alc-english/book-2-lesson-5.module

$MODULE Book 2 · Lesson 5: Let's Review {st-page_129_001.jpg}
FORMAT: 2
DESCRIPTION: Review of Book 2 — meals, places, what people are doing, questions with is/are, combining sentences with "and", and spelling. Part 5-3 (reading letters) is optional extra practice for learners still getting comfortable with the alphabet.
TARGET_LANG_G: en
HOME_LANG_G: en
VOICE_DEFAULT: aoede | Clear, friendly American English narrator
VOICE_PROMPT: gacrux | Questions and cues, read clearly
VOICE_RESPONSE: schedar | Model answers, warm and clear
VOICE: ID | achernar | speaker (auto)

$LESSON 5-1: Your Day — Meals, Places, and Doing Things

# Source: ST §Where Do You Have Breakfast?
$PRODUCE Meals — About You
ID: rev-s1
INTRO: You've reached the end of Book 2 — no new words this week, just review. In this lesson you'll answer questions about your day, describe what people are doing, join sentences with "and", and polish your questions and spelling. First: five questions about your meals. Answer aloud, about yourself.
INSTRUCTION: Answer each question aloud in a full sentence.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept any grammatical answer that logically answers the question. Accept both full sentences and clear short phrase answers (e.g. "Eggs and toast."). The details are the learner's choice.

PROMPT: What do you eat for breakfast?
RESPONSE: I eat eggs and toast for breakfast.

PROMPT: Where do you eat dinner?
RESPONSE: I eat dinner at the mess hall.

PROMPT: What do you drink for lunch?
RESPONSE: I drink milk for lunch.

PROMPT: Where do you eat a snack?
RESPONSE: I eat a snack in my room.

PROMPT: What do you eat for a snack?
RESPONSE: I eat an apple for a snack.

# Source: ST §Where's Bill?
$DIALOGUE Where's Bill?
ID: rev-s3
INTRO: Bill is out shopping for groceries. Listen to this short paragraph — there are questions right after, so pay attention to what he buys.
INSTRUCTION: Listen to the paragraph.

LINE: Bill is at the commissary. {st-page_132_001.jpg}
LINE: He is buying fruit, rice, and coffee.
LINE: He's not buying bread.

# Source: new (gap: the book's "read and answer questions" pass under WHERE'S BILL? is instructor-led with no printed questions; the printed passage determines the answers, so the questions are authored here)
$PRODUCE Questions About Bill
ID: rev-s3-b
REFERENCE
INTRO: Now answer three questions about Bill. If his shopping list has already slipped your mind, you can look back at the paragraph.
INSTRUCTION: Answer each question aloud.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Treat the model answer as the factual key; accept any phrasing or short form of the same fact(s).

PROMPT: Where is Bill?
RESPONSE: He is at the commissary.

PROMPT: What is he buying?
RESPONSE: He is buying fruit, rice, and coffee.

PROMPT: Is he buying bread?
RESPONSE: No, he isn't buying bread.

# Source: ST §What Are You Doing?
$PRODUCE What Are They Doing?
ID: rev-s5
INTRO: People are all over the base — the lab, the snack bar, the barracks, the movies. For each situation, say what the person is probably doing. Use the -ing form, and keep the answers sensible.
INSTRUCTION: Answer the question aloud with a full sentence.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept any reasonable, grammatical present-continuous answer that matches the situation and subject in the prompt.

EXAMPLE
PROMPT: You're at the library. What are you doing?
RESPONSE: I am reading a book.

PROMPT: It's 7:30 and the students are in the classroom. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are studying their lessons.

PROMPT: Bill and Joe are at the snack bar. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are eating a snack.

PROMPT: It's 8:45 and Sam is in the lab. What's he doing?
RESPONSE: He is listening to a tape.

PROMPT: It's 4:30 and Jane and Beth are in Jane's room. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are talking.

PROMPT: Jeff is at the dispensary. What is he doing?
RESPONSE: He is seeing the doctor.

PROMPT: Ben is at the commissary. What is he doing?
RESPONSE: He is buying food.

PROMPT: Larry and Ray are in the barracks. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are sleeping.

PROMPT: Rob and Mary are at the movies. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are watching a movie.

PROMPT: It's 7:30 and you're at the mess hall. What are you doing?
RESPONSE: I am eating breakfast.

PROMPT: Susan's at the BX. What is she doing?
RESPONSE: She is buying a pen.

