Developing Writing

Patr ic ia Wilcox Peter son
Developing Writing: WRITING SKILLS PRACTIE
DevelopingWriting
Writing Skills Practice Book for EFL
PAT R I C I A W I L C OX P E T E R S O N
EachofthetwentychaptersinDevelopingWriting isintroduced
byatopicalreadingselectionincorporatingthelessonsmodel
structures, mechanics, and grammar points. Following each
readingareactivitiesdesignedforstudentstostudycomposi
tion,vocabulary,andspelling.Thegoalofthisbookistotake
thestudentfromthemechanicsofbasicsentencewritingtothe
abilitytoconstructasimpleparagraph.Appendicesincludean
irregularverblist,grammarruleindex,andanswerkeys.
BOOK FOR
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
OfficeofEnglishLanguagePrograms
PETERSON
4155
EFL

Beginning/Intermediate Level
Developing
Writing
Developing
Writing
OF
STATE
Office of English Language Programs
Developing Writing
Patricia Wilcox Peterson
Originally published in 1982,
Materials Development and Review Branch
The English Language Programs Division
United States Information Agency
Washington, DC
Second printing published in 1995
This reprint published in 2003.
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
The author wishes to thank Gloria Kreisher and Dean Curry for their help, as well as book editor Lin Lougheed.
She also wishes to thank Luis Roja of Caracas, for his knowledge of Venezuela and his help in providing authentic details of life there.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
United States Department of State
Washington, DC 20547
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
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Chapter 1:
Square Dancing ..........................................................
I. Mechanics: Capital letters at the beginning of sentences

and for names. Periods at the end of sentences......................
II. Grammar: Subject pronouns ....................................................
III. Grammar: Conjugation of be in the present ............................
IV. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
V. Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with be..................
VI. Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
VII. Controlled Composition: Changing from first person
to third person pronouns and verbs..........................................
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Puzzle ..............................................
Chapter 2:
The Weekend Cook ....................................................
I. Mechanics: Capital letters for nationalities and for

the days of the week ................................................................
II. Grammar: Third person -s forms in the present tense ............
III. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement ..........................................
IV. Grammar: Object pronouns ......................................................
V. Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present
tense verbs ..............................................................................
VI. Grammar: Adverbs of frequency with be and other
main verbs ................................................................................
VII. Grammar: Adverbs of time at the beginning of the sentence ..
VIII. Controlled Composition: Responding to questions ..................
IX. Free Composition......................................................................
Chapter 3:
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Thats Not My Job ......................................................
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Grammar: Contractions with pronouns and be, be and not......

Grammar: Spelling noun plurals ..............................................
Grammar: Possessives with people ........................................
Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation ..............
Grammar: Choosing a or an ....................................................
Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement ..........................................
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present
tense verbs ..............................................................................
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Chapter 4:
In a Restaurant ..........................................................
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Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation ..............

Grammar: Noun plurals ............................................................
Grammar: Articles ....................................................................
Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
Sentence Construction: Sentence patterns with present
tense verbs ..............................................................................
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Puzzle ..............................................
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Chapter 5:
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Pen Pals: Roberto Writes a Letter ............................
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I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals

B. Capital letters for the names of streets,
cities, states, and countries. Commas and
question marks ................................................
II. Grammar: Possessive adjectives..............................................
III. Controlled Composition: Replacement exercise ......................
IV. Grammar: Prepositions of place: in, on, at ..............................
V. Grammar: Questions with be ....................................................
VI. Grammar: Questions with do ....................................................
VII. Sentence Construction: Asking and answering questions........
VIII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter................................
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Chapter 6:
Pen Pals: Sara Writes Back........................................
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B. The exclamation point ......................................
II. Grammar: Making negative statements with dont and doesnt ....
III. Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation ..............
IV. Sentence Construction: Making questions about topics ..........
V. Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
VI. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog ..............................
VII. Grammar: Articles ....................................................................
VIII. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
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Chapter 7:
Enormous Cabbages Show the Effect of

Long Alaskan Days ......................................................
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I. Mechanics: Capital letters for the names of continents, oceans,

rivers, mountains, valleys, and the months of the year .......... 37
II. Grammar: The definite article the before proper names .......... 37
III. Grammar: Sentence combining with and, or, but, and so ........
IV. Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
V. Sentence Construction: Expanding sentences
with adjectives ..........................................................................
VI. Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter................................
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog ..............................
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: An Alaskan crossword puzzle..........
Chapter 8:
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VIII.
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Food Customs ............................................................
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Mechanics: Capitalization and punctuation ..............................

Grammar: Sentence combining with the main verb deleted ....
Sentence Construction: Noncount nouns ................................
Grammar: Articles ....................................................................
Controlled Composition: Writing about your food habits ..........
Vocabulary and Spelling: Word puzzle ....................................
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Chapter 9:
The Kramers Woodpile ............................................
I. Mechanics: A. Third person -s forms

B. Review of capitalization and punctuation..........
II. Grammar: Review of the rules for articles with
common nouns ........................................................................
III. Grammar: Using the definite article the for second
mention of nouns ......................................................................
V. Grammar: Subject-verb agreement ..........................................
VI. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture ....................
VII. Sentence Construction: Words that are both nouns and verbs ..
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Compound nouns ............................
Chapter 10: In the City or in the Suburbs? ....................................
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VII.
VIII.
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Grammar: Count and noncount nouns with articles ................

Sentence Construction: Statements with There is and There are ..
Sentence Construction: Questions with Is there and Are there ..
Grammar: Word order with adverb phrases ............................
Grammar: Sentence combining review ....................................
Controlled Composition: Incomplete letter................................
Vocabulary and Spelling: Compound nouns ............................
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Chapter 11: Riddles ........................................................................

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VIII.
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Grammar: Review of verbs in yes-no questions ......................

Grammar: Information questions ..............................................
Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
Grammar: Possessives with things ..........................................
Sentence Construction: Writing riddles ....................................
Grammar: Choosing prepositions ............................................
Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information ..........
Vocabulary and Spelling: Puns ................................................
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Chapter 12: Crowding ......................................................................
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VIII.
Mechanics: Using commas in a series ....................................

Grammar: Spelling -ing verb forms ..........................................
Grammar: The definite article the before prepositional phrases
Sentence Construction: Making questions about topics ..........
Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog ..............................
Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information ..........
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Chapter 13: Corner Stores and Supermarkets..............................
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I. Mechanics: A. Spelling of -ing forms

B. Capital letters for the names of
companies and stores ......................................
II. Grammar: Comparison of adjectives ........................................
III. Sentence Construction: Making comparisons ........................
IV. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information ..........
V. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
VI. Grammar: The definite article the with specific groups ............
VII. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types ..................
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Crossword puzzle ............................
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Chapter 14: Family Roles ................................................................
84

B. The colon before a list of examples..................
II. Grammar: The past tense of to be ..........................................
III. Grammar: The past tense with regular verbs ..........................
V. Sentence Construction: Comparisons with more, less,
and fewer ..................................................................................
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VI. Grammar: Sentence combining: compound sentence parts......

VIII. Controlled Composition: Choosing relevant information ..........
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Chapter 15: Tall Tales ......................................................................
91
I. Mechanics: A. Review of comparisons ....................................

B. Quotation marks................................................
II. Grammar: Past tense irregular verbs........................................
III. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
IV. Sentence Construction: Questions and negatives with did ......
V. Grammar: Using very, too, enough, sothat,
and suchthat..........................................................................
VI. Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas ..............................
VII. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture ....................
VIII. Controlled Composition: Responding to a picture ....................
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Chapter 16: Making a Banana Split ................................................
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I. Mechanics: A. Regular and irregular past tense verbs

B. Using a comma after a subordinate clause ......
II. Grammar: The past progressive tense ....................................
III. Controlled Composition: Past narration ....................................
IV. Grammar: Sentence combining with adverb clauses ..............
V. Grammar: Review of articles, some as a quantifier..................
VI. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
VII. Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas ..............................
VIII. Controlled Composition: Past narration ....................................
IX. Free Composition......................................................................
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Chapter 17: A Debate: Dogs in the City ........................................ 105

I. Mechanics: A. Review of comparisons
B. The semi-colon in sentence combining ............
II. Grammar: Sentence combining with subordinate
conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs ......................................
III. Sentence Construction: Concentration ....................................
IV. Grammar: Modal auxiliaries ......................................................
V. Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ........................................
VI. Controlled Composition: Variety in sentence types ..................
VII. Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog ..............................
VIII. Free Composition......................................................................
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Chapter 18: Planning a Trip ............................................................ 114

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VIII.
Mechanics: Contractions with have and will ............................

Sentence Construction: The present perfect tense ..................
Controlled Composition: Incomplete dialog ..............................
Grammar: Indefinite pronouns: some, any, and one ................
Grammar: Sentence combining practice ..................................
Sentence Construction: Writing complete sentences ..............
Vocabulary and Spelling: Past participles as adjectives ..........
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Chapter 19: Phobias ........................................................................ 122

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Mechanics: Nonrestrictive relative clauses ..............................

Grammar: Restrictive relative clauses ......................................
Sentence Construction: Writing definitions ..............................
Grammar: Substituting that for which or who ..........................
Controlled Composition: Organizing ideas ..............................
Vocabulary and Spelling: Present participles as
adjectives ..................................................................................
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Chapter 20: A Day at the Beach...................................................... 128

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Mechanics: Quotations and paragraphs ..................................

