Vocabulary
What does coach mean? Use it in a sentence.
coach=a person who teachers a sport
eg. Being a good coach means setting a good examples for your team.
keep the ball to yourself
hog the ball
What are the comparative forms for good and bad?
good - better
bad- worse
What is the first sentence of the paragraph called (usually the first sentence)?
Topic Sentence
To find the topic of a reading, what skill do we use?
Preview
Define 'difficulty'
Give an example.
difficulty= problems, challenges
Eg. Immigrants face a lot of difficulties when they move to another country.
focused, ready to act
get on the ball
Give three examples of short adjectives and their comparative form.
small - smaller
big - bigger
tall - taller
What are the parts of a paragraph?
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences - details
Concluding sentence
What reading skill do we use to find the main idea of a reading?
Skim
Define 'mature' and use it in a sentence.
Eg. Sometimes my son surprises me and behaves in a very mature way.
work well with other people on a team or group members
be a team player
Give there examples of long adjectives and their comparative forms.
interesting - more interesting
famous - more famous
challenging - more challenging
Give three transition words that you can use to introduce a concluding sentence.
In conclusion,
Therefore,
All in all,
What reading skill do we use to find details/specific information in a reading?
Scan
Define 'earn' and use it in a sentence.
earn= receive money for doing something
Eg. Earning a lot of money means working very hard.
start something new
get the ball rolling
Give two examples of comparative structures.
He is as tall as his father.
He is taller than his father.
True or False:
You can use examples, details in your concluding sentence.
False
To preview the reading, what 4 things do we look at/read?
Title; headings; pictures; captions
Define 'deal with' and use it in a sentence.
deal with= try to handle a difficulty in the correct way
Eg. Dealing with death in your family is very challenging.
make all the decisions for a group
call the shots
Give three examples of short adjectives that double the consonant when adding -er
What's the rule?
big-bigger
thin-thinner
fat - fatter
CVC+er = double the consonant
Give two strategies that can be used to write a concluding sentence.
Future hope/suggestion/ recommendation
Re-state the topic sentence
To skim the reading we should preview the reading AND...
read the first and last sentence of each paragraph AND/OR read the introduction (if it is short).