PROMPT: Mr. and Mrs. Benson are at the table. What are they doing?
RESPONSE: They are eating dinner.

# Source: ST §Are You Young or Old?
$PRODUCE One or the Other
ID: rev-s6
INTRO: Each question offers you two choices — happy or sad, sitting or standing. Pick the one that's true and answer in a full sentence. Only you know the right answers here.
INSTRUCTION: Choose one option and answer aloud in a full sentence.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept any grammatical, logical answer based on the learner's own choice or situation.

PROMPT: Are you happy or sad?
RESPONSE: I am happy.

PROMPT: Are you sick or well?
RESPONSE: I am well.

PROMPT: Are you old or young?
RESPONSE: I am young.

PROMPT: Is your father young or old?
RESPONSE: My father is old.

PROMPT: Are you in the classroom or in the lab?
RESPONSE: I am in the classroom.

PROMPT: Are your friends in the barracks or in their classrooms?
RESPONSE: They are in the barracks.

PROMPT: Are the students inside or outside the building?
RESPONSE: They are inside the building.

PROMPT: Is your teacher standing or sitting in the classroom?
RESPONSE: My teacher is standing.

PROMPT: Are you listening to the teacher or talking to your friends?
RESPONSE: I am listening to the teacher.

PROMPT: Are the students watching TV or studying their lessons?
RESPONSE: They are studying their lessons.

PROMPT: Is your classroom in this building or in the lab building?
RESPONSE: It is in this building.

PROMPT: Are you asking or answering this question?
RESPONSE: I am answering this question.

# SKIPPED (book): "THE SAME WORD" (two passes, 1-10 each) — visual word matching where the key word is omitted from print (instructor dictated). No stimulus available.
# SKIPPED (book): "CIRCLE THE CORRECT LETTER" — 10 picture sets; the instructor dictates the sentence, no printed text. No stimulus available.
# SKIPPED (book): "SAME/DIFFERENT" (1-24) and "SOUND A OR SOUND B" (1-18) — instructor-read sound discrimination, no printed or recorded stimuli. Convertible later with chosen items + TTS.
# SKIPPED (book): "WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Look at the pictures and answer questions." — pictures printed (1-8) but the questions are instructor-led and not printed.

$LESSON 5-2: Joining Sentences and Asking Questions

# Source: ST §It's 8 O'Clock and We're Learning English.
$PRODUCE Joining with "And" — Time and Action
ID: rev-s2
INTRO: In this part you'll review joining ideas with "and" and asking questions with "is" and "are". Start here: take the time and the action, and say them as one sentence joined with "and".
INSTRUCTION: Say the two sentences as one, joined with "and".
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: It's 7:00. They're eating breakfast.
RESPONSE: It's 7:00 and they're eating breakfast.

TEMPLATE: It's 3 o'clock. He's studying.
RESPONSE: It's 3 o'clock and he's studying.

TEMPLATE: It's 6:00. Ted and Mary are eating dinner.
RESPONSE: It's 6:00 and Ted and Mary are eating dinner.

TEMPLATE: It's 12 o'clock. Ann's eating lunch.
RESPONSE: It's 12 o'clock and Ann's eating lunch.

# Source: ST §John and Henry Are Students
$PRODUCE Two Subjects, One Sentence
ID: rev-s7
INTRO: Two people doing the same thing don't need two sentences. Combine the subjects with "and" — and remember the verb turns plural when they team up.
INSTRUCTION: Combine the subjects with "and" and say one sentence.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: Accept a correctly combined plural sentence (e.g., "Bill and Steve are pilots.") or a compound sentence joined with "and" (e.g., "Bill is a pilot, and Steve is a pilot, too.").

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Bill's a pilot. Steve's a pilot, too.
RESPONSE: Bill and Steve are pilots.

TEMPLATE: The students are tired. The teacher's tired, too.
RESPONSE: The students and the teacher are tired.

TEMPLATE: That woman is angry. Her children are angry, too.
RESPONSE: That woman and her children are angry.

TEMPLATE: My friend's a student. I'm a student, too.
RESPONSE: My friend and I are students.

TEMPLATE: John's in the Air Force. His brother's in the Air Force, too.
RESPONSE: John and his brother are in the Air Force.

TEMPLATE: Pat is eating breakfast. His wife is eating breakfast, too.
RESPONSE: Pat and his wife are eating breakfast.

TEMPLATE: Her mother is drinking coffee. Her father is drinking coffee, too.
RESPONSE: Her mother and father are drinking coffee.