Grammar: Final review of articles ............................................
Controlled Composition: Dicto-comp ......................................
Grammar: Reduced relative clauses ........................................
Sentence Construction: Indefinite pronouns:
one, ones, and kind ..................................................................
VI. Grammar: Choosing prepositions ............................................
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling: Crossword puzzle of
irregular verbs ..........................................................................
Appendix A:
Appendix B:
Appendix C:
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Common Irregular Verbs................................................ 135

Review of Grammar........................................................ 138
Answers to Puzzles ........................................................ 141
INTRODUCTIONTOTHETEACHER
Thegoalofthisbookistotakethestudentfromthemechanicsofba
sic sentence writing to the ability to construct a simple paragraph. The
vocabulary and the structures have been planned chapter by chapter,
from simple to more complex, and the lessons build on each other. For
this reason, the students will probably benefit the most if they do the
exercises
in each chapter in the order they are presented. The same is

true of the order of the chapters: information presented early in the
book willbehelpfulforthewritingtasksinthelaterchapters.
The amount of time needed to work through a chapter depends on
the level of the students, the length of the class period, and the
teachersdecision
abouthomework.Somegroupsmayfinishachapter
in two hours, with two hours of outside work. Other groups may do all
theexercisesinclassinfourorfivehours.Twosamplelessonplansare
suggested at the end of this section, one with homework assignments
andonewithouthomework.
Eachchapterincludessomeofthefollowingexercises:
1. Text The text is a reading selection that contains the model struc
tures upon which the chapter is based. There is a variety of styles and
registers of English. Some of the texts are descriptions; some are nar
ratives; some are newspaper articles; some are dialogs; and some are
letters.
Theteachermayreadthetextoutloud,orhemayaskthestudentsto
read it silently. The texts in dialog form (chapters 3,10 and 20) are
suitable
fordramaticreadinginpairs.Afterthefirstreading,theteacher
may want to clarify new vocabulary words and ask a few comprehen
sion questions.
2. Mechanics This section helps to reinforce the new vocabulary,
ideas, and structures in the text. To present the section, the teacher
should explain the rule of punctuation or capitalization to the class, and
write the example or the first problem on the board. Then the students
can do the remaining problems.
One effective method for checking the students work is to divide the
chalkboard into sections and ask each student to write one answer in a
section. Several students can do this at once, to save class time. Then
the class as a whole can read and correct the boardwork. This self
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correction builds awareness of the mechanical rules of English and

shouldencouragecarefulwriting.
3. "r$mm$r Many types of structures are included under this head
ing. Essentially everything that is rulebased is included here: question
transformations, negation, tenses, and sentence combining. One par
ticularly important goal of the book is to give practice in the use of arti
cles. Rules for article use are introduced very gradually and drilled
repeatedly.Anindextogrammaticalinformationisgivenintheappendi
cesinthebackofthebook.
The teacher will want to discuss the rule briefly before the students
do an exercise, and the class should do one or two problems together
so the teacher is sure that they understand. Many grammar exercises
canbedoneorallyfirst,andthisstrengthensthestudentslisteningand
speaking skills. Oral work is appropriate for sentence combining, word
order exercises, question transformations, negations, and tense work.
It may be especially useful to read the article exercises aloud, to help
thestudentsdevelopasenseofcorrectnesswithEnglisharticles.When
the students write out the problems, they may work individually or in
pairs. Work should always be collected, corrected, and returned for the
tosee.
students
4. #entence !onstruction Exercises under this heading introduce
elements of free choice in writing. The students are given some sen
tence parts, but they must put the sentence together in their own way.
Oftenthereismorethanonecorrectresponsetoeachproblem.
These exercises may be done in class or as homework. Since these
exercisesinvolvethebeginningofsomeoriginalthought,studentsoften
like to see each others work. Sentences can be written on the board,
corrected, and discussed. The incomplete dialogs in chapters 3, 6, 7,
12,and17shouldprovideenjoymentifthestudentsreadthemaloudin
pairs. One type of sentence construction exercise, the game of
mustbedoneinclasswithapartner.
Concentration,
5.!ontrolled !omposition Thepurposeoftheseexercisesistogive
practice in writing studentgenerated short paragraphs, letters, dialogs,
and other units longer than a single sentence. Some of the exercises
are suitable for homework, and some can be best done in class.
Anotherwaytohandlethesecompositionsistoholdawritinglabwith
in the classroom. In this procedure, each student works independently;
the teacher walks around the room, commenting on the papers and
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helping students one by one. Especially good compositions can be

read aloud at the end of the lab period.
A few composition exercises are of the highly controlled variety, in
which the students task is basically to copy a given text and to make
certain required changes of tense, pronoun usage, or similar changes.
These occur primarily in the first half of the book, when the students
grammatical repertoire is still fairly limited.
Dicto-comps are used in almost every chapter to form a bridge between grammar work and free writing. They resemble dictations in that
the content has been predetermined. However, as the directions indicate, the students are not asked to write a word-for-word copy of the
original. Rather, they are to listen three times before writing, and then to
compose a paragraph from memory, as close to the wording of the
original as possible.
Partly completed compositions with large blanks are a kind of controlled composition that calls for more student input. These assignments provide the students with choices that are varied enough to allow
an opportunity for expression, but controlled enough to make incorrect
combinations rather unlikely. By completing each sentence appropriately, students can practice writing paragraphs, letters, and memos in
their own words, conforming to a standard form.
Some composition assignments are almost entirely free, stimulated
by a list of questions or a picture. When this kind of assignment is given,
there has been a previous text in the chapter which can serve as a
model.
In the second half of the book there are exercises that treat the process of composition as a problem of arranging and ordering ideas. In
these assignments, sentences are given to the students, but they are
out of order. The students task is to rewrite the composition in a logical order.
6. Vocabulary and Spelling Often the final section of a chapter is a
game activity. There are puzzles and word games to expand student
vocabulary and to focus attention on accurate spelling. In this section,
as well as in the grammar section, attention is given to the spelling and
usage of inflectional and derivational affixes. These sections are intended to bring some fun to the drudgery of spelling work. They should
be done in class in pairs or even in teams. At the end of a unit, the
teacher may want to reward the class by arranging a competitive game,
in which two teams try to be the first to complete a puzzle.
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Below are two possible time schedules for a typical chapter in the
book.
Two-Hour Plan with
Homework
Four-Hour Plan with no

Homework
Day one
Text Read the text aloud or silently, clarify vocabulary, and
ask comprehension questions.
Mechanics Explain the rule,
have students write the
sentences on the board, and
correct their work.
Grammar Review the rule and
do some problems orally.
Students write out the exercise
individually or in pairs. Collect
the papers.
Homework Sentence Construction Exercise
Day One
Text Read the text aloud or silently, clarify vocabulary, and
ask comprehension questions.
Mechanics Explain the rule,
have students write the
sentences on the board, and
correct their work.
Grammar Review the rule and
do some problems orally.
Students write out the exercise individually or in pairs.
Collect the papers.
Day Two
Sentence Construction
exercise
Have students act out dialogs,
compare different student
answers, or do Concentration
game in class.
Dicto-Comp
Day Two
Correct the Sentence Construction exercise in class and
compare answers.
Dicto-Comp
Puzzle Students work in pairs
or in teams.
Homework Controlled Composition
Day Three
Controlled Composition
Use the writing lab technique.
The students may do one or
more compositions, as time
permits.
Day Four
Discuss the student compositions and compare them. Have
students read each others
work to develop a critical eye.
Puzzle Team game
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"$!PT#R ON#
SQU!RE D!NCING
Hello. I am Ernie Anderson. I

am a truck driver. I am from the
UnitedStates.
Hereisapictureofmywifeand
me. We are with our friends. We
are square dancers. Dancing is
notourwork.Itisourhobby.
ThesquaredanceisanoldAmericandanceforfourcouples.Acou
pleisonemanandonewoman.Threeothercouplesareinoursquare.
Their names are Bob and Marsha, Doug and Cathy, and Henry and
Eileen.
Mywifes nameisHazel. Herdressisshortandfull. Itisasquare
dancedress.Weareinthefrontontheleft.Themusicisveryfastright
now.
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I. Mechanics Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for

names. Periods at the end of sentences.
Each new sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a
period (.)
This is a good sentence, this is not correct
Names begin with capital letters, too:
Ernie Anderson Bob and Marsha Kovacik
Copy the sentences, and make all the corrections that are necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
i am ernie anderson
i am from the united states
we are square dancers
dancing is our hobby
it is an american dance
bob and marsha are our friends
henry and eileen are another couple
a couple is a man and a woman
hazel is my wife
we are in the front of the picture
II. Grammar
Subject pronouns
Study the pronouns below. Then rewrite each sentence and substitute the appropriate pronoun for each name.
I
(the speaker)
we
(the speaker and others)
you (the second person)
you
(plural)
he (masculine)
they (plural for men, women,

things, or animals)
she (feminine)
it
(things and animals)
Ernie
Bob
Doug
Henry
Eileen
1. Bob isadancer.
7.
Heisadancer.
8.
2. Ernie isa truck driver.
9.
3. Doug is fromAmerica.
10.
4. Doug,Ernie,andBobarefriends. 11.
5. HazelandEileen arefriends.
12.
6. CathyandMarsha areinthepicture.
Cathy
Marsha Hazel
Hazel isErnieswife.
Hazel isasquaredancer.
Dancing isnotwork.
Themusic isveryfast.
Thedresses areshortandfull.
Thepicture isfromlastyear.
III.Grammar Theverbtobe
Studytheformsfortheverbtobe. Then copy the paragraph below,

writinginthecorrectform.
lam
weare
youare
youare
he
sheis
theyare
it
Square dancing_____fun. The music_____fast, and the people
_____friendly.Ernie_____atthedanceeveryweek.Hazel_____withhim.
She_____a good dancer. Six friends_____with them in a square.
They_____happytobethere.
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IV. Controlled Composition Dicto-comp

Your teacher will read the paragraph above three times. Listen care fully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph
as well as you can from memory.
V. Sentence Construction Sentence patterns with be
The verb to be connects the subject of a sentence to another word that
tells us something about the subject. This second word or phrase after the
verb may be another noun, an adjective, or an adverb. In this way, we
can see three different basic sentence patterns with the verb to be.
1. Sentence patterns with noun phrases. The word or phrase after the verb may tell us what or who the subject is:
The square dance is an old American dance.
Noun phrase + be + Noun phrase
On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of noun phrases,
telling what or who. Choose a subject and a verb and match them with
a noun phrase on the right to make a sentence. Write as many sentences as you can. Example: Ernie is a truck driver.
Noun phrase
+
Ernie
Hazel
They
Bob and Marsha
Dancing
Doug and Cathy
be
is
are
Noun phrase
a truck driver
his wife
square dancers
Ernies friends
fun
not work
a hobby
another couple
2. Sentence patterns with adjectives The word or phrase after

the verb may tell us how the subject is, or what it is like:
The music is very fast.
Noun phrase + be + Adjective
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On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of adjectives telling

how. Choose a subject and a verb and match them with an adjective on
the right to make a sentence. Write as many sentences as you can.
Noun phrase
I
You
The dresses
The music
The dance
be
am
are
is
Adjective
happy
welcome
short and full
fast
American
3. Sentence patterns with adverb phrases. The word or phrase

after the verb may tell us where the subject is, or where it is from:
Ernie is from the United States.
Noun phrase + be + Adverb phrase
On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of adverb phrases.
Choose a subject and a verb and match them with an adverb phrase on
the right to make a sentence. Write as many sentences as you can.
Noun phrase
+
Four couples
We
They
Ernie and Hazel
Bob
I
be
is
are
am
Adverb phrase
from the United States
in a square
on the right
in the front
in the picture
with my wife
VI. Sentence Construction Concentration

