Unit 3, Chapter 5: How to describe a process

Pre-writing

topic: salad

controlling idea: easy dish to make

topic sentence: A salad is an easy dish to make.

 

topic: salad

question: How do I make it? (What is the process? )

outline:

1. A salad is an easy dish to make.

a. wash vegetables

b. chop up, put in bowl

c. pour dressing

d. toss them with utensils

It is not difficult to prepare a salad.

Writing

Model paragraph:

Making a Salad

A salad is an easy dish to make. There are four steps in making a salad. First, you wash the vegetables. You can include tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, onion, or anything you want. Next, you chop them up and put them in a bowl. Then you pour dressing on them. Finally, you toss them with salad utensils to cover them with the dressing. It is not difficult to prepare a salad.

Unit 3, Chapter 5: Use a comma with a thing in a series.

Wednesday, June 11: Homework

Directions:

Write the sentences on a sheet of paper. Add commas where they are needed.

Examples:

I enjoy reading sleeping and eating.

Answer: I enjoy reading, sleeping, and eating. (more than 2 things - commas needed)

I like drinking tea and listening to music.

Answer: I like drinking tea and listening to music. (only 2 things - no commas needed)

1. I ate salad rice and fish for lunch.

Answer: I ate salad, rice, and fish for lunch. (3 things - commas needed)

2. I ate mashed potatoes and meat for dinner.

Answer: I ate mashed potatoes and meat for dinner. (only 2 things - commas not needed)

3. In Seattle the months of June July August and September are the nicest.

Answer: In Seattle, the months of June, July, August, and September are the nicest. (4 things - commas needed)

4. The weather today is warm and sunny.

Answer: The weather today is warm and sunny. (2 things - commas not needed)

5. Eri Kensuke Mako Noriko Yoshitaka and Yuki are the students in my class.

Answer: Eri, Kensuke, Mako, Noriko, Yoshitaka, and Yuki are the students in my class. (6 things - commas - yes)

6. I love three kinds of salmon: raw smoked and baked.

Answer: I love three kinds of salmon: raw, smoked, and baked. (3 things- commas needed)

Unit 3, Chapter 6: Main and Dependent Clauses

Directions: Combine each pair of sentences into a single sentence with the words in parentheses. Begin with your dependent clause.

You read the directions.

You do the exercise. (Before)

Answer: Before you do the exercise, you read the directions.

You cook the dish.

You eat the it. (after)

Answer: After you cook the dish, you eat it.

He opens the bottle.

He drinks the milk. (before)

Before he drinks the milk, he opens the bottle.

She goes to sleep.

She turns off the light. (after)

Answer: After she turns off the light, she goes to sleep.

Count and Noncount Nouns

Common noncount nouns*:

advice

furniture

help

homework

information

mail

money

music

paper

traffic

weather

work

meat

milk

pepper

rice

salt

soup

sugar

tea

water

wine

bacon

beef

chicken**

fish

ham

lamb

pork

** Some nouns can be used either as a count noun or as a noncount noun. For example:

Count: There is a chicken in the farmer's yard.

Noncount: I like chicken. I often have some chicken with rice for dinner.

Weaving It Together, Unit 4, Chapter 7: Vocabulary

unity: oneness

blind: unable to see

deaf: unable to hear

irrelevant: does not have a connection to something

tidy: neat; orderly

sharp: having a thin point or edge

unlucky: not having good luck

tool: a device you hold in your hand to do a task

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

A Process for understanding unknown words when you read.*

Look at the word itself and its surroundings to decide on the part of speech.

Look at the immediate grammar context of the word, usually within a clause or sentence.

3rd step: look at the wider context of the word usually beyond the level of the clause and often over several sentences.

4th step: guess the meaning of the word and check to see if your guess is correct.

* Clarke, D. F., & Nation I. S. P. 1980. Guessing the meaning of words from context: Strategies and techniques. System 8 (3), 212.

Prepositions of Time

1. I went to work on Tuesday.

2. The train leaves at 12:27.

3. I am at work from 8:00 to 8:00.

4. He comes home from work at night.

5. We meet each other in the morning.

6. I finished school in 2003.

7. The TV show starts at 7:30 in the evening.

8. I was born on March 29, 1957 in the afternoon.

Weaving It Together, Unit 4, Chapters 8 and 9: Vocabulary

stingy: does not like to spend money

run-down: being in poor repair

refuse: to show or express unwillingness to do something

peaceful: quiet, tranquil

medical treatment: techniques or actions a doctor does to a patient

trash: something worth little or nothing

crack: to break apart

tidal wave: tsunami

coast: seashore

happen: occur

predict: foretell on the basis of what you know or see

Final Exam Review

1. Vocabulary

escape: run away

attack: be violent

invention: something that someone makes that did not exist before

safely: to do something carefully and without danger

sole: the bottom of a shoe, but not the heel

identify: to name or tell who somebody is

smart: intelligent

cause: something that produces an effect; a thing or event that makes something happen

effect: a result (of something happening)

guidebook: a book with essential information a subject

2. Grammar

• final -s/-es
• there is, there are
• can & could
• spelling the simple past tense & -ed
• prepositions of time

3. Writing

• process paragraph
• time order words
• paragraph unity
• punctuation - when to use commas
• narrative paragraph
• for example, for instance
• because + reason (cause)
• cause and effect paragraph
• in addtion and moreover

4. Reading

• main idea
• details
• general comprehension
• vocabulary process - understanding new words without a dictionary