TEMPLATE: Bill is doing his homework. Joe is doing his homework, too.
RESPONSE: Bill and Joe are doing their homework.

TEMPLATE: Pete is talking to the teacher. I'm talking to the teacher, too.
RESPONSE: Pete and I are talking to the teacher.

TEMPLATE: My father is studying English. My mother is studying English, too.
RESPONSE: My father and mother are studying English.

TEMPLATE: I'm going to the movies. Ron is going to the movies, too.
RESPONSE: Ron and I are going to the movies.

TEMPLATE: Jane's eating chicken for lunch. Pam is eating chicken for lunch, too.
RESPONSE: Jane and Pam are eating chicken for lunch.

# Source: ST §Questions and Answers (chart)
$GRAMMAR Yes/No Questions with Is and Are
ID: rev-s8
INTRO: Here's a quick map of yes/no questions with "is" and "are" — nothing new, just the whole pattern in one place. Scan it now; you'll build your own questions from it next.

To ask a yes/no question, the verb comes first: {Is he in your class?} — {Are they buying lunch?}

Answer with the same verb: {Yes, he is tired.} — {No, we aren't studying the lesson.}

| | | |
|---|---|---|
| Is | he<br>she<br>that student<br>your friend<br>Betty<br>Sam<br>the teacher | in your class?<br>sick?<br>studying the lesson?<br>going to the lab?<br>eating lunch?<br>listening to the radio?<br>in the classroom?<br>at the library?<br>at the mess hall?<br>tired? |
| Are | they<br>the women<br>those men<br>the students<br>her sisters<br>their children<br>your friends<br>Bill and Don<br>you and Ted | buying lunch?<br>hot?<br>angry?<br>bored?<br>at the lab?<br>going to the movies?<br>watching television?<br>inside?<br>outside? |

| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, | he<br>she | is | tired.<br>at the mess hall.<br>sick.<br>in my class.<br>going to the movies.<br>outside. |
| Yes, | we<br>they | are | hot.<br>angry.<br>bored.<br>watching TV.<br>listening to the radio |
| No, | he<br>she | isn't | eating lunch.<br>buying lunch.<br>inside.<br>at the lab.<br>at the library. |
| No, | we<br>they | aren't | studying the lesson.<br>going to the lab.<br>in the classroom. |

# Source: ST §Questions and Answers (production pass; bare "write a question and answer" items recast as chart cues)
$PRODUCE Ask It, Answer It
ID: rev-s9
REFERENCE
INTRO: Your turn to run the chart. Each cue gives you a person and a phrase — ask the yes/no question aloud, then answer it yourself. Yes or no is your call; the chart is there if you need it.
INSTRUCTION: Make a question from the cue, then answer it aloud.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: llm
RUBRIC: The cue names a subject and a phrase. Accept any correctly formed yes/no question with "is" or "are" built from that cue, followed by a matching short or full answer. Yes or no is the learner's choice; the is/are choice and question word order are the point — a wrong verb form fails.

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: he — in your class
RESPONSE: Is he in your class? Yes, he's in my class.

TEMPLATE: they — buying lunch
RESPONSE: Are they buying lunch? No, they aren't buying lunch.

TEMPLATE: Betty — sick
RESPONSE: Is Betty sick? Yes, she is sick.

TEMPLATE: the students — going to the lab
RESPONSE: Are the students going to the lab? No, they aren't going to the lab.

TEMPLATE: the teacher — tired
RESPONSE: Is the teacher tired? Yes, he is tired.

TEMPLATE: you and Ted — watching television
RESPONSE: Are you and Ted watching television? Yes, we are watching TV.

TEMPLATE: Sam — eating lunch
RESPONSE: Is Sam eating lunch? No, he isn't eating lunch.

# Source: ST §Who's Your Teacher?
$SELECT Pick the Answer That Fits
ID: rev-s11
INTRO: A mixed bag from the whole book — who, where, whose, "and", "or". Read each exchange and tap the answer that actually fits the question. The wrong ones are grammatical too; that's the trap.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the best answer.