This is a game you can play with another person. Cut squares of
paper to fit over each box below. Cover each box with a square of
paper. Have a pencil and paper ready to write sentences.
The first player turns over two squares. He reads the words in the
boxes. If they make a good sentence, he writes the sentence on his
paper. He leaves the boxes uncovered. If the words do not go together
in a sentence, he covers them again. (Remember what is under each
square of paper!) The second player takes his turn. Continue playing
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untilallthesquaresareuncovered.
Theplayerwiththemostsentencesonhispaperisthewinner.
Dancingis
Thedresses
are
onemanand
onewoman.
Acoupleis
Themusic
is
veryfast.
agood
dancer.
welcometo
dance.
ourfriends.
lam
ourhobby.
Youare
shortandfull.
atruck
driver.
Theyare
Mywifeis
VII.Controlled Composition Changingfromfirstpersontothird

ErnieAndersonwrotetheparagraphbelow.Heusedthefirstperson
pronounsI andwe.RewritetheparagraphandtellaboutErnie.Make
allthenecessarychangesinpronouns: | he
my his
we they
our their
IamErnieAnderson.Iamatruckdriver.IamfromtheUnitedStates.
Thisismywife.MywifesnameisHazel.Herdressisshortandfull.Itis
asquaredancedress.Wearesquaredancers.Wearewithourfriends.
Three other couples are in our square. Dancing is not our work. It is our
hobby.
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling Puzzle

In the puzzle below there are 20 words from this chapter. They may
be located horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. See how many of the
words in the list you can find.
he
hobby
she
work
it
couple
we
happy
is
square
are
friend
am
wife
driver
picture
dancing
full
dress
short
music
CHAPTER TWO
THE WEEKEND COOK
My dad works in a bank. He works there from Monday to Friday. He

helps people. He counts money, and he uses the computer. His job is
important. He is an important man at the bank.
Dad also works at home. On weekends he cooks dinner. Usually he
fixes Italian food. On Saturdays he makes spaghetti. On Sundays he
makes pizza. Sometimes he fries chicken or fixes Chinese food. My
mother watches and helps. She cuts the vegetables. She tosses the
salad. I wash the dishes.
Some people say it is strange for a man to cook. My dad enjoys his
hobby. Cooking relaxes him. His father was a weekend cook, too.
I.Mechanics Capital letters for nationalities and for the days of the
week
Namesofnationalitiesbeginwithcapitalletters:
Italian
Chinese
Venezuelan American
Thedaysoftheweekbeginwithcapitalletters,too.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Friday Saturday
Thursday
Copythesentences,andmakeallthecorrectionsthatarenecessary.
1. myfatherisaweekendcook
2. heworksatabankonmonday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,
andfriday
3. hecooksonsaturdayandsunday
4. usuallyhecooksItalianspaghetti
5. pizzaisitalianfood
6. dadmakesspaghettionsaturdays
7. mydadlikestocookchinesefood
8. mymotherandihelpmydad
9. itisgoodformydadtocook
10. hishobbyrelaxeshim
II.Grammar
Thirdpersons forms.Spellingofpresenttenseverbs
Noticethatverbsinthepresenttensetakeanendingwithhe,she,
andit.Thespellingofthisendingmaybes ores.
Ihelp
youhelp
hehelps
shehelps
ithelps
wehelp
youhelp
theyhelp
1. Almost all verbs add s in the third person singular. Write the
formsbelowwiththecorrectspelling.
Heworks.(work,know,count,make,use)
Shecuts.(cut,help,cook,dance)
2. A few verbs add -es in the third person singular. They are verbs
that end in s, z, sh, ch, or x. Write the forms below with the correct
spelling.
He fixes, (fix, finish, relax, rush)
She watches, (watch, toss, wash, teach)
3. If a verb ends in a consonant and -y, change the y to i before
adding -es. If the verb ends in a vowel and -y, simply add s; Write the
forms below with the correct spelling.
He tries, (try, fry, study, hurry, carry, marry)
She says, (say, enjoy, play, stay, buy, pay)
4. The verb have is irregular. The third person singular form is has.
He has a cookbook.
III. Grammar Subject-verb agreement
Rewrite the sentences below, adding the correct form of the verb.
Remember that he, she, and it take -s forms.
1. Most women cook the dinners at home. (cook)
2. My mother cooks most of the time. (cook)
3. She ________ dinner on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays. (make)
4. My father ________ Italian food on the weekends. (fix)
5. My brother and I ________ the dishes. (wash)
6. We ________ the salad, too. (help with)
7. I ________ to cook already. (know how)
8. Cooking ________ my father. (relax)
9. Important people ________ and ________ all day. (rush, hurry)
10. Often they _________ a hobby after work. (enjoy)
IV. Grammar Object pronouns
These are the forms of pronouns when they are the object of a
verb or a preposition.
we us
I me
you you
you you
he him
they them
she her
it it
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Rewrite each sentence and substitute an object pronoun for each

noun. Follow the example.
1. My father helps people. My father helps them.
2. My father uses the computer.
3. My mother washes the vegetables.
4. I cut the vegetables.
5. My dad enjoys cooking.
6. He enjoys helping my mother.
7. Cooking relaxes my father.
8. My mother teaches my father to cook.
9. My dad teaches (his son.)
10. My mother helps my dad and me.
V. Sentence Construction Sentence patterns with verbs other than be
In chapter one you
be: Noun phrase
Noun phrase
Noun phrase
learned three sentence patterns with the verb to

+
be
+
Noun phrase
+
be
+
Adjective
+
be
+
Adverb phrase
Other verbs can also be put in groups, according to the kinds of

words that come after them. A verb that takes an object after it is a
transitive verb (VerbT). Transitive verbs occur in this pattern:
My father cooks dinner.
Noun phrase
+
VerbT
+
Noun phrase
On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of noun phrases that
can be used as objects. Choose a subject and a verb and match them with
an object to make a sentence. You may need to add -s or -es to the verb.
Make as many sentences as you can.
Noun phrase
+
Verb
+ Noun phrase
My father
cook
dinner
Cooking
relax
him
He
enjoy
his hobby
My mother
help
his wife
She
wash
the vegetables
I
fix
the salad
We
eat
the dishes
pizza and spaghetti
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Verbs that cannot take an object are intransitive (VerbI). Intransi tive verbs occur in two patterns:
My mother works.
Noun phrase + Verb
My father works in a bank.

Noun phrase + Verb + Adverb phrase
On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of adverb phrases

that can be used with intransitive verbs. Choose a subject and a verb and
match them with an adverb phrase to make a sentence. You may need
to add -s or -es to the verb. Make as many sentences as you can.
Noun phrase
My father
My mother
He
She
We
I
Verb
work
cook
Noun phrase
very hard
in a bank
on the weekend
in the kitchen
after work
together
relax
VI. Grammar Adverbs of frequency with the be verb.

Adverbs of frequency tell how often something happens. These
words come after a form of the verb to be;
Father is never late.
Mother is usually busy.
Junior is always hungry.
Below is a schedule that tells where each person in the family is during
the week. Look at the schedule, and then write all the sentences with adverbs of frequency in the correct position. Use this scale as a guide: 7
days a week = always; 5 or 6 = usually; 4 = often; 2 or 3 = sometimes;
1 = rarely; and 0 = never.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Dad
at home
at home
at the
bank
at home
at the
bank
at work
at the
bank
at home
at the
bank
at work
at home
Mother
at the
bank
at work
Junior
at home
at
school
at
school
at
school
at
school
at
school
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at home
at home
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Dadis________atthebank.
Junioris________atschool.
Motheris________athome.
Sheis________atwork.
Theyare________athomeontheweekends.
Theyare________athomeonMondays.
Adverbsoffrequencywithothermainverbs
Theadverbsoffrequencycomebeforeothermainverbsbesides
tobe.
Junioralways helpsathome.
Fathersometimes cooksdinner.
Motheroften worksinthekitchen.
Lookattheschedulebelow.Itisaworkplanforafamily.Writeallthe
sentences below with adverbs of frequency, telling how often each
works.
person
Cookdinner..
Sun.
Mon.
Tues. Wed.
Thurs. Fri.
Sat.
Dad.
Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Dad.
Cutvegetables.. Mother. Junior. Junior. Junior. Junior. Dad.
Mother.
Tossthesalad.. Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Mother. Dad.
Mother.,
Washthedishes.,. Junior. Junior. Junior. Junior. Junior. Junior. Junior.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Junior________washesthedishes.
MotherandDad________washthedishes.
Mother________tossesthesalad.
Junior________tossesthesalad.
Mother________cooksdinner.
Dad________cooksdinner.
Dad________cutsvegetables.
Junior________cutsvegetables.
Mother________cutsvegetables.
Thesepeople________worktogether.
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VII.Grammar Adverbsoftimeatthebeginningofthesentence
Sometimes adverbs of time can come at the beginning of a sentence.
Rewrite these sentences and place the adverb or phrase at the
beginning.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
NobodyisathomeonMondays.OnMondaysnobodyisathome.
DadworksatthebankfromMondaytoFriday.
MomteachesataschoolonMondays,Wednesdays,andFridays.
Juniorisusually atschool.
Everybodyisathomeonweekends.
Dadoften cooksspaghettiorpizza.
Mothersometimes goesouttowork.
Sheusually rusheshometofixdinner.
MotherworksveryhardonFridays.
Dadusually helpsherwiththesaladonFridays.
VIII.!ontrolled !omposition Respondingtoquestions

