Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.

  1. badge:a small piece of metal,cloth or plastic with a picture or words on it,worn to show rank,member ship of a group,support for a political idea etc.

We were each handed a badge with our name on it.

  1. dodge:to move quickly to avoid someone or something.

He ran across the courtyard dodging a storm pf bullets.

  1. lodge:a small house on the land of large country house.usually at the main entrance gate.

He stayed at the Valley Lodge.

  1. dumb:someone who is dumb is not able to speak at all.Many people think that this use is offensive.

A young deaf and dump man.

A:Hey.Sam.What are you doing?

B:I’m drawing.

A:Who is this in this picture?
B:This is dad.

A:Oh,really?What’s this on his cloth?

B:This is his badge.

A:What’s he doing?

B:He is walking towards the barge.He need to go to the work.

A:OK.Look another picture.Why you draw a big rock?

B:Because yesterday dad and I stayed at the lodge .and a tall boy threw a rock to me.

A:Oh,really?Did you hurt?

B:No,I dodged quickly.And dad ran quickly to caught him.

A:And then?

B:We discover he is a dumb boy.

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