North Star Level 1 Reading and Writing Unit

North. Star Level 1 Reading and Writing Unit 6 : Flying High And Low Presented By : Azza Khattab

The main idea n n Famous people have high points ( good times ) and low points ( bad times ) in their lives. Charles Lindbergh won a flying in his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis ( a high point in his life) Someone kidnapped his first child on March 2, 1932. ( a low point in his life )

Vocabulary n n n n n Pilot ( noun ) Flight ( noun ) Took off ( verb ) – take off Landed ( verb ) – land Set a record ( verb ) Media ( noun ) Contest ( noun ) Handsome ( adjective ) Hero ( noun )

Synonyms n A synonym is a word with similar meaning. departed ( verb ) : took off arrived ( verb ) : landed alone ( adverb) : solo good-looking ( adjective ) : handsome competition( noun ) : contest press ( noun ) : media well-known ( adjective ) famous trip (noun ) : flight flier ( noun ) : pilot

Grammar n n n The Simple Past : We use the simple past when we refer to an action which started and ended in the past. We add ed or d to the regular verb when we change it into the simple past. land ……> landed arrive……> arrived carry……. > carried play……. . > played

The simple past n Irregular verbs have special forms go ……> went become…. . > became do ………. > did fly ……. . > flew take ……> took think……> thought eat ……. . > ate drink ……> drank

The simple past n Negative form: We use did not ( didn’t ) before the verb ( infinitive) didn’t + infinitive ( the base ) She arrived at 6 yesterday. ( use not ) She didn’t arrive at 6 yesterday. They flew to Paris last week. ( use not ) They didn’t fly to Paris last week.

The simple past n Yes/ No questions : Did you get your book yesterday ? Yes , I did – No , I didn’t Did she become a nurse ? Yes , she did – No, she didn’t

The simple past Wh questions : Where did you go yesterday evening ? I went shopping. Why did you feel worried yesterday? I had a test. How did you reach the place ? I reached the place by using a map.

Writing skills n Time Order Words : First , Then, Next, Later, Finally, They are used while writing about events in order or steps in a process.

Using time order words Yesterday I was very busy. First, I went to my office. I arranged some files there. Then, I started to type some letters. I also sent some emails. Next, I finished writing my weekly report and submitted it to my boss. Later, I got some new instructions from my boss. Finally, I returned home , but I felt very tired. It was really a very busy day.