Makeacharttoshowwherethepeopleinyourfamilyareeachday.
Name
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Find a partner in the class and discuss your chart with him. Ask him
questions about his time chart, too. Then write a paragraph to answer
thesequestions:Whereiseveryoneonweekdays?Whereiseveryone
on weekends? Where is your mother, usually? Where is your father,
usually? Where are you?
IX. Free !omposition
Writeaparagraphandtellwhodoestheworkinyourfamily.
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CHAPTER THREE
THATS NOT MY IOB
AcustomercomesintotheWestsidePharmacy.Hesverysick.
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Mr.Brown:
Customer:
Mr.Brown:
MayIhelpyou?
Yes, please. I have a pain in my side, an ache in my
stomach,
and a headache. I need a pill, an aspirin, or a

painkiller
somethingfast.
Imsorry,butthatsnotmyjob.ThatsMr.Brownsjob.
Hestheheadpharmacist.
MayIseeMr.Brown,please.
Imsorry.Mr.Brownisbusy.Hesonthephone.
Thenhishelper.
Shesbusy,too.Pleasewait.
Oh,no.
Oh,heresMr.Brown.
Yes?MayIhelpyou?
Ihaveapaininmyside,anacheinmystomach,anda
headache.Pleasegivemeapill.
Thatisntmyjob.Imnotadoctor.Imapharmacist.Dr.
Saunders has an office next to us. His address is 215
GrandAvenue.Comebackwithaprescription.Wecan
helpyouthen.
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I.Grammar
Contractions:subjectpronounsandbe,be andnot
IninformalEnglish,wecancombineapronounandaverbinthefol
lowingways:
I+am=Im
he+is=hes
we+are=were
you+are=youre
she+is=shes
they+are=theyre
that+is =thats
it+is = its
Rewritethesentencesbelowandusecontractions.
1. Heistheheadpharmacist.
6. Itishisoffice.
2. Sheishishelper.
7. Wearebusy.
3. Thatismyjob.
8. Theyarehere.
4. Iamapharmacist.
9. Youaresick.
5. Heisadoctor.
10. Thatisanaspirin.
Wecanalsocombinetheverbwiththewordnot:
is+not=isnt
are+not=arent
Rewritethesentencesbelowandusecontractionswithnot.
1. Thatisnotmyjob.
4. Wearenotbusytoday.
2. Heisnotadoctor.
5. Theyarenotintheoffice.
3. Sheisnothere.
6. Itisnottimeforlunch.
II.Grammar
Spellingnounplurals
Nounpluralsfollowthesamespellingrulesasthes formsofpresent
tenseverbs.Adds formostnouns;addes ifthenounendsins,z,sh,
ch,orx.Nounsthatendinaconsonantandy changethey toiandadd
es.Writethepluralformforeachnounbelow.
1. Adds to:pain,ache,pill,aspirin,job,problem,office,doctor,phar
macist,helper,prescription
2. Addes to:lunch,dish,box,dress,tax
3. Change the y to i and add es: family, pharmacy, country, city,
hobby
III.Grammar Possessives withpeople
To show possession, use an apostrophe () after the persons name
andadds.Writetheformsbelow.
1. Mr.Brownhasahelper.
Mr.Brownshelper
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Mr.Brownhasajob.
Thedoctorhasanoffice.
Thecustomerhasaprescription.
Thehelperhasajob.
Mydadhasahobby.
Erniehasawife.
Hazelhasadress.
Ifthepersonsnameendswiths,thensimplyaddtheapostrophe:
Dr.Saundersoffice
Dr.Saundershasanoffice.
Forpluralnouns,theapostrophecomesafterthes ending.Writethe
formsbelow.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TheBrownshaveapharmacy.
theBrownspharmacy
Thecustomershaveproblems.
Bankershaveshortworkhours.
Squaredancershaveshortskirts.
Truckdrivershaveschedules.
IV.Mechanics Reviewofcapitalizationandpunctuation
Copytheparagraphbelow,andmakeallthecorrectionsthatarenec
essary.Useapostrophesforcontractionsandpossessives.
ruthbennetworksinmrbrownspharmacysheismrbrownshelper
sometimesacustomerwantsaprescriptionthatisntruthsjobshesa
pharmacistshelpersheisntadoctorsometimesanaspirinwillhelpthe
customersheadacheitsruthsjobtogiveoutaspirin
V.Grammar
Articles:choosinga oran
To choose between a or an, listen to the beginning sound (not the

spelling)ofaword.Ifthewordbeginswithavowelsound,usean;Ifit
beginswithaconsonantsound,usea;Writethelistsbelowwithanarti
clebeforeeachword.
Vowelsounds
___aspirin
___ache
___address
___office
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___idea
___Italian
___American
Consonantsounds
___pill
___pain
___pharmacy
___headache
___job
___helper
___problem
___doctor
___dance
___hobby
___cook
___bank
VI.Controlled Composition Dictocomp

Yourteacherwillreadthedialogbelowthreetimes.Listencarefully,
butdonottakenotes.Afterthethirdreading,writethedialogaswellas
youcanfrommemory.Listencarefullyforthearticlesa andan.
Customer:
Mr.Brown:
Ihaveapaininmyside,anacheinmystomach,anda
headache!Givemeapill!
Thatisntmyjob.Imnotadoctor.Imapharmacist.Dr.
Saunders has an office next to us. Get a prescription
fromhimandcomeback.Wecanhelpyouthen.
VII.Grammar Subjectverbagreement
Writethesentencesbelowandchangeallthesingularnounstoplu
ralnouns.Youwillnotneedanarticlebeforethepluralnoun.Youwill
alsoneedtochangetheverbformsfromsingulartoplural.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Abankerworkswithmoney.
Bankersworkwithmoney.
Apharmacistworkswithprescriptions.
Adoctoreatsaquicklunch.
Abankereatsalong,slowlunch.
Apharmacistshelperworksinapharmacy.
Agoodboyhelpshisfamily.
Amotherusuallywashesdishes.
Asquaredancerusuallywearsashortdress.
Ialwayshaveaheadacheonabusyday.
Adoctorwritesaprescriptionforapainkiller.
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VIII.Sentence Construction Sentence patterns with present tense

verbs
Reviewthesentencepatternswehavelearnedsofar.
Nounphrase+be+Nounphrase
Nounphrase+be+Adjective
Nounphrase+be+Adverbphrase
Nounphrase+VerbT Nounphrase
Nounphrase+Verb
I
Nounphrase+VerbI +Adverbphrase
Makeasmanygoodsentencesasyoucanbychoosingverbsfromthe
lists below. Remember that each sentence in the present tense can
takeonlyoneverb.
Nounphrase
+
Thecustomer
He
Anaspirin
Mr.Brown
Mr.Brownshelper
Mr.Saunders
Verb
+
be
have(VerbT)
need(VerbT)
work(VerbI)
Nounphrase
anaspirin
aheadache
apainkiller
apharmacist
anoffice
Adjective
verysick
busy
Adverbphrase
outtolunch
inthepharmacy
here
nexttous
onthephone
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CHAPTER FOUR
IN A RESTAURANT
Peter Day is a cook. He

cooks in a restaurant. Peter
cooksonagrill.Hegrillsmeat
for hamburgers. Next to Peter
is Pauline. Pauline is also a
cook. She puts sandwiches
together.PeterandPaulineare
very busy. They work quickly.
They make hundreds of sand
wicheseveryday.
Many customers order sand
wicheseveryday.Thewait
resses write orders on small
pieces of paper. Pauline reads
the orders and calls to Peter, Two hamburgers and a steak, medium.
Then a waitress picks up the food, and brings it to her customers. The
waitresses bring three or four orders at a time. The customers eat their
sandwichesandpayforthefood.
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I.Mechanics Reviewofcapitalizationandpunctuation
1. manypeopleworkinrestaurants
2. peterandpaulineworktogether
3. paulineisntawaitress
4. shesacook
5. sheputssandwichestogether
6. paulinereadstheordersandcallsthemouttopeter
7. itsverybusyintherestaurant
8. manycustomersorderfoodeveryday
9. thecooksworkquickly
10. thecustomerseatandpayforthefood
II.Grammar
Nounplurals
Makeeachnounpluralbyaddings ores.
1. cook,
6. waitress,
2. restaurant,
7. customer,
3. grill,
8. order,
4. hamburger,
9. piece,
5. sandwich,
10. steak,
III.Grammar Subjectverbagreement
Each sentence below has a singular subject and an article (a or an)
beforeit.Changethesubjectandtheverbtoapluralform.Youwillnot
needanarticlebeforepluralnouns.
1. Acookisabusyworker.Cooksarebusyworkers.
2. Arestaurantisabusyplace.
3. Acustomerisahungryperson,(person people)
4. Agrillisveryhot.
5. Ahamburgerisasmallpieceofmeatbetweenbread.
6. Ahamburgerisahotsandwich.
7. Anorderisonasmallpieceofpaper.
Continuetomakeeachsentenceplural.Youwillnotneedans end
ingontheverb.Youwillnotneedanarticlebeforepluralnouns.
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8. Acookworksinarestaurant.
Cooksworkinrestaurants.
9. Acookworksatagrill.
10. Acustomerordersasandwich.
11. Acustomersitsatatable.
12. Awaitressbringsmanyordersatatime.
13. Acookreadstheorders.
14. Acookmakesmanysandwicheseveryday.
15. Acustomerpaysmoneyforfood.
IV.Grammar Articles
Decidewhetheranarticleisneededineachblank.Writeeithera,an,
or X (if no article is needed). Do not look back at the text until you are
finished.Thenusethetexttocheckyourwork.
_____Peteris_____cook._____cooksworkin_____restaurants.
_____Petercooksat_____grill.Hegrillsmeatfor_____hamburgers.
Next to _____ Peter is _____ Pauline. _____ Pauline is also _____
cook.Sheputs_____sandwichestogether.Then_____waitresspicks
upthefoodandbringsittohercustomers.
Doyouneedanarticlebeforesomebodysname?
Doyouneedanarticlebeforeasingularnoun?
Doyouneedanarticlebeforeapluralnoun,usually?
V.Controlled Composition Dictocomp
Yourteacherwillreadtheparagraphabovethreetimes.Listencare
fully,butdonottakenotes.Afterthethirdreading,writetheparagraph
aswellasyoucanfrommemory.Checkyourpaperforarticlesandfor
subjectverbagreement.
VI.Sentence Construction Concentration
Thisisagameyoucanplaywithanotherperson.Cutsquaresofpa
pertofitovereachboxbelow.Covereachboxwithasquareofpaper.
Haveapencilandpaperreadytowritesentences.
boxes.Iftheymakeagoodsentence,hewritesthesentenceonhispa
per.Heleavestheboxesuncovered.Ifthewordsdonotgotogetherina
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sentence, he covers them again. (Remember what is under each

until all the squares are uncovered.
Theplayerwiththemostsentencesonhispaperis the winner.
grillsmeat
forsandwiches
givework
tomany
people
orders
food
put
sandwiches
together
acustomer
arestaurant
awaitress
waitresses
isabusy
place
customers
pickup
food
acook
sitat
tables
restaurants
cooks
brings
ordersto
thecook
VII.Sentence Construction Sentence patterns with present tense

