Monday Apr 22, 2013

1. Monday Apr 22, 2013 Agenda Check at-home project Dictation Quiz – new vocab Begin Unit 6 – Lesson 3 Continue Unit 6 – Lesson 4

2. Reflexive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns reflect the subject of the sentence. e.g. You can see yourself in the mirror. Sally can clean her room by herself. Bill and Ben build the house by themselves. Practice: Write the best Reflexive Pronoun in the blanks. • Jose congratulated . • Juana looked at in the mirror. • I burned on the stove. • Diego put the blanket over . • Sally has a high opinion of .

3. Reflexive Pronouns More Practice • Don’t hold back. Help . • Let’s not deceive . • The dog scratched . • We bought a new car. • Judy loves . • The monkey groomed . • You should do a favor. • They prepared for the trip. • My computer turns off. • Ronaldo and I are confident of .

4. New Vocabulary Words from Unit 6 Lesson 1 + 2 for Dictation Quiz Monday Apr 22, 2013 1. tent 2. wavy 3. coast 4. traditional 5. nomads 6. forest 7. dig 8. less 9. skis 10. trips

5. At-home Project • Study new words for Dictation Quiz on Monday Apr 22, 2013. • Write three paragraphs with the ‘supporting details’ on p.192 of your textbook. You will have to write the ‘topic sentence’ for each paragraph. • On a sheet of notepaper, write your name in the top right-hand corner. Then write two questions from Chapter 2 of the novel. Finally, write the answers to the questions on the opposite side of the sheet of notepaper. • Ex a p.209 – using Reflexive Pronouns

6. Paragraphs One: .The men have mustaches. They have light skin. They have round eyes. They have wavy hair. The men have beards. Two: . There is an open fire in the middle. There is a dirt floor. It is made of grass. It has a window on the east side. Three: . Many speak only Japanese. They were in Hokkaido 7,000 years ago. They attended Japanese schools.

7. Lesson 3 – The Yanomami of the Amazon Before you read Look at the picture p.193 – read the following sentences. Check True, False, Don’t Know TrueFalseDon’t Know • The Yanomami live in a tropical ___ ___ _____ forest. • The Yanomami are farmers. ___ ___ _____ • Most Yanomami men have beards. ___ ___ _____ Now read the article p.194 (4 student readers needed)

8. Comprehension Exercises b. Vocabulary: New Context – put the right word in each blank. c. Vocabulary Review – Match each word in Column A with the word or phrase from Column B that means the opposite. d. Questions – Answer the questions about the article. The asterisk means that you have to think of the answer. e. Comprehension: True/False/No Information – Write T if the sentence is True. Write F if the sentence is False. Write NI if there is no information about the sentence in the text. f. Main idea – circle the number of the main idea of the text

9. Lesson 4 – The Hopi of Arizona Before you read Look at the picture p.198 – read the following sentences. Check True, False, Don’t Know TrueFalseDon’t Know • The Hopi live in the desert. ___ ___ _____ • Traditions are important to ___ ___ _____ the Hopi. • The Hopi live in modern houses. ___ ___ _____ Now read the article p.199 (4 student readers needed)

10. Comprehension Exercises b. Vocabulary: New Context – put the right word in each blank. c. Vocabulary Review – put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. d. Questions – Answer the questions about the article. The asterisk means that you have to think of the answer. e. Comprehension: Multiple Choice – put a circle around the letter of the best answer. The asterisk means you have to think of the answer because it is not in the text. f. Main idea – circle the number of the main idea of the text

11. Main Idea Practice Read each detail sentence. Choose the Main Idea from the box below with which each detail goes best. ___ 1. The warm sun shines on the water. ___ 2. I love to run up and down the field. ___ 3. I practice chipping the ball every day. ___ 4. Sometimes the seagulls try to eat my food. ___ 5. The crowds go wild when I kick the ball. ___ 6. It takes a lot of skill to play soccer in the sand. Bonus: Write a paragraph using one topic sentence from the box and the three details. Add a closing sentence.

12. Main Idea Practice cont. Read each detail sentence. Choose the Main Idea from the box below with which each detail goes best. ___ 1. It starts to get dark earlier. ___ 2. The maple leaves begin to change color. ___ 3. We can play football in the back garden. ___ 4. I love to visit the pumpkin patch at the farm. ___ 5. The birds start to migrate south for the winter. ___ 6. Leaf piles are just right for jumping in. Bonus: Write a paragraph using one topic sentence from the box and three details. Add a closing sentence.

13. Sight Words • Read the phrases below aloud. Practice until you can read them smoothly. 1. summer came around 2. with the newcomers 3. going to the park 4. to jump rope or sit on the grass 5. when I saw them playing 6. some foreign sayings 7. cook some snacks and go on a picnic 8. Thanks to Brock. • Write the phrases to complete the following story. By the time, Brock had made friends . He and the new children were always . They liked . It made me feel good . Brock said, “I’ve taught my new friends the rules to all our games and they’ve taught me . Why don’t we together?” Soon our families were planning a picnic. , we may all end up being good friends. • Read the story aloud. Practice until you can read it smoothly.

14. Academic Paragraph – Bad Example Academic Paragraph: Bad Example – rewrite this paragraph as one paragraph. Correct format errors, incorrect word form and punctuation. The scientists say laughter is essential because it helps to burn calories and enjoy good health. The Dr. Pilchersay that laugh is good for the heart function, because it relieves stress and depression. According to the scientist say that an hour of laughter is equivalent to lift thirty minutes of weights. When people laugh, the people exercise their muscles, and they also exercise fifteen facial muscles. The laughter is necessary to maintain physical and mental health. Laughter is good exercise, because exercise more than 400 muscles. When people laugh people receive the double of the air in their lungs, so the skin is oxygenated. When we laugh, it produces certain endorphins, adrenaline and hormones that make us to feel more awake.

15. At-home Project • Superlatives – complete exercise b p.210. Also, on a sheet of notepaper, write the Comparative form of each adjective used in the exercise. • Choosing the correct definition – complete the Dictionary Page exercise p.217. • Complete the Main Idea paragraphs. Don’t forget the rules for writing a paragraph.