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DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE.
BOOK 7 LESSON 5
OPPOSITES
The instructor will say a word. You say the opposite word.
EXAMPLE: I: add S: subtract
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
Listen to each paragraph and select the information you did not hear. Circle a, b, c, or d.
a. Mr. Allen was in Mexico. b. Betty was in Brazil. c. Mary was in France. d. Mrs. Allen was in Africa.
a. Jessie is a little girl. b. Jessie's brother climbed a tree. c. Jessie climbed a tree. d. Jessie saw a bird.
a. We play soccer on the grass. b. We play football outside. c. We play football in the winter. d. We play soccer with a round ball.
a. Eve was swimming in the lake. b. Eve was sitting by the lake. c. Tom was swimming under water. d. Eve is Tom's wife.
a. Alaska had the coldest weather. b. California had the hottest weather. c. Alaska is the biggest state. d. Alaska had the most snow.
IT = FLORIDA.
Read the paragraph and write the correct answer on the line.
EXAMPLE: Many people take their vacation in Florida. It has the ocean and nice weather all year.
It = Florida .
- Mac is a happy man. He likes to play, and he doesn't work a lot. He has many friends. They often go to the movies together on Friday night, to the football games on Saturday, and sometimes to a basketball game on Tuesday.
They = ____________________.
- The children in my family like animals very much. Often they see dogs and cats without homes and bring these animals to our house. Sometimes the animals are sick. Then the children give them medicine and good food.
Them = ____________________.
- Fred needs a job. Every day he looks at the ads for jobs in the newspaper. For twelve years in the past he was a student, but he's not a student now. He finished school in June. Now he has to work.
He = ____________________.
- Laura took a long vacation with friends. They went to Alaska and climbed a high mountain. The first day it was sunny. The second day it rained. The third day on the mountain it snowed. Laura and her friends had to climb down fast.
They = ____________________.
- Betty saw a pretty carpet in a store downtown. She wanted to buy it, but the price was more money than she had. She went home, looked at her living room, and thought about the carpet. The next day Betty got a job. Soon she will have the money for a new carpet.
She = ____________________.
- Do you know the name of the longest river in the world? It is the Nile. It begins in Tanzania and stops at the Mediterranean Sea. Africa is the home of this river.
This river = ____________________.
- John Miller is an airman. His brother Don is a soldier. John is in the Air Force. Don is in the Army. Both are in the military.
Both = ____________________.
- Mary plays basketball. It's her job. For six months of the year Mary works long hours. Then after the basketball season is over, she can relax.
She = ____________________.
- My brother is buying a car for his daughter. She uses it to drive to school.
She = ____________________.
- Dick works for his dad in his store downtown. He works after school and usually on Saturday too.
He = ____________________.
WHAT DO WE USE A COMB FOR?
The instructor will say a word. One student will ask a question and another student will answer like the example.
EXAMPLE: I: a comb S1: What do we use a comb for? S2: We use a comb to comb hair. or We use a comb for combing hair.
UNDERSTAND...UNDERSTOOD
Listen to a question. Answer with the correct form of the word.
EXAMPLE: I: Did you understand the problem? S: Yes, I understood it.
OTHER
The instructor will say statements. Then you say a sentence using other and the words on the chalkboard. Some answers need also.
EXAMPLES: I: Jan drew two shapes. One was a circle. square S: The other was a square.
I: The house has two bathrooms. One is small. small S: The other bathroom is also small.
COMPARE.
The instructor will tell you two things to compare.
EXAMPLE: I: Compare a triangle with a rectangle. S: A triangle has three sides and a rectangle has four sides.
RELATED WORDS
You will hear a word. Say a word that is related to it.
EXAMPLE: I: kitchen S: refrigerator
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Ask and answer questions with look like. Look at the words below for ideas.
EXAMPLE: What does your father look like? He's tall and heavy. He has black hair and brown eyes.
| PEOPLE | THINGS | PLACES |
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| father mother sister brother friend teacher waiter doctor |
chair desk pencil pen book car bus train wall map uniform dress |
school classroom barracks office house country hometown mountain lake river |
| pretty ugly young small short tall large light heavy nice |
long big heavy (colors) straight nice |
old new narrow wide high low little nice |
LETS DRAW!
Read the directions and follow them.
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Get a piece of paper, or use the next blank page.
