Words#
polo n. /ˈpoʊloʊ/ #
water polo
The man who is playing water pole is my classmate.
A child found a water polo ball in a ploughed field. After that, she picked it up and called on her friend. No sooner had her fiend opened the door than she entered the room and showed her friend the ball. Then they went to a swimming pool and had a great day.
I don’t know how to play water polo.
She knocked at the door carrying a water polo ball.
The boy usually calls at every house on this street once a month to invite people to play water polo with him.
cut - cut - cut v. /kʌt/ #
That river cuts across the park.
He cut himself yesterday.
He must have cut himself yesterday.
row v. /ˈɹəʊ/ #
No sooner had they started to row on the river than it began to rain.
The competition has started. A large group of people are rowing on the river. The first person who arrives at the destination will get a lot of prizes.
My brother is keen on rowing on the river.
kick v. /kɪk/ #
The girl kicked the ball so hard that it went towards a passing boat, and the person sitting on the boat was knocked down and fell into the water.
If I were you, I wouldn’t kick it too hard.
The boy is trying to kick a ball towards a passing plane. He wants to knock a plane down with the ball.
towards prep. /təˈwɔːdz/ #
I saw the cat running towards my home.
The happiest thing is that you can see your dog hurrying towards you.
After my friend asked me for a board, I hurried towards home, took one, and gave it to him.
nearly /ˈnɪəlɪ/ #
I nearly missed the bus this morning.
She nearly dropped her phone into the river.
I was so tired that I nearly fell asleep in class.
sight n. /saɪt/ #
in sight
No one is in sight.
Last Sunday, I went to a theatre. When I was watching the play, I could hear a loud discussion behind me. I couldn’t bear it, so I turned around, but I couldn’t find anyone in my sight.
It’s to late. There aren’t any car in sight.
Expressions#
call out to sb#
He called out to the girl who was sitting on the river bank.
A child kicked a ball so hard that it went towards my friend, who was playing water polo on the river bank. I immediately called out to him, but he didn’t notice me and got hit by the ball.