Midterm Review201 & ESL B

Reading Lesson #1: School Days

By Olivia Ou

Vocabulary

__________ (n.): the day after today

- It is Monday tomorrow. (statement: end the sentence with a period “.”)

- Where will you be tomorrow?(question: end the sentence with a question mark “?”)

Vocabulary

________ (v.): to make a sad sound when you are unhappy or in pain.

- Students groan about having too much homework.

(make the sound: happy or sad?)

Vocabulary

_____ (v.): very happy about something.

- I’m excited about my birthday party. (feel happy or sad?) ( people get excited ; things are exciting)

* _______ (v.): to speak in a very quiet voice.

- I want to whisper a secret to my friend. (loud, soft or quiet voice?)

Vocabulary

_________ (adv.): with care. Use it after a verb.

- You need to walk carefully on a street. (verb)

• _______ (adj): not the same as something else.

- Birds are different from fish.

Alphabetical Order- put the following groups of words in alphabetical order.

1.

Tomorrow ____ Excited ____ Groan ____

2.

Nick _____Jason _____Jerry _____

Singular vs. Plural Nouns

noun + s 1. boy boy__ 2. girl girl__ 3. cup cup__

noun ch,sh,s,x,z + es 1. Dish dish___ 2. Kiss kiss___ 3. Box box___

David’s New FriendsStory Structure

Genre: Realistic Fiction (a make up story that could happen in real life)

Main character/characters (Who is/are they?) _________________________________________________

Setting (Where does the story take place?) ___________________________________ Main Idea (What is the story about?) ___________________________________

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Reading Lesson #2:

Making Friends

Vocabulary

_____ (v): To give some of what one person has to someone else.

- I want to share my watermelon with you. (keep everything to yourself or give some to others?)

_____ed (v): was happy with something. - Trevor enjoyed being a line leader. (feel happy or mad?)

Vocabulary

_______ (adj): very good.

- What a wonderful day! (exclamation mark “!” shows feeling or emotions)

________ (adj): becoming thin; decreasing in number. - You are thinning the Phonics book after taking out some

pages. (getting thinner or thicker?)

Vocabulary

________ (adj): Very pleases, very happy with.

- I am delighted to hear the good news. (feel happy or angry?)

________ (n): A friend or friends.

- Mr. Putter was lonely and wished for some company. (does company mean a friend or a business here?)- The puppy and rabbit are keeping each other company.

Word Endings: Verb ( -ed or –ing )- ed (simple past): before now, yesterday, last night, last week- ing (simple present continuous): be-V (am, are, is) + V-ing

Verb - ed - ing_______ 1. Jump jump ___ jump ____2. Kick kick ____ kick _____3. Start start ____ start _____

Verb (CVC)+C - ed___________- ing_______ 1. Hop hop ____ hop ____ 2. Jog job _____ job _____3. Stop stop ____ stop ____

Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the TeaStory structure (Practice Book: p.11)

Genre: Fiction ( a story with make-up characters and events)

Main character/characters (Who?): _____________ Setting (Where?): ___________________________ Plot: what happens at the beginning, middle and end

of the story.1. Beginning: ________________________________ 2. Middle: ___________________________________ 3. End: _____________________________________

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Reading Lesson #3:

Firefighters at Work

Vocabulary

____ (n): great or high temperature- Can you feel the heat in summer? (do you feel or see the heat?)

______ (n): the visible glowing parts of a fire.- Can you see the different color flames in the picture? (do you feel or see the flames?)

Vocabulary

_____ (v): to give information- Who wants to tell me a story?

______ (n): a large area of land covered with trees and other plants.

- Smokey Bear tells people about the danger of forest fires.

