2. Ms. Ticknor’s ESL Class Family Morning Routine Reading Assignment Next

3. Table of Contents Read a story about an American family’s morning routine. Answer questions about the story. Learn new morning routine vocabulary! NextPrevious

4. Objectives: SWBAT identify morning routine verbs. SWBAT pick out target information in a text. (Specific content words) SWBAT read reflectively; backtracking to find answers. SWBAT follow the order of events in a text. NextPrevious

5. Instructions: Read the passage below. The underlined words are some morning routine vocabulary words. Click on the sound button next to the words to hear the pronunciation. My name is Tabatha. A typical morning in my house is hectic. There is my brother, my grandmother, my mother, my father, and I all trying to get ready for our day at the same time! My parents take showers in the morning, while my brother, grandmother, and I take showers the night before to save time. Since I bathe at night, the first thing I do in the morning is wake up at 7:00 and get dressed. Then, I brush my hair and feed my cat. My brother always sleeps late. My mom usually yells at him to get up! He then gets dressed and runs downstairs to play video games while I help my grandmother cook breakfast. Sometimes my grandmother tells my brother to help make breakfast, too. My mom makes coffee and sends e-mails and makes phone calls to work. We eat breakfast together at the table while my dad watches the news. My mom has to go to work early for meetings so she doesn’t always have time to eat breakfast with us. She eats a muffin or a bagel on her way to work. My dad and grandmother drink coffee or tea and talk after breakfast. But my brother and I need to hurry to get ready for school! After breakfast, I go back to my bedroom to put my homework and books in my backpack. My brother walks the dog. Then we have to brush our teeth, put on our shoes and run outside to wait for the school bus. When we get on the school bus my dad and grandma wave us goodbye. Then my dad drives to work. My grandmother stays home all day. Sometimes she works in her garden or does crossword puzzles. That is our typical family morning routine! Our mornings are busy! Next A Typical Morning for an American Family Previous

6. Now, answer questions about the story… Begin  Previous

7. What is the main idea of this story? Click on the correct answer. a) Tabatha’s brother sleeps late. b) You have to feed your pets. c) A typical morning for an American family is very busy. d) Tabatha likes to eat breakfast. Next No, try again. Yes, good job! No, try again. Previous Back to Passage

8. What is the first thing Tabatha does in the morning after she wakes up? Click on the correct answer. a) She feeds her dog. b) She gets dressed. c) She brushes her teeth. d) She eats breakfast. Next No, try again. Yes, good job! No, try again. Previous Back to Passage

9. What are two things Tabatha’s grandmother does in the morning? Click on the correct answers. a) She reads a book. b) She does crosswords puzzles. c) She walks the dog. d) She cooks breakfast. Next No, try again. Yes, good job! No, try again. Yes, good job! Previous Back to Passage

10. Do you think Tabatha’s mother is an important and busy woman? Click yes or no and then click why or why not. a) Yes… b) No… Next Why yes? Why not? Explain why you think her mother is an important and busy woman. Share your answer with the class. Explain why you do not think her mother is an important and busy woman. Share your answer with the class. Previous Back to Passage

11. The End! Great Job! PreviousNext

12. Credits: All pictures courtesy of google clipart and PowerPoint clipart. (I edited and resized dimensions of pictures). I wrote the reading passage and questions myself. I recorded all sounds with my own voice. I trimmed and normalized each audio clip. Previous