verbs
Make as many good sentences as you can by choosing words from
thelistsbelow.Foreachsentence,chooseonlyoneverb.
Subject
Verb
ObjectorComplement
PeterandPauline
Pauline
Thewaitress
They
Thecustomers
Therestaurant
Cooks
Ahamburger
are
is
calls
picksup
putstogether
cooks
order
work
payfor
verybusy
cooks
theorders
inarestaurant
hamburgers
nexttoPaul
meatforsandwiches
quickly
onagrill
ahotsandwich
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VIII.Vocabulary and Spelling
Puzzle
In the puzzle below are 15 words from this chapter. They may be
located horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. See how many of the
wordsinthelistyoucanfindinthepuzzle.
customer
busy
restaurant
steak
waitress
food
hamburger
order
grill
work
Pauline
meat
Peter
cook
sandwich
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CHAPTER FIVE
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I.Mechanics
A.Nounplurals
A few noun plurals are irregular. The plural form for wife is wives;
housewife becomes housewives. The plural for person is people.
Follow the rules in chapter 3, section II and make these nouns plural:
letter,name,teacher,list,penpal,month,year,hobby,housewife,stu
dent,person,city,winter,eye,picture
B. Capital letters for the names of streets, cities, states, and coun
tries.Commasandquestionmarks.
We use a capital letter for street names, the names of cities,
states,andcountries.Inanaddress,thecityandstateareseparat
edbyacomma.
1239LincolnBoulevard
Fairbanks,Alaska99701
U.S.A.
Aquestionendswithaquestionmark:
IstheweatherwarminVenezuela?
1. robertolivesinCaracasVenezuela
2. saralivesintheunitedstates
3. herhomeisinfairbanksalaska
4. shelivesat1239lincolnboulevard
5. istheweatherpleasantinVenezuela
6. arethewinterscoldinfairbanks
7. mysistersnameisteresa
8. mybrothersnameisalfredo
9. doyouhaveanybrothersandsisters
10. doyouhaveanyhobbies
II.Grammar
Possessiveadjectives
Belowarethewordsthatareusedbeforenounstoshowpossession.
he his
we our
I my
you your
she her
they their
it its(noapostrophe!)
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LookatthepictureofRobertosfamily.Copythesentencesanduse
possessiveadjectives.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Myfamilyislarge.
Ihavealargefamily.
WehaveahomeinCaracas.
YouhaveahomeinAlaska.
Alfredohasablackdog.
ThedoghasthenameCharlie.
Teresahaswhitecats.
TheyhavethenamesTilinandNieve.
Ihaveagrandmotherinthehouse,too.
Grandmotherhastwohobbies,readingandsewing.
Wehavealargefamily.
III.Controlled Composition Replacementexercise

A.WritingaboutRobertosFamily
Read the model paragraph below and then look at the information
aboutAlfredoandTeresa.Rewritethemodelparagraphandusethein
formation about Alfredo to write a description of him. Write another
paragraph
andusetheinformationaboutTeresatodescribeher.
Roberto isaboy fromVenezuela.HelivesinCaracas.Heisfourteen
yearsold.HestudiesEnglish inschool.Hishairisblack.Hiseyesare
brown.Hisfavoritesport issoccer.Hishobbiesareswimming,soccer,
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and playing records. Roberta has one brother. His name is Alfredo.
Roberto has one sister, too. Her name is Teresa. Roberto has a pet
parakeet.Its nameisPele.
Alfredo
Teresa
13yearsold
16yearsold
hobbies:ridingabicycle,
hobbies:dancing,playingthepiano,singing
watchingT.V.
haircolor:brown
haircolor:brown
eyes:blue
eyes:brown
favoritesinger:JoseLuisRodriguez
favoritesport:running
favoritedance:theHustle
foreignlanguage:English foreignlanguages:EnglishandFrench
pet:onedognamedCharlie pets:twocatsnamedTilinandNieve
B.WritingaboutYourself
UsethemodelparagraphandreplacetheinformationaboutRoberto
withinformationaboutyourself.
IV.Grammar Prepositionsofplace:in,on,at
Whenyougiveyouraddress,youusetheseprepositions.
in:acountry,astate,acity,adistrict,acontinent
on:astreet(aboulevard,anavenue,alane,adrive,ahighway)
at:aspecificaddressorplacesuchasathome,atwork,atthebank
Usetheinformationbelowandwriteasmanysentencesasyoucan.
Choosein,on,orat foreachsentence.
Subject
Verb
Roberto
Sara
Mrs.Taylor
Mr.Perez
He
She
They
lives
works
Complement
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Venezuela
theUnitedStates
in
Caracas
on
Fairbanks
at
Alaska
LincolnBoulevard
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V.Grammar Questionswithbe
To make a simple yesno question with the verb to be, change the
orderofthesubjectandtheverb.Rewritethesentencesbelowasques
tions.Makesureeachquestionendswithaquestionmark.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Hisnameis Roberta.
IshisnameRoberto?
HisteacherisMrs.Rodriguez.
SaraisRobertaspenpal.
SheisfromAlaska.
HeisfromVenezuela.
Robertoisverytall.
Hisfamilyislarge.
TheweatherinVenezuelaiswarmallyearlong.
ThewintersinVenezuelaarewetandrainy.
ThewintersinAlaskaareverycold.
VI.Grammar Questionswithdo
Tomakeasimpleyesnoquestionwithothermainverbsinthepres
enttense,youneedtoaddahelpingverb,do ordoes.Thehelpingverb
goesbeforethesubject.
Do
I
you
we
they
haveapenpal?
he
Does she liveinCaracas?
it
(Noticethatthemainverbina
questionhasnos ores ending.)
Rewritethesentencesbelowasquestions.Makesureeachquestion
endswithaquestionmark.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
SaralivesintheUnitedStates. DoesSaraliveintheUnited
RobertolivesinCaracas.
States?
Hisfatherworksinabank.
Hismotherworksathome.
Hisgrandparentsliveinthehouse.
Hisbrotherandsistergotohighschool.
Theyhavepenpals,too.
Ihaveyouraddress.
Weknowyourtelephonenumber.
Youplaysoccerasahobby.
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VII.Sentence Construction
Askingandansweringquestions
Whenyouwritealettertoapenpal,youcanaskmanyquestionsthat
begin,Doyouhaveany?Makeaquestionforeachtopicbelow,and
thenanswerit.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
brothersandsisters
hobbies
penpals
grandparents
records
Doyouhaveanybrothersandsisters?
6. picturesofyourself
7. dogs
8. cats
VIII.Controlled Composition Incompleteletter

Use the form below. You may add more sentences if you wish. Be
sure to give your correct address at the top. Use correct punctuation and
capitalization.
NumberandStreet
City,State,PostalCode
Country
MonthandDay,Year
Dear_______________,
Iamveryhappyto__________.Mynameis__________.I
live in __________. Would you like __________? We can
____________.
Iam_______yearsold.Iam_______.Myeyesare_______,
and my hair is ________. My hobbies are _______. My father
_______,andmymother_______.Ihave_______inmyfami
ly,too.Theirnamesare_______.
Mycityis_______.Theweatheris_______.Thewintersare
_______ Do you have any _______? Do you have any
_______? Do you have any _______? Are you _______? Are
you________?Pleasewriteandtellmeaboutyourself.
Sincerely,
_______________
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CHAPTER SIX
PEN PALS:
SARA WRITES BACK
vard
oln Boule
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Fairbanks
U.S.A.
, 1982
October 7
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I.Mechanics
A.Nounplurals
Followtherulesinchapter3,sectionIIandmakethesenounsplural:
summer, company, family, sister, brother, parent, T.V. station, grand
mother, dog, cat, apartment, story, cabbage, effect.
B. The exclamation point (!)
The exclamation point shows strong emotion or excitement. Sara
likes to show her feelings in letters, and so she uses the exclamation
point.
Copythethreesentences,words,orphrasesthatendwithanexcla
mation point.
1. Thank you!
2. __________
3. __________
II. Grammar
Making negative statements with dont and doesnt
To make a sentence negative in the present tense, you need the

verb do or does. These contractions are common in informal
helping
writingandspeech:
do+not=dont
does+not=doesnt
Rewriteeachsentencebelowandmakeitnegative.Changethesubject
fromRobertotoSara.Youmayusecontractions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Robertohasalargefamily. Saradoesnthavealargefamily.
Robertohasafather.
Robertasmotherstayshome.
Robertohasabrother.
Robertohasasister.
Robertosgrandparentslivewiththefamily.
Robertoseeshisgrandparentsoften.
Robertolivesinabighouse.
Alfredoownsabigdog.
Robertoownsaparakeet.
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III. Mechanics.
Copyreading: capitalization and punctuation.
Copy the letter, and make all the changes that are necessary. Remember the rules for commas, apostrophes, question marks, and
exclamation points.
1239 lincoln boulevard,

fairbanks alaska 99701,
u s a,
October 15 1982,
dear roberto,
i am very happy today do you know the reason my uncle says i
can visit Venezuela next summer wow super i can also see my
grandmother in Chicago illinois and my other grandmother in
miami florida i can speak Spanish in miami i am coming to
Caracas on June 1 is it a good time to visit you i hope so.
sincerely
sara.
IV. Sentence Construction. Making question about topics.
There is usually more than one way to ask a question. For each topic
below you may ask a question at least two ways. Use the vocabulary
that is given and write as many questions as you can. You may have to
change the word order and add helping verbs.
1. family size
your family / be / large
Is your family large?
you / have / any brothers and sisters Do you have any brothers
and sisters?
2. home place
you / live / in Venezuela
your home / be / in Venezuela
3. hobbies
you / have / any hobbies
you / like / any sports
you / play / soccer

you / be / a soccer player
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4. weather
theweather/be/cold/inyourcountry
thewinters/be/long/inyourcountry
5. work
yourfather/work/inabank
yourfather/be/abanker
yourmother/work/athome
yourmother/be/ahousewife
6. study
you/be/astudent
you/study/English
V.Sentence Construction
Concentration
paper.Haveapencilandpaperreadytowritesentences.
boxes. If they make a good question, he writes the question on his
paper.Heleavestheboxesuncovered.Ifthewordsdonotgotogether
in a question, he covers them again. (Remember what is under each
allthesquaresareuncovered.
until
Theplayerwiththemostquestionsonhispaperisthewinner.
Doyouhave
Roberto?
Doyoulive
Isyourfamily
veryoften?
anybrothers?
Arethewinters
blond?
inCaracas?
Doyouseeyour
grandmother
Isyourname
Arethe
summers
Isyourhair
verycold?
veryhot?
verylarge?
VI.Controlled Composition Incompletedialog

