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 : Sherine El Deeb

Reading: Special Possessions Vocabulary Grammar: The Simple Present Style: The paragraph

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

Vocabulary Choose the correct meaning of the underlined words: 1 - Some television shows are very educational. You can learn a lot if you watch them. a ___ helping you to learn b __ not common 2 - The book is 100 years old, but it is still in good condition. It looks new. a ___ the form or state of something b ___ has a value

3 - I will tell you my secret because you are my best friend. Please don’t tell anyone. a ___ objects or things b ___ an idea or fact that you do not want other people to know. 4 - The woman at the jewelry store knows a lot about diamonds. She is a diamond expert. a ___ the form or state of something b___ a person with a lot of knowledge and experience with something 5 - The ring is worth 500 riyals. a- ___ has a value or price b ____ objects or things

6 - Good diamonds are very rare. It is difficult to find big, beautiful ones. A ___ not common; not often seen B ___ helping you to learn 7 - My husband gave me these flowers in 2005. I keep them because they have a lot of sentimental value. A __ having a value in personal feelings or emotions B ___ has a value or price 8 - I need three items from the market: bread, cheese and a bottle of milk. A ___ an idea b___ objects or things

My Secret Dan Stone is a sports writer. He loves his job because he loves sports especially football and baseball. Every Monday night he watches his favorite TV show. He tells his friends that he watches Monday Night Football , but that isn’t true. Here is his secret: On Monday nights, he watches Antiques Roadshow. It is a show about antiques and collections. It’s great. Fourteen million people watch it every week. The show is simple. The guests on the show are real people. The guests bring In old art, furniture, books, toys and much more. First, the guests tell the experts about their items. Then , the experts say how much the items are worth. Antiques Roadshow is Dan Stone’s favorite TV show.

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 Present Simple Tense I We You They He She it plays

The Simple Present Ø We use the present simple for everyday actions or facts. I go to school everyday. (everyday actions) The sun shines everyday. ( Fact ) Form: We add “s “ to the verb when its subject is: He / She / It ( any singular noun ) Heba usually collects stamps

- Most verbs take –s with he / she / it. Ex. I work - He works - Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, –o (es) Discuss, wash, watch, mix, go, do - Verbs ending in a constant +y drop –y and take (ies) I discuss - he discusses You watch - he watches We go - she goes I fly – he flies I carry – She carries I try - The dog tries to run

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 Questions and the negative form We use does / do + to form the question and negative form in the simple present. Yes / No questions: Do I / you / we / they eat ? Yes, I / you / we / they do. – No, I / you / we / they don’t Yes / No questions: Does she / it eat? Yes, she / it does. – No, she / it doesn’t. do not = don’t does not = doesn’t

The Present Simple Tense There are two special verbs that have more complicated ending changes in the present tense: to have and to be Verb to be I am He / She / It is You / We / They are Ø Verb to have I / You / We / They have He / She / It has

Present Simple Complete the sentences using the simple present tense. 1 - I _____ (write) an e-mail everyday. 2 - He ____ (write) an e-mail everyday. 3 - I _____ (own) a car. 4 - He _____ (own ) a car. 5 - I _____( have ) a car. 6 - He _____ (have) a car. 7 - I _____ (clean) the floor. 8 - He _____ (clean ) the floor. 9 -_____ you _____ (wear) your ring? 10 - ____ she _____ ( wear) her ring?

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.

Topic sentence : My favorite hobby is reading. All of the other sentences are supporting sentences.

Read the paragraph and choose the best topic sentence: ______________. It is yellow and black. It has the number “ 11” on the back. I got it in school when I played football on the school team. Our team won every game. The shirt has a lot of value. I keep it because I like to remember my teammates. A- Football is my favorite sport. B- My school football shirt is very special to me. C- I was a good student in school.

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.