(a tree, a bush, or the woods)

Vocabulary

_____ (adj): away from danger- I feel safe at home.- I don’t feel safe when I’m lost in a forest.

Word Family (rhyming words)add –ill or –ame (practice book: p. 21)

- ill family_ - ame family

1. Bill 1. flame

2. gill 2. game

3. dr _____ 3. n _____

4. gr _____ 4. c _____

Word Family Exercise

1. Which words are from the same word family?

a) mill b) deal c) feel d) bill

2. Which word is not from the same word family?

a) game b) pan c) name d) flame

Table of Contents

• The title page gives the book’s title and the names of its author, illustrator, and publisher.

1. Author: Who writes the story2. illustrator: Who draws the pictures3. Publisher: the company that published the book

exercise: find any book and see if you can find the author, illustrator and the publisher.

Comparative & Superlative Adjectivescomparative adj (add –er): when comparing 2 thingssuperlative adj (add –est): when comparing 3 or more things

Adj ( - er + than) ( the + est )___

1. Tall __________ __________

2. Short __________ __________

3. Fast __________ __________

4. Slow __________ __________

5. Loud __________ __________

6. Quiet __________ __________

Simple Sentence StructureSubjects (nouns: people, places, things or events)

1. SV (Subject + Verb) a) Teacher is talking.b) Students are listening.

2. SVO (Subject + Verb + Object)a) I like ice cream.b) Andy is eating an orange.

3. SVN (Subject + Verb + Noun)a) Mr. Roy is David’s new teacher.b) Trevor’s parents are doctors.

Fighting the FireStory structure (practice book: p. 19)

Genre: Nonfiction Article (gives information about real people, things or events)

Main Idea: The most important idea of a story. - look for words that are repeated over and over in the reading. - look at the title or the first sentence.

Details: Gives more information about a story.

* Review practice book: p. 19

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Reading Lesson #4:

Being Yourself

Vocabulary

______ (n): The arts, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people.

- There are many different cultures in the world. (are all cultures the same or different?)

______ (adj): Not able to hear, or not able to hear well.

- Helen Keller and Rosina are both deaf.

(cannot hear or see?)

Vocabulary

________ (n): A way of telling ideas and feelings to others.

- Students in Korrnell learn two languages.

_______ (n): Showing words and letters with your hands and fingers.

- People who can’t hear use signing to

speak to one another.

Vocabulary

________ (n): People who are part of a family.

- My aunts, uncles and cousins are my relatives.

_________ (v): To show that something is important in a special way.

- How are you going to celebrate your birthday?

Multiple word meaningspractice book: p. 30

1. Sign

a) noun: symbol (+,-, $)

b) Noun: poster, give more information

c) Verb: write your name

d) Verb: to use American Sign Language

* What does “sign” mean in each of the following sentence?• Helen Keller was deaf so she learned to sign to

communicate with others. • She lines up to get Harry Potter to sign on the book.

Word Endingsif a word ends in silent e, drop the e before adding –ing or –edpractice book: p. 31

Verb -ed -ing___

1. Dive dived diving

2. Bike biked biking

3. Wipe wip ____ wip ___

4. Dance danc ____ danc ____

5. Skate skat ____ skat ____

Subject & Predicate

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.- Subject: nouns (people, places, things)- Predicate: tells what the subject is doing, which

contains or begins with the verb of the sentence.

Subject Predicates

1) Firefighters fight forest fires.

2) Rosina learns sign language at school.

3) Mr. Putter feels lonely and wants some company.

Meet RosinaStory Structure (practice book: p. 27)

Genre: Photo Essay / Nonfiction (use mostly photographs to give information about a topic)

Main Idea: Who is the main character and what does she do?

_____________________________________ Details:

1) ______________________________________

2) ______________________________________

3) ______________________________________

Clips we saw in class

Lesson #3: Firefighters1. firefighters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P46uI8QBEww&feature=related

2. Smokey Bear http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=7vmEzMUjPvo&feature=related

Clips we saw in class

Lesson # 4: Meet Rosina

1. ABC alphabets sign language http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQHd1UBkeI&feature=fvst

2. ABC phonics sign language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlMPQ-Lr2_Y&feature=channel

Study hard & Good luck