Belowaretheanswerstosomequestions.Writeagoodquestionbe
foreeachanswer.Whenyoufinishyouwillhaveadialogthatyoucan
actoutwithapartner.
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A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
Doyouhavealargefamily?
Yes,wehaveaverylargefamily.
______________________________________
Yes,Ihavethreebrothersandfivesisters.
____________________________________
Yes,wehavethreedogsandthreecats.
________________________________________
Yes,allmygrandparentslivewiththefamily.
____________________________________
Yes,everyoneinthefamilyhasahobby.
________________________________
Yes,wehaveapianoineachroom.
__________________________________
Yes,wehavetenroomsinourhouse.
_________________________
Yes,ourhouseisverylarge.
_______________________________
Yes,ourneighborsareoftenangry.
VII.Grammar Articles
Remembertherulesaboutarticles:
1. Usenoarticlebeforesomebodysname.
2. Useanarticlebeforeasingularnoun.
3. Usenoarticle(usually)beforeapluralnoun.
Decide whether an article is needed in each blank. Write either a, an,
orX(ifnoarticleisneeded).
_____Robertohas_____largefamilyandmanypets.Hehas_____
sister and _____ brother. They have _____ parakeet, _____ dog, and
twocats.Theyhave_____largehouse.
_____Saralikesdogs,butshehas_____cat.Shelivesin_____small
apartment.Usually_____dogsarenothappyin_____apartments.Maybe
_____Saracanget_____housesomeday.Thenshecanhave_____dog.
VIII.Controlled Composition
Dictocomp
Your teacher will read one or both of the paragraphs above three
times. Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading,
writetheparagraphaswellasyoucanfrommemory.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
ENORMOUS CABBAGES SHOW THE
EFFECT OF LONG ALASKAN DAYS
(Fairbanks) Last Saturday at the

Tanana Valley Fair, Oscar Lind
strom won first prize for a sixty
pound cabbage. Lindstrom grows
the cabbages in Alaska, just out
side the city of Fairbanks.
Lindstrom says, I dont have
any secrets for growing big cab
bages.Theyalwaysgrowbig.The
land along the Tanana River is
good, and the weather is warm
here.
Many people think
that Alaska is always
cold, but it isnt. Ocean
winds bring warm air to
the outer parts, so they
aremild.Theinsidepart
of the state has cold
winters (23 to 34C),
but summers can be
hot. The temperature is
usually between 7 and
24CnearFairbanks.
Winter comes early, so the
growing season is short. The
ground freezes in October, and
winter lasts until May. Lindstrom
hasonly89growingdays,butthat
isenough.Insummerthedaysare
long, and nights are short. Each
night is only a few hours long, so
Lindstromscabbagesreceivealot
of sunlight. They grow without

stopping.
People at the fair talk about the
cabbages every year: Big cab
bages! Enormous cabbages!
Enormous, delicious, leafy green
cabbages.
Alaskans may grow more vege
tables in the future, but now good
land is limited. Mountains cover
the land, or trees grow on it. Most
ofthestatesfoodcomesfromthe
outside, so prices are high. Alas
kansworkhard,andtheyliketheir
wild state. Alaska is still new, so
many young Americans are mov
ing there. The states motto is:
NorthtotheFuture.
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I.Mechanics Capital letters for the names of continents, oceans, riv

ers,mountains,valleys,andthemonthsoftheyear
The names of continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, and

valleysbeginwithcapitalletters.
SouthAmerica
theIndianOcean
theYukonRiver
theYukonValley
Themonthsoftheyearalsobeginwithcapitalletters:
January February March April
May June July
August September October November December
Copy the sentences below, and make all the corrections that are
necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
oscarlindstromlivesoutsidefairbanksalaska
hegrowscabbagesinthetananavalley
landbythetananariverisverygood
thegroundisfrozenfromoctobertomay
vegetablescangrowinjune,july,andaugust
thearcticoceanistothenorthofalaska
theberingseaistothewestofalaska
onthesoutharethegulfofalaskaandthepacificocean
themostfamousriverinalaskaistheyukon
mountmckinleyisthehighestmountaininalaskaanditisalso
thehighestmountaininnorthamerica
II.Grammar
Usingthedefinitearticlethe beforepropernames
Thedefinitearticleissometimesusedaspartofaname.Youshould
use the before the names of rivers, oceans, seas, and valleys. Dont
use the before continents, states, cities, or single mountains. Usually,
donthavethe beforethem.Therearesomeexceptions:
countries
1. theNetherlands,theSudan
2. CountrieswiththewordUnionorUnited
3. Fulltitlesofcountrieswithprepositionalphrases
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Usethe for:
Dontusethe for:
Rivers
theNile
theAmazon
theMississippi
OceansandSeas
theAtlanticOcean
theSeaofJapan
theMediterranean
Sea
Valleys
theRedRiver
Valley
theNileValley
Continents
Asia
Africa
Europe
States
NewYork
California
Florida
Cities
Miami
Tokyo
Caracas
Singlemountains
MountWashington
MountEverest
MountFuji
Countries:
China
Nigeria
Venezuela
But:
theNetherlands
theSudan
theUnionofSoviet
SocialistRepublics
theUnitedStatesof
America
theFederalRepublic
ofGermany
thePeoplesRepublic
ofChina ,
Copy the sentences below. Use an article (a, an, or the) where you
needone.Ifyoudontneedanarticle,marktheplacewithanX.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
OscarLindstromis_____farmer.
Hegrows_____cabbagesin_____TananaRiverValley.
_____cabbageis_____vegetable.
_____ Fairbanks has _____ long, cold winters and _____ short,
warmsummers.
Insummer,_____daysarelongand_____nightsareshort.
_____Lindstromwon_____prizefor_____cabbageat____fair
lastsummer.
_____mountainsand_____treescover_____Alaska,sogood
landislimited.
____Alaskaisfamousfor_____MountMcKinley,____Yukon
River,andfor_____bigcabbages.
Itislocatedin_____NorthAmerica,westof_____Canada.
_____Alaskagets_____warmwindsfrom_____PacificOcean.
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III.Grammar Sentencecombining
Two short sentences can be combined into one long sentence by
using a coordinate conjunction: and, but, or, so. Use a comma before
theconjunctiontoseparatethetwopartsofthesentence.,
and, combinessimilarideas,
or , showsachoice,
but, combinesoppositeideas,
so, showsaresult,
Combine each pair of sentences below into one longer sentence by

usingacoordinateconjuction.
1. Wintercomesearly.Thegrowingseasonisshort.(so)
Wintercomesearly,sothegrowingseasonisshort.
2. ThegroundfreezesinOctober.WinterlastsuntilMay.(and)
3. Lindstromhasonly89days.Thatislongenough.(but)
4. Insummer,daysarelong.Nightsareshort.(and)
5. Eachnightisonlyafewhourslong.Lindstromscabbagesreceive
alotofsunlight.(so)
6. Thecabbagesgrowwithoutstopping.Theyareenormous.(so)
7. ManypeoplethinkthatAlaskaisalwayscold.Itisnt.(but)
8. Oceanwindsbringwarmair.Theouterpartsaremild.(so)
9. Thewintersarecold.Thesummersarehot.(but)
10. Alaskansmaygrowmorevegetablesinthefuture.Nowgoodland
islimited.(but)
11. Mountainscovertheland.Treesgrowthere.(or)
12. Mostfoodcomesfromtheoutside.Pricesarehigh.(so)
13. Alaskansworkhard.Theyliketheirwildstate.(and)
14. Alaskaisstillnew.ManyAmericansaremovingtoAlaska.(so)
IV.Sentence Construction Concentration
paper.Haveapencilandpaperreadytowritesentences.
paper. He leaves the boxes uncovered. If the sentences do not go to
gether to make a long sentence, he covers them again. (Remember
whatisundereachsquareofpaper!)Thesecondplayertakeshisturn.
Continueplayinguntilallthesquaresareuncovered.
Theplayerwiththemostsentencesonhispaperisthewinner.
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Wintersarecold soitwon
firstprize.
inFairbanks,
andtheland
bytheriver
isgood.
oryoucanlive
insidethestate.
Youcanliveby
theocean,
Summersby
theTanana
arehot,
sothestateis
growingfast.
Summerdays
arelong,
Manypeople
aremovingto
Alaska,
butwinters
aremild
bytheocean.
Lindstroms
cabbagewas
sixtypounds,
Alaskanfarmers
growsomefood
now,
Mostfood
butwinter
sofoodisvery
comesfrom
daysare
expensivethere. outsideAlaska, short.
andtheywill
growmorefood
inthefuture.
V.Sentence Construction Expandingsentenceswithadjectives

Adjectives in English can come after the verb to be, and they can
comebeforethenoun.Studytheexamplesbelow.
Lindstromscabbagesareenormous.
Lindstromgrowsenormous cabbages.
Ifyouusemorethanoneadjectivetodescribeanoun,theadjectives
followacertainorder.Firstcometheadjectivesofnumber,thensizeor
shape, then condition, color, and origin. Choose from the lists below
andexpandthefollowingsentenceswithadjectives.See how many
different sentences you can make. You may use several adjectives in
eachsentence.
Number
one(a,an)
two
three
four
onehundred
many
most
all
SizeorShape
enormous
long
short
sixtypound
small
large
full
Condition
happy
slow
leafy
delicious
hot
important
pleasant wet
cold
friendly
mild
rainy
busy
snowy
quick
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Color
Origin
green
Alaskan
dark
Italian
lightVenezuelan
black
American
white
Pacific
red
1. Lindstromgrowscabbages.
LindstromgrowsmanysixtypoundAlaskancabbages.
Lindstromgrowsenormousleafygreencabbages.
2. Fairbankshaswinters.
3. Fairbankshassummers.
4. TheouterpartsofAlaskareceivewinds.
5. Robertahasfamily.
6. Theyliveinhouse.
7. Hehascats.
8. Saralivesinapartment.
9. PaulandPaulineworkinrestaurant.
10. Theyputtogethersandwiches.
11. Myfatherhasjob.
12. Healsocooksdinnersathome.
13. ErnieandHazelhavefriends.
14. Thewomenweardressesfordancing.
VI.!ontrolled !omposition Incompleteletter
Copytheletterbelowandcompletethesentencessothattheymake
sense.
October30,1982
DearSara,
ThankyouforthenewspaperstoryaboutAlaska.Itisveryin
teresting.NowIknowmanynewthingsaboutyourstate.Hereis
whatIknow:
Many people think that Alaska is always cold, but ____. The
winters in Fairbanks are ___, but ______. Ocean winds bring
____, so _______. Farmers in Alaska grow ____. The summer
daysareverylong,so_______.Thegrowingseasonis___,so
______.Mostfoodcomesfromoutsidethestate,and_______.
Many people are moving ___, so ____. They work hard, and
____.
IamsohappythatyouarecomingtoCaracasinJune.Please
visit us. You can stay with my family. My mother says that you
arewelcome.
Yours,
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VII.!ontrolled !omposition
Incompletedialog
Belowaretheanswerstosomequestions.Writeagoodquestionbe
fore each answer. When you finish you will have a dialog that you can
actoutwitha partner.
ANewspaperReporterTalkswithOscarLindstrom
Reporter:________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,ImOscarLindstrom.
Reporter:___________________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,ImafarmerintheTananaValley.
Reporter:_____________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,myfarmisnearFairbanks.
Reporter:__________________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,thisismysixtypoundcabbage.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:No,Idontalwaysgrowcabbagessobig,butIalwaystry.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:No,Idonthaveanysecretsforgrowingbigcabbages.
Theyalwaysgrowbig.Theweatherisgoodhere.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,wehaveenoughwarmweatherhere.Wehave89
growingdayseverysummer.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:No,Idontgrowanyothervegetables.Cabbagesarestrong,
butothervegetablesarent.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:No,Idontgrowtomatoes.Tomatoesneedalongergrowing
season.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,somepeopledo.Theygrowhothousetomatoesinside
specialbuildings,butmostofourtomatoescomefromout
sideAlaska.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Lindstrom:Yes,theyreveryexpensive,soIsavemymoney.Ieat
green,leafyvegetables,likecabbage.
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VIIIVocabulary and Spelling AnAlaskancrosswordpuzzle

