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

2. The main idea 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, ( a low point in his life )

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

4. Synonyms 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

5. Grammar 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

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

7. The simple past 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.

8. The simple past 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

9. 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.

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

11. 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 s. 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.