lunes, 21 de diciembre de 2009

STUDY GUIDE FOR THE THIRD BIMONTHLY EXAM

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY EXAM
BOOK: LANGUAGE NETWORK

UNIT 5 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS PAGS. 120- 145
1- what is an adjective?
2-Predicate adjectives
3-Other words used as adjectives
4- What is an adverb?
5- Making comparisons
6-Adjective or adverb?
7- Avoiding double negatives

UNIT 6 PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS, INTERJECTIONS
1- What is a preposition?
2- using prepositional phrases
3- conjunctions
4- interjections



READING COMPREHENSION EXAM
BOOK: BRIDGES TO LITERATURE

UNIT 6 GETTING THE UPPER HAND
1- Whitewashing the fence
2- A dinner of smells
3- the debate in sign language
4- Fifteen minutes

UNIT 7 YOU CAN IF YOU TRY
1- Feature article
2- True account
3- Biography

UNIT 8 MAKING A DIFFERENCE
1- City green
2- I am Rosa parks
3- you dirty rat

domingo, 13 de diciembre de 2009

TONGUE TWISTERS

Here you have the 2 tongue twisters that you have to practice for the competition in the 1st grade of middle-school. Remember the winner group is going to have a civies day!!

a)I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,but if you wish the wish the witch wishes,I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

b)Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter,so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.