DOWN
1. The_____isgoodbytheTananaRiver.
3. Canadais_____ofAlaska.
4. ManytownsinAlaskaare_____.
5. ThehighestmountainintheU.S.isMount_____.
6. McKinleywasaU.S.president;nowhisnameisona_____.
7. AcityininlandAlaska.
9. PartofAlaskaisinsidethe_____circle.
11. SummersinFairbankscanbe_____.
13. ThePacificisan_____.
ACROSS
1. ThePacificOceanwindsbringa_____ofrain.
2. FairbanksisintheTananaRiver_____.
7. Alaskahastoo_____daysinthesummertogrowtomatoes.
8. Inwinter,thenightsarelongand_____.
10. Anchorage,Sitka,andJuneauare_____ofFairbanks.
12. NorthAmericaisa_____.
14. TheYukonisa_____.
15. ThestateintheU.S.thatisthefarthestnorth.
16. Asummermonth.
17. AriverinAlaska.
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CHAPTER EIGHT
FOOD CUSTOMS
ThePelican
Awonderfulbirdisthepelican,
Hisbillwillholdmorethan
hisbelican[bellycan]
fromDixonMerritt(18791954)
Apelicanisabirdwithaverylargebill,orbeak.Heuseshisbeakto
pick up a lot of fish. He cant eat all the fish at one time. He must hold
them in his beak until his stomach is ready. Of course, this doesnt
bother the pelican at all. It is his habit to eat this way. However, it
seems strange to the poet Dixon Merritt.
People have food habits and customs, too. These are activities that
we do all the time. But people are different from pelicans. We tell our
children not to take too much food. Your eyes are bigger than your
stomach, we say. It is too bad to take more food than we can eat.
Other food customs tell us not to eat certain kinds of food. The
healthfoodmovementisnew,butitispopular.Thesepeopledonteat
much sugar, and they dont drink strong coffee, tea, or alcohol.
Vegetarians dont eat meat. There are many reasons for this. They
dont want to kill animals. They dont want to become fat, and meat
has a lot of fat. Some vegetarians just dont like the taste of meat.
We have another saying about food: One mans meat is another
manspoison.
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Doyoulivetoeat
ordoyoueattolive?
I.Mechanics Capitalizationandpunctuation
Copy the sentences and make all the changes that are necessary.
Useapostrophesforcontractions.
1. apelicanholdsalotoffishinhisbeak
2. doesthisseemstrangetoyou
3. itsnotstrangetoapelican
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
areyoureyesbiggerthanyourstomach.
healthfooddoesnthavemuchsugar.
vegetariansdonteatmeat.
theydontlikethetasteofmeat.
onemansmeatisanothermanspoison.
II.Grammar,
Sentencecombiningwiththemainverbdeleted.
In the last chapter you learned to combine sentences with and and
but. And is used to join sentences with similar meanings. But shows
meanings.
different
In some pairs of sentences, everything is the same except the sub
jects. Then you may leave out the main verb and the words that come
it,andusetheauxiliaryverbalone.Studytheseexamples:
after
1. Twopositivesentences(similarinmeaning)
Pelicanshavefoodhabits.Peoplehavefoodhabits.
Pelicanshavefoodhabits,andpeopledo,too.
(Do istheauxiliaryverb.Leaveouthavefoodhabits.)
2. Twonegativesentences(similarinmeaning)
Coffeeisntanalcoholicdrink.Teaisntanalcoholicdrink.
Coffeeisntanalcoholicdrink,andteaisnteither.
(Be isitsownauxiliaryverb.Leaveoutanalcoholicdrink.)
3. Apositiveandanegativesentence(differentinmeaning)
Somepeopleeatmeat.Idonteatmeat.
Somepeopleeatmeat,butIdont.
(Do istheverbsubstitute.Leaveouteatmeat.)
Combine the sentences below with and or but. Leave out the main
verbandthewordsthatcomeafterit..
1. Pelicans dont have large stomachs. Children dont have large
stomachs.
2. Pelicanstakealotoffood.Childrendonttakealotoffood.
3. Mostpeopleeatmeat.Vegetariansdonteatmeat.
4. Alcoholisntgoodforchildren.Coffeeisntgoodforchildren.
5. Cabbagesarevegetables.Potatoesarevegetables.
6. Porkisakindofmeat.Beefisakindofmeat.
7. Coffeeisntanalcoholicdrink.Wineisanalcoholicdrink.
8. Some people drink tea. I dont drink tea.
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9. Meatisgoodforyou.Vegetablesaregoodforyou.
10. Sugarisntahealthfood.Coffeeisntahealthfood.
III.Grammar Subjectverbagreement
Each sentence below has a singular subject and an article (a or an)
beforeit.Changethesubjecttoapluralform.Changetheverb.Youwill
notneedanarticlebeforethepluralnoun.
1. Apelicanisabirdwithabigbeak.
Pelicansarebirdswithbigbeaks.
2. Apelicanhasstrangefoodhabits.
3. Apelicanpicksupfishinitsbeak.
4. Apelicantakesmorefoodthaniteatsatonetime.
5. Apersonisdifferentfromapelican.
6. Apersonhasfoodhabits,too.
7. Acabbageisavegetable.
8. Avegetariandoesnoteatmeat.
9. Ahabitisanactivitythatwedoallthetime.
10. Asayingisagroupofwordswithspecialmeaning.
IV.Sentence Construction Noncountnouns
Some nouns are not countable. They are not singular, and they are
notplural,either.Theyareneverusedwiththesingulararticlea oran,
and they dont usually take a plural s ending. Noncount nouns take a
singularverb.Studytheseexamples:
meat
Vegetariansdonteatmeat.(noarticle)
Onemansmeat is anothermanspoison.(singularverb)
Make sentences with the groups of words below. The noncount

nounineachgroupisunderlined.
1. Peter/cook/meat /forhamburgers
Petercooksmeatforhamburgers.
2. People/eat/food
3. Beef /comefrom/cows
4. Pork /comefrom/pigs
5. Coffee /comefrom/SouthAmerica
6. Tea /comefrom/China
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7.
8.
9.
10.
Somepeople/think/alcohol /poison.
Somepeople/think/alcohol /verygood.
Somepeople/think/work /verygood.
Somepeople/think/work /poison.
V.Grammar. Articles.
Decidewhetheranarticleisneededineachblank.Writeeithera,an,
or X (if no article is needed). The only single count nouns below are
man,sandwich,anddinner.
__________pelicanseat__________fish,__________vegetarianseat
__________ vegetables, and __________ Americans eat __________
hamburgers. __________ people all over the world have __________
customs about __________ food. __________ man will eat almost any
foodwhenheisveryhungry.Hewilleat__________bread,__________
meat, __________ vegetables, or __________ sandwich. When I am
hungry,Iwilleatanything..
VI.Controlled Composition. Dictocomp.
subjectverbagreement..
VII.Controlled Composition YouAreWhatYouEat.
Theunitofwritingthatislongerthanthesentenceistheparagraph.
To write a good paragraph, put together a group of sentences that all
talkaboutthesametopic.Eachparagraphmusthaveonecleartheme.
Thebeginningofaparagraphisindented.
Writeaparagraphaboutyourfoodhabits.Indentthebeginningofthe
paragraph.Answerallthequestionsbelowingoodsentencestomake
aunifiedparagraph.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Whatkindoffooddoyoueat?
Whatdoyoueatforbreakfast?
Whatdoyoueatfordinner?
Doyoufollowanyfoodlaws?
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Helpfulvocabularywords:
Singularcountnouns
Pluralcountnouns
asandwich
ahamburger
vegetables
beans
apples
tomatoes
coffee
Noncountnouns
bread
milk
tea
salad
rice
meat
cheese
fish
butter
soup
Wordpuzzle
Thisisaspellinggameinwhichyoumustchangethewordsbychang
ingoneletteratatime.Tohelpyou,thereisadefinitionbyeachword.
Canyouchangethewordfood tothewordpork?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
f o o d somethingtoeat
g o o d notbad
w o o d comesfromtrees
w o r d madeofletters
w o r k yourjob
f o r k usedforeating
p o r k meatfromapig
Nowchangethewordfire
tomine.
1. f i r e
2. _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ _
4. _ _ _ _
5. _ _ _ _
6. _ _ _ _
Andwhatwordwillyoumake
attheendofthispuzzle?
burnsthings
fourplusone
Thinpeopleeat
tolive.Fat
people_ _ _ _
toeat.
Pelicans_ _ _ _
toeatfish.
ashortname
forMichael
Catseat_ _ _ _
1. r e a d
2. _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ _
4. _ _ _ _
5. _ _ _ _
6. _ _ _ _
7. _ _ _ _
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Youcan_ _ _ _
abook
true,genuine
breakfast,lunch,
dinner
porkorbeef
We_ _ _ _
withoil
orwood
hitorstrike
abirds
CHAPTER NINE
THE KR!MERS WOODPILE
Mary and Walter Kramer dont live in town. They have a small farm
house in northern Vermont. Mr. Kramer built the farmhouse himself
twentyyearsago.Ithasanoilheaterandafireplace.Wintersarevery
coldinVermont,andoilisexpensive.Sometimestheyusetheoilheater,
but often they burn wood in the fireplace. They dont pay for the wood
because
they have trees on their own land. They cut down the trees
and saw them into smaller pieces.
TheKramersenjoyworkingoutside.Theyliketospendtimetogether.
Todaytheyreworkingoutsideonanimportantjob.Theyrecuttingfire
woodfornextwinter.Mr.Kramerholdsalog,andMrs.Kramerusesan
electricsaw.Thentheycarrythelogsbacktothehouse.Theyputthem
onawoodpilenexttothefarmhouse.Allwintertheyusethewoodfrom
the pile to keep warm. In this way they try to save a lot of money.
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I.Mechanics
A.Thirdpersons forms.
Follow the rules in chapter 2, section II and add the third person s
(ores)totheseverbs:live,have,use,burn,pay,cut,saw,show,hold,
carry,put,try,save.
B.Reviewofcapitalizationandpunctuation.
mr and mrs kramer dont live in town they live in a farmhouse in ver
mont its cold in the winter but it isnt expensive to heat the farmhouse
they have many trees on their land so they usually burn wood today
theyre cutting firewood for the winter next they will put the logs on a
large woodpile by the farmhouse its not as expensive to live in the
countrybutinthecityitiseveryoneinthecityhastopayforoil.
II.Grammar
Reviewoftherulesforarticleswithcommonnouns.
The rules for articles in English depend on whether you are talking
aboutanouningeneraloraspecificnoun.Belowisareviewofallthe
rulesforarticlesthatwehaveusedinchapters1to8.
1. Donotuseanarticlebeforeapersonsname.
2. Asinglecountnounmusthaveanarticle.Usea oran whenthe
nounisindefinite,general,orwhenyouarementioningitforthe
firsttime.
3. Pluralandnoncountnounsdonottakeanarticlewhenthenoun
isindefinite,general,oryouarementioningitforthefirsttime.
Singlecountnouns
a,an
Pluralnouns
(X)
Noncountnouns
(X)
Study the words in the list below. Then copy the paragraph. Write
inthespaceswheretheyareneeded.
articles
Singlecountnouns.
afarmhouse.
afireplace.
ajob.
alog.
anoilheater.
asaw.
awoodpile.
Pluralnouns.
trees.
winters.
pieces.
logs.
summers.
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Noncountnouns.
land.
money.
oil.
time.
wood.
work.
Mr.Kramerisntrich,buthehasmanythings.Hehas________land,
________trees,________farmhouse,________oilheater,________
oil,________fireplace,and________wood.Helikes________workand
hesaves________money.Hehas________timetodo________jobwell.
He spends ________ winters and ________ summers with his wife in
Vermont.
Theyuse________sawtocut________logsinto________
pieces, and then they put them in ________ woodpile.
III.Grammar Using the definite article the for second mention of
nouns
We call a and an indefinite articles. They are used for nouns when
the meaning is general, or indefinite. When we know the identity of a
specificnoun,weusethedefinitearticle,the.Forinstance,thesecond
time we mention a noun in a paragraph, it is identified. Below are the
when you mention a noun the second time.

rules for articles
Single count nouns
the
Plural nouns
the
Noncount nouns
the
Writearticlesinthespacesbelow,wheretheyareneeded.Usea,an,
or X (no article) the first time a noun is mentioned. Use the to refer to
that noun the second time.
Mary and Walter Kramer have _____ farmhouse. He built _____ farm
househimself.Todaytheyrecutting_____wood.Theywillput_____wood
into_____woodpile._____woodpileisnextto_____farmhouse._____farm
househas_____oilheaterand_____fireplace._____oilheaterisexpen
sive, so they often use _____ fireplace. They have _____ trees on their
land.Theycutdown_____treesandsawthemintosmallpieces.They
like to save _____ money this way. They can use _____ money for other
things.
IV. Controlled Composition Dictocomp
Your teacher will read the text of the story above three times. Listen
carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the para
graph as well as you can from memory. Check your paper for articles
and for subjectverb agreement.
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V.Grammar. Subjectverbagreement.
Eachsentencebelowhasapluralsubject.Changethesubjecttothe
singular form. You will need an article (a or an) before each singular
noun,andyouwillneedans endingfortheverb.Makeallotherneces
sarychanges.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Oilheatersburnoil.
Fireplacesburnwood.
Farmhousesusuallyhavefireplaces.
Cityhousesusuallyhaveoilheaters.
Farmersworkoutside,ontheland.
Citypeopleworkinside,inoffices,stores,orrestaurants.
Farmerstakewoodfromtheirowntrees.
Womenworkashardasmenonafarm.
Farmersheattheirhouseswithwood.
Citypeopleheattheirhouseswithoil.
VI.Controlled Composition.Respondingtoapicture
Mr.HardylivesinAlaska.LookatthepicturebelowtoseeMr.Hardy.
Rewrite the story The Kramers Woodpile and change the word
Kramers toMr.Hardy.Makeallotherchangesthatarenecessary.
Newvocabulary:
Thetoolthatheusestocutwoodisan ax.
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VII.Sentence Construction. Wordsthatarebothnounsandverbs.

ManywordsinEnglishcanbeusedbothasnounsandasverbswith
no change in spelling or pronunciation. Study the word lists below.
Then writeasentenceusingeachwordasanoun.Youwillneedtoadd
anewverbandsomeotherwordstomakethesentencecomplete.
Single count nouns: a cook, a burn, a cut, a pile, a fish, a visit, an
order,anache,aplan.
Noncountnouns:work,heat,rain,snow,help.
1. Paulinecooks intheHappyDayRestaurant.(beacook)
..
Paulineisa cook intheHappyDayRestaurant.
2. Acarelesscookoftenburns hisfingers.(getabumon)
..
Acarelesscookoftengetsa burn onhisfingers
..
3. Acarelessdoctoroftencuts hisfingers.(getacut)..
4. Mr.Kramerpiles thewoodnearthedoor.(makeapileofwood)..
5. Mygrandfatherfishes everySaturdayafternoon.(catchafish)..
6. Saravisits heruncleinVenezuelaeverysummer.(payavisitto)..
7. Thiscustomeralwaysorders twohamburgers.(placeanorderfor).
8. Myheadaches andIneedanaspirin!(haveaheadache)..
9. Iwork attheT.V.station.(workbeat)..
10. Weheat withanoilstove.(getheatfrom)..
VIII.Vocabulary and Spelling.
Compoundnouns. .
Some nouns in English are made of two separate nouns written to

gether as one. Read the definition of each compound noun and write
theword.Eachsingularcountnounneedsanarticle.
Example:ahousethatislocatedonafarm afarmhouse..
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
woodthatisusedforafire.
apilethatismadeofwood.
aplacewherepeoplemakeafire.
workthatisdoneathome.
worktocleanupthehouse.
awifewhostaysinthehouse.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
akillerofpain.
anacheinthehead.
theendoftheweek.
lightfromthesun.
timeintheday.
timeinthenight.
CHAPTER TEN
IN THE CITY OR IN THE SUBURBS
Howard Allen and David Foster

have an insurance company, and
theyemploy2000people.Theircom
panyisgrowingfast,sotheyneeda
newofficebuilding.MrAllenwantsto
buildinthecity,butMr.Fosterlikes
thesuburbs.
Allen: Well, Dave. Good news. I
have an offer from the old
Northeastern Bank Com
pany. They want to sell us
theiroldbuildingfor$50mil
lion. You know their loca
tion;itsinthecenterofthe
city!
Foster: Wait a minute, Howard.
Land is really expensive in
thecity.Thereisnotenoughroomforusinthatbuilding,and
thereisnoroomforgrowth.Isntthereanyotherlocationwe
canuse?
Allen: Whatdoyouhaveinmind?
Foster: You know, there is a lot of room outside the city. Land is
cheaperthere.Inthesuburbsthereisnopollution,thereislit
tletraffic,andthereisnonoise.Theresalotofroomforpark
ingcars.Ourworkersdontliketodriveintothecityeveryday.
Allen: Thats true. In the city there are a lot of problems. But what
about the advantages? There are parks, museums, restau
rants,theaters,stores
Foster: Ourworkershavenotimetousethosethingsduringtheweek.
And by the weekend, theyre sick of driving. I have an offer
hereforofficespaceinthenewindustrialpark.Tenmilliondol
lars.Therearelotsofoffices,sowecancontinuegrowing.Is
thereanyreasontosayno?
Allen: Great!Imsickofthecitymyself.NowIcanenjoyitonweek
ends.
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I."r$mm$r
Countandnoncountnounswitharticles
Study the words in the list below. Then copy the paragraph. Write
articles
inthespaceswheretheyareneeded.
Singularcountnouns
aninsurancecompany
abuilding
anoffer
alocation
anoffice
areason
aplace
Pluralnouns
people
cars
workers
problems
parks
museums
restaurants
theaters
stores
weekends
Noncountnouns
insurance
land
room
pollution
traffic
noise
officespace
time
Mr. Allen and Mr. Foster want _____ good location for _____ new
office building. _____ location should be safe and quiet. They have
_____offerfrom_____NortheasternBankCompany,but_____offeris
very expensive. Mr. Allen likes _____ cities because there are _____
parks,_____museums,_____restaurants,_____theaters,and_____
stores there. Mr. Foster says that in _____ cities there is _____ pollu
tion, _____ traffic, and _____ noise. _____ theaters and _____ stores
arenogoodifthereisnt_____timetovisitthem.Finallytheydecideon
_____ good place. _____ office building will be in _____ Suburban
IndustrialPark._____placeisjustrightfor_____newofficebuilding.
II.!ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp
subjectverbagreement.
III.#entence !onstruction
StatementswithThereis andThereare
In one sentence pattern in English, the real subject of the sentence

doesnotholdthefirstpositioninthesentence;thewordthere actsasa
substitutesubject,andtherealsubjectcomesaftertheverbtobe.Study
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the model sentences below. Notice the different patterns for singular
countnouns,pluralnouns,andnoncountnouns.
There+Verb+Quantifier+NounPhrase+AdverbPhrase
(Realsubject)
SingularCount
Thereis
(a)an
no
officebuildingon
GrandAvenue.
PluralCount
Thereare
lotsof
alotof
many
some
few
no
officebuildingsin
thecity.
Noncount
Thereis
lotsof
alotof
much
some
little
no
noise
inthecity.
Makeasentencewitheachgroupofwordsbelow.Usethecorrectverb
andchooseaquantifierforeachsentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
people/city
Therearelotsofpeopleinthