Unit 2
Speaking and listening Sometimes our friends or family are far away. There are many different ways we can tell them about ourselves and our news.
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Name as many as you can.
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If you use an electronic device how is that different from writing a letter?
Language Verbs
Words that tell us what people do are called verbs . Jordan writes a letter.
Jolene plays the recorder.
The words writes and plays are verbs.
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Find the verb in each sentence. Make a list. 1 Jordan plays the guitar. 2 Mommy and Daddy sing with them. 3 Grandma takes Fluff out every day. 4 Grandad brushes his fur. 5 Fluff eats his dinner from a bowl on the floor. 6 I received your kind invitation. 7 We sat in seats at the front of the hall. 8 Everyone clapped loudly at the end of the concert.
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How many verbs can you find in the letter Jordan wrote (page 16)? Write a list.
• Speaking and listening: Exercise 1: Students may suggest email, phone call, text or other online methods of communication. Exercise 2: Online greetings arrive much faster and greetings are less formal. Text messages are shorter and may include abbreviations. CR Allow students to use Creole in pair and group work. Remind them to use Standard English to present their ideas to the class. • Verbs: Exercise 1: Practise with the whole class first, giving them sentences and asking them to pick out the verb. • Extension: Ask students to suggest verbs that tell us what a dog does, such as bark , walk , run , chew , bite , roll , scratch , wag , pant.
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