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Draw two lines to divide the paper into four equal parts. Draw one line from the top to the bottom of the paper. Draw the second line in the middle of the paper from the left side to the right.
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Write number 1 in the top left part. Then, draw a circle. Draw a straight line above the circle from the left side to the right side. Draw a straight line below the circle from the left side to the right side.
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Write number 2 in the top right part. Then, draw a small triangle. Next to it, draw a small square. Next to that, draw a larger square.
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Write number 3 in the bottom left part. Then, draw a rectangle in the center. Below the rectangle, draw a small circle in the center of the bottom line. It will touch the rectangle. Draw a second circle above the rectangle. Put it in the center of the top line. Let it touch the rectangle. Draw two more circles, one next to the right side and one next to the left side of the rectangle. Let them touch the rectangle, too.
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Write number 4 in the bottom right part. Then, draw a big circle. Inside this circle draw a smaller circle. Inside this circle draw a small square.
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Look at the chalkboard or at your instructor's text for the answers.
DRAW THE SHAPES.
OUR HOME IN SAN ANTONIO.
Listen and write the missing words.
We live in San Antonio, Texas. It's a city with warm weather all year. Friends from other states visit here. We like to show our city to these friends. We usually them the new hotels and old buildings the river. We eat dinner in a Mexican restaurant, and we ride in a boat on the .
This year two friends from England visited us. They wanted to see the hills San Antonio. We drove with them outside the city. We saw many and flowers and pretty, green there.
SELECT THE SAME WORDS.
Read the paragraph and write the answer on the blank line.
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It was a hot Sunday afternoon and the lake outside the city was very crowded. It was crowded with boats and with people. The people were trying to swim, and the boats were going from one side of the lake to the other.
Other =
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From 1820 to 1930 more than 37 million people came to the United States from other countries. They wanted jobs and land. Some of them worked for a few years and then went home. The others stayed here.
Here =
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The Lopez family live in a big house on the edge of town. They have two dogs and a cat. The dogs cost a lot of money. Mr. Lopez paid $100 for one of the dogs and $150 for the other one.
The other one =
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In our country most people wash and dry their clothes inside the house, but in many countries women wash the clothes outside and dry them in the sun. Our grocery stores are inside also, but in very warm countries people may buy and sell food outside. Most people take a shower inside, but in a hot country people may do this outside too.
Do this =
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The grass around the house is very green, and there are some pretty flowers next to the fence in the backyard. On the other side of the fence vegetables grow. Bill works in the yard after dinner every evening. Some people think his is the prettiest one on the block.
One =
I'M TWO YEARS OLDER THAN MY SISTER.
S1: Read the sentences. Then ask a question. S2: Answer a question. Then read the next sentences and ask a question.
EXAMPLE: Sally is twelve. Her brother is ten years older. S1: How old is Sally's brother? S2: He's twenty-two.
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John was 16 on his last birthday. His friend Al is two years younger than John.
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Tim's sister is 18. Tim is half that.
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Terry has a birthday next week. She will be 31 years older than her three-year-old son.
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Guy and his brother are both sixteen. Their mother is twenty-five years older.
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Mr. Wilson is two years older than Mrs. Wilson. He is forty.
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The school opened for the first class in 1910. It's 1990 now.
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We have a very big tree in our yard. The tree is older than my father's mother. She is 88.
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My cat is my age. I'm two years older than my sister. She's 11.
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Every student in my class is older than Ray. The oldest one in the class is 29. On his next birthday Ray will be six years younger than that.
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We bought our furniture ten years ago. Two years later we bought the refrigerator.
COMBINE THE SENTENCES.
EXAMPLE: The man is tall. He has a car. His car is red. The tall man has a red car.
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The glass is green. It is on the table. The table is red.
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The airplane is small. The airplane flew over the ocean.
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The refrigerator is in the kitchen. The refrigerator is new.
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He drank some tea. The tea was hot.
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The woman is old. The woman will climb a mountain.
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The girl is short. She is wearing a hat. It is white.
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The boy looks like his mother. He is small.
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They have a house. It is old.
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He has a bird. It is big and yellow.
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She had a truck. The truck was old and red.
SYNONYMS
Listen to a word. Say another word like it.
EXAMPLE: T: big S: large
INSTRUCTIONS
One person will tell another person to do something. Look at the example.
EXAMPLE: Student 1 says "Draw two triangles on the chalkboard." Student 2 goes to the chalkboard and draws two triangles.
