North Star Level 1 Reading and Writing Unit

North. Star Level 1 Reading and Writing Unit 3 : What’s It Worth To You? Presented by : Azza Khattab

The main idea of the unit Ø How much things value. Ø Why people keep old things Ø Some people like to own valuable things such as : vases , silverware, gold …. . Ø Some people enjoy collecting stamps, coins , art, furniture, jewelry, toys and dolls.

Vocabulary Educational ( adjective ) Ø Condition ( noun ) Ø Secret ( noun / adjective ) Ø Expert ( noun ) Ø Worth ( noun ) Ø Rare ( adjective ) Ø Sentimental value ( adjective + noun ) Ø Valuable ( adjective ) = worthy Ø Items ( noun ) Ø

Nouns Ø A noun is the name of a place, person , thing , idea……………. . ( Jeddah , Ahmed , jewelry , suggestion) Ø A noun can end in : ( -tion , -ment –or …………. ) production , excitement , actor

Adjectives Ø An adjective describes a noun. It gives more information about it. ( happy – sad – nice – valuable – afraid…) An adjective can end in : ( -al , -able, -ible ……) Educational – portable / valuable – possible

The Simple Present Ø We use the present simple to refer to facts or habits. She always goes to school on foot. (Habit) The Earth is a planet. ( Fact ) Form: We add s or es to the verb when its subject is: He / She / It ( Any singular noun ) She watches TV every evening. Heba usually collects stamps

The Simple Present Ø If the subject is ( I / they / we or you ) we don’t add anything to the verb. They go to their village every summer. I like history books. You look worried. We have some work to do in the office.

The Simple Present Negative form: Ø We use doesn’t / don’t + the infinitive to form a negative sentence in the simple present. She has a new house. ( Use not ) She doesn’t have a new house. They watch TV in the evening. ( Use not ) They don’t watch TV in the evening.

The Simple Present Yes / No questions: Does she have a new book ? Yes, she does. – No, she doesn’t. Do you visit your family at weekends? Yes, I do. – No, I don’t. Do they work on Friday? Yes, they do. – No, they don’t.

The Simple Present Ø Wh questions: Where do you go on weekends? Why does he go for a walk in the evening? When does she start her lesson in the morning? Who do you like to have as a friend? How does she go to her office?

What is a paragraph? Ø A paragraph is a group of sentences that develops one main idea. Ø The first sentence is the topic sentence. It has the main idea. Ø The other sentences are supporting sentences. They make the main idea clearer. Ø The last sentence is the concluding sentence. It sums up the main idea.

Rules for writing a paragraph: Ø Indent the first line My favourite hobby is reading. It is an interesting hobby. It provides me with a lot of information. I can spend nice hours reading a book about a famous character in the Arab history. I don’t feel bored when I have a book in my hand. This is way I think that reading is a very interesting hobby.

Rules for writing a paragraph Ø 1 - Indent the first line. Ø 2 - There are two margins on your paper. Write your paragraph between the two margins. 3 - When you write a paragraph, do not start each new sentence on a new line.