1. Reading Lesson #1: School Days By Olivia Ou
Midterm Review 201 & ESL B
Reading Lesson #1: School Days
By Olivia Ou

2. Vocabulary __________ (n.): the day after today It is Monday tomorrow.
(statement: end the sentence with a period “.”)
Where will you be tomorrow?
(question: end the sentence with a question mark “?”)

3. Vocabulary
________ (v.): to make a sad sound when you are unhappy or in pain.
Students groan about having too much homework.
(make the sound: happy or sad?)

4. Vocabulary _____ (v.): very happy about something.
I’m excited about my birthday party. (feel happy or sad?)
( people get excited ; things are exciting)
* _______ (v.): to speak in a very quiet voice.
I want to whisper a secret to my friend.
(loud, soft or quiet voice?)

5. Vocabulary _________ (adv.): with care. Use it after a verb.
You need to walk carefully on a street.
(verb)
_______ (adj): not the same as something else.
- Birds are different from fish.

6. Alphabetical Order - put the following groups of words in alphabetical order.1.
Tomorrow ____
Excited ____
Groan ____ 2.
Nick _____
Jason _____
Jerry _____

7. Singular vs. Plural Nouns
1. boy boy__
2. girl girl__
3. cup cup__
noun ch,sh,s,x,z + es
1. Dish dish___
2. Kiss kiss___
3. Box box___

8. David’s New Friends Story Structure
Genre: Realistic Fiction
(a make up story that could happen in real life)
Main character/characters (Who is/are they?)
_________________________________________________
Setting (Where does the story take place?)
___________________________________
Main Idea (What is the story about?)

9. Reading Lesson #2: Making Friends
Midterm Review
Reading Lesson #2:
Making Friends

10. Vocabulary
_____ (v): To give some of what one person has to someone else.
I want to share my watermelon with you.
(keep everything to yourself or give some to others?)
_____ed (v): was happy with something.
- Trevor enjoyed being a line leader.
(feel happy or mad?)

11. Vocabulary _______ (adj): very good. What a wonderful day!
(exclamation mark “!” shows feeling or emotions)
________ (adj): becoming thin; decreasing in number.
You are thinning the Phonics book after taking out some pages.
(getting thinner or thicker?)

12. Vocabulary ________ (adj): Very pleases, very happy with.
I am delighted to hear the good news.
(feel happy or angry?)
________ (n): A friend or friends.
Mr. Putter was lonely and wished for some company.
(does company mean a friend or a business here?)
- The puppy and rabbit are keeping each other company.

13. Word Endings: Verb ( -ed or –ing ) - ed (simple past): before now, yesterday, last night, last week - ing (simple present continuous): be-V (am, are, is) + V-ing
Verb ed ing_______
Jump jump ___ jump ____
Kick kick ____ kick _____
Start start ____ start _____
Verb (CVC)+C ed___________- ing_______
Hop hop ____ hop ____
Jog job _____ job _____
Stop stop ____ stop ____

14. Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea Story structure (Practice Book: p.11)
Genre: Fiction ( a story with make-up characters and events)
Main character/characters (Who?): _____________
Setting (Where?): ___________________________
Plot: what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Beginning: ________________________________
Middle: ___________________________________
End: _____________________________________

15. Reading Lesson #3: Firefighters at Work
Midterm Review
Reading Lesson #3:
Firefighters at Work

16. Vocabulary ____ (n): great or high temperature
- Can you feel the heat in summer?
(do you feel or see the heat?)
______ (n): the visible glowing parts of a fire.
Can you see the different color
flames in the picture?
(do you feel or see the flames?)

17. Vocabulary _____ (v): to give information
Who wants to tell me a story?
______ (n): a large area of land covered with trees and other plants.
Smokey Bear tells people about the danger of forest fires.
(a tree, a bush, or the woods)

18. Vocabulary _____ (adj): away from danger I feel safe at home.
I don’t feel safe when I’m lost in a forest.

19. Word Family (rhyming words) add –ill or –ame (practice book: p. 21)
- ill family_ ame family
Bill flame
gill game
dr _____ n _____
gr _____ c _____

20. Word Family Exercise 1. Which words are from the same word family?
a) mill b) deal c) feel d) bill
2. Which word is not from the same word family?
a) game b) pan c) name d) flame

21. Table of Contents
The title page gives the book’s title and the names of its author, illustrator, and publisher.
Author: Who writes the story
illustrator: Who draws the pictures
Publisher: the company that published the book
exercise: find any book and see if you can find the author, illustrator and the publisher.

22. Comparative & Superlative Adjectives comparative adj (add –er): when comparing 2 things superlative adj (add –est): when comparing 3 or more things
Adj ( - er + than) ( the + est )___
Tall __________ __________
Short __________ __________
Fast __________ __________
Slow __________ __________
Loud __________ __________
Quiet __________ __________

23. Simple Sentence Structure Subjects (nouns: people, places, things or events)
1. SV (Subject + Verb)
Teacher is talking.
Students are listening.
2. SVO (Subject + Verb + Object)
I like ice cream.
Andy is eating an orange.
3. SVN (Subject + Verb + Noun)
Mr. Roy is David’s new teacher.
Trevor’s parents are doctors.

24. Fighting the Fire Story structure (practice book: p. 19)
Genre: Nonfiction Article
(gives information about real people, things or events)
Main Idea: The most important idea of a story.
- look for words that are repeated over and over in the reading.
- look at the title or the first sentence.
Details: Gives more information about a story.
* Review practice book: p. 19

25. Reading Lesson #4: Being Yourself
Midterm Review
Reading Lesson #4:
Being Yourself

26. Vocabulary
______ (n): The arts, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people.
There are many different cultures in the world.
(are all cultures the same or different?)
______ (adj): Not able to hear, or not able to hear well.
Helen Keller and Rosina are both deaf.
(cannot hear or see?)

27. Vocabulary
________ (n): A way of telling ideas and feelings to others.
Students in Korrnell learn two languages.
_______ (n): Showing words and letters with your hands and fingers.
People who can’t hear use signing to
speak to one another.

28. Vocabulary ________ (n): People who are part of a family.
My aunts, uncles and cousins are
my relatives.
_________ (v): To show that something is important in a special way.
How are you going to
celebrate your birthday?

29. Multiple word meanings practice book: p. 30
Sign
noun: symbol (+,-, $)
Noun: poster, give more information
Verb: write your name
Verb: to use American Sign Language
* What does “sign” mean in each of the following sentence?
Helen Keller was deaf so she learned to sign to communicate with others.
She lines up to get Harry Potter to sign on the book.

30. Word Endings if a word ends in silent e, drop the e before adding –ing or –ed practice book: p. 31
Verb ed ing___
Dive dived diving
Bike biked biking
Wipe wip ____ wip ___
Dance danc ____ danc ____
Skate skat ____ skat ____

31. Subject & Predicate Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.
Subject: nouns (people, places, things)
Predicate: tells what the subject is doing, which contains or begins with the verb of the sentence.
Subject Predicates
Firefighters fight forest fires.
Rosina learns sign language at school.
Mr. Putter feels lonely and wants some company.

32. Meet Rosina Story Structure (practice book: p. 27)
Genre: Photo Essay / Nonfiction
(use mostly photographs to give information about a topic)
Main Idea: Who is the main character and what does she do?
_____________________________________
Details:
______________________________________

33. Clips we saw in class Lesson #3: Firefighters 1. firefighters
2. Smokey Bear

34. Clips we saw in class Lesson # 4: Meet Rosina
1. ABC alphabets sign language
2. ABC phonics sign language

35. Study hard & Good luck
Good Luck