WHAT'S THIS CALLED?
Draw a shape on the chalkboard. Then ask another student what the shape is called.
EXAMPLE: S1: (draws a triangle on the chalkboard) What's this called?
S2: It's called a triangle. (draws another shape on the chalkboard and asks what it's called)
I NEED SOME MONEY. DO YOU HAVE ANY?
Look at the words below. Make a sentence and ask a question. Use some or any. Another student will answer the question.
EXAMPLE: S1: I need some money. Do you have any? S2: Yes, I have some. I need some coffee. Do you have any? S3: No, I don't have any.
| eggs | potatoes | dessert | bread |
| sugar | soup | chairs | furniture |
| tables | soap | water | toothpaste |
| cups | spoons | glasses | paper |
NEW HOSPITAL
Listen to some statements. Combine like the example.
EXAMPLE: T: Allen works in a hospital. It is new. S: Allen works in a new hospital.
I'D LIKE BOTH, PLEASE.
Read the sentence and make a new sentence with both.
EXAMPLE: Do you want cake or cookies? I'd like both, please.
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Did you go to China or Russia on your vacation?
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Is Pat watching TV or doing his homework?
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Did Tom buy the brown slacks or the blue ones?
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Does she like hot tea or cold tea?
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Are you tired or sick?
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Did the children play baseball or soccer last night?
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Is Bill studying English or Spanish?
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Does Lou have a cat or a dog?
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Did Frank write a letter or a postcard?
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Did he talk to Susan or Tony?
MATCH.
Match the sentences.
EXAMPLES:
c 1. John's in the kitchen. a 2. They play baseball four times a week. b 3. Mike is in the yard.
a. They do it often. b. He's climbing a tree. c. He's cooking dinner.
___ 1. It divides a circle. ___ 2. He brushes his teeth every day. ___ 3. She doesn't like mathematics. ___ 4. They made a mistake. ___ 5. We usually see it at night.
a. It's the moon. b. She never does her homework. c. They had the wrong answer. d. It's the diameter. e. He always does it.
___ 1. It's on the big desk. ___ 2. We keep dishes in it. ___ 3. They want to climb it. ___ 4. You study five days a week. ___ 5. Bill used a can opener.
a. He opened a can. b. It's a lamp. c. It's a cabinet. d. You usually do it. e. It's a mountain.
IT'S BIGGER THAN A BREAD BOX.
Select a word from below and complete the sentence. Be sure to change the word to the -er or -est form.
| big | small | pretty | narrow | wide | old | short |
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| nice | high | long | young | large | tall | heavy |
EXAMPLE: A tree is taller than a flower.
- The weather in spring is ________ than the weather in winter.
- A boy is ________ than a man.
- Alex weighs more than his two brothers. He is the ________ of the three boys.
- June 21 is usually the ________ day in the year.
- December 21 is usually the ________ day in the year.
- Which flower in the yard is the ________?
- A truck is ________ than a car.
- Bob is 32. Mary is 33. John is 27. Mary is the ________. John is the ________.
- A mountain is ________ than a hill.
- My hand is ________ than my foot.
WRITE A PARAGRAPH.
| Randall The students You and I |
has have |
a new | car. refrigerator. couch. |
They We He |
keep keeps |
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| it | in the | garage. living room. kitchen. |
We They He |
uses use |
it |
| to food on. |
cold. school. work. |
WRITE THE TOPIC.
Read the paragraph. Then write the topic of the paragraph on the blank line.
Jake is very upset. He made a bad score on his math test. He is a good student and he usually makes good grades. But his teacher taught the class some new math, and he didn't understand some of the problems. The teacher will explain his mistakes to him after class. He will take a second math test on Friday. He wants a good score then.
Topic: ________________________
SELECT THE MAIN IDEA.
Read the paragraph and select the main idea. Circle a, b, or c.
Everyone in the Allen family likes to go to other countries. Mrs. Allen visited Spain and England. Later she worked in Africa and traveled in France and Italy. Thirty years ago, Mrs. Allen was a student in Mexico. She met her husband there. He was on vacation in Mexico at the time. Three of the Allen children were students in other countries. Betty studied in Brazil, Mary studied in Greece, and Linda was a student in Colombia.
a. Many countries have good schools. b. The Allen family likes to travel. c. Mrs. Allen lived in Mexico.