TEMPLATE: A: Who's John? B: He's ____.
OPTION: a | outside
OPTION: b | your pen
OPTION: c | my brother
OPTION: d | at the library
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: A: Where's your teacher? B: She's ____.
OPTION: a | tired
OPTION: b | Ms. Jones
OPTION: c | talking
OPTION: d | outside
ANSWER: d

TEMPLATE: A: Whose classroom is this? B: It's ____.
OPTION: a | in the building
OPTION: b | Ms. Wilson
OPTION: c | our classroom
OPTION: d | studying
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: A: What are you eating? B: I'm eating ____.
OPTION: a | an orange
OPTION: b | water
OPTION: c | orange juice
OPTION: d | drinks
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: Where is Ted going?
OPTION: a | eating an apple
OPTION: b | watching TV
OPTION: c | to his classroom
OPTION: d | drinking coffee
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: A: What are they doing? B: They're ____.
OPTION: a | at the dispensary
OPTION: b | talking
OPTION: c | tired
OPTION: d | in our room
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: It's 12:00. Is Tom eating lunch?
OPTION: a | Yes, he isn't.
OPTION: b | No, they aren't.
OPTION: c | Yes, he is.
OPTION: d | Yes, they are.
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: ____ are tired.
OPTION: a | Betty
OPTION: b | Tom and Bill
OPTION: c | That man
OPTION: d | Your sister
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: A: ____ is Sue studying? B: In her room.
OPTION: a | Is
OPTION: b | Who
OPTION: c | Where
OPTION: d | Whose
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: ____ at the lab?
OPTION: a | Who's
OPTION: b | Whose
OPTION: c | What
OPTION: d | Where
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: A: What are Joe and Rick? B: Joe's a pilot ____ Rick's a mechanic.
OPTION: a | or
OPTION: b | who
OPTION: c | and
OPTION: d | are
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: A: Are you sick ____ tired? B: I'm tired.
OPTION: a | I'm
OPTION: b | am
OPTION: c | or
OPTION: d | are
ANSWER: c

# Source: ST §Write the Missing Letters
$PRODUCE Spelling — Missing Letters
ID: rev-s10
INTRO: Last stop in the main review: spelling. Each word from this book is missing a letter or two — type just the missing letters. Finish these and Book 2 is behind you. Nice work getting here.
INSTRUCTION: Type the missing letters to complete the word.
INPUT: type
CHECK: exact

TEMPLATE: co____ee
RESPONSE: coffee
ACCEPT: ff

TEMPLATE: bee____
RESPONSE: beef
ACCEPT: f

TEMPLATE: ____ood
RESPONSE: food
ACCEPT: f

TEMPLATE: d____ink
RESPONSE: drink
ACCEPT: r

TEMPLATE: ____ice
RESPONSE: rice
ACCEPT: r

TEMPLATE: daughte____
RESPONSE: daughter
ACCEPT: r

TEMPLATE: mi____
RESPONSE: miss
ACCEPT: ss

TEMPLATE: ____ick
RESPONSE: sick
ACCEPT: s

TEMPLATE: commi____ary
RESPONSE: commissary
ACCEPT: ss

TEMPLATE: wo____en
RESPONSE: women
ACCEPT: m

TEMPLATE: ____other
RESPONSE: mother
ACCEPT: m

TEMPLATE: ho____ework
RESPONSE: homework
ACCEPT: m

# SKIPPED (book): "Write the words you hear." (1-10) — instructor-read dictation, no recorded stimulus. Convertible later with chosen items + TTS.

$LESSON 5-3: Extra Practice — Reading Letters

# Source: ST §One Is Different
$SELECT One Is Different
ID: rev-s4
INTRO: This part is optional extra practice with the alphabet — if you can already read these letters comfortably, skip it with a clear conscience. Otherwise: in each row, three letters match and one doesn't. Tap the odd one out.
INSTRUCTION: Tap the letter that is different.

TEMPLATE: d d b d
OPTION: d | d
OPTION: b | b
ANSWER: b

TEMPLATE: p q p p
OPTION: p | p
OPTION: q | q
ANSWER: q

TEMPLATE: f t f f
OPTION: f | f
OPTION: t | t
ANSWER: t

TEMPLATE: o c o o
OPTION: o | o
OPTION: c | c
ANSWER: c

TEMPLATE: v r r r
OPTION: v | v
OPTION: r | r
ANSWER: v

TEMPLATE: m m m n
OPTION: m | m
OPTION: n | n
ANSWER: n

TEMPLATE: s a s s
OPTION: s | s
OPTION: a | a
ANSWER: a

TEMPLATE: w w v w
OPTION: w | w
OPTION: v | v
ANSWER: v

TEMPLATE: u v v v
OPTION: u | u
OPTION: v | v
ANSWER: u

TEMPLATE: g q g g
OPTION: g | g
OPTION: q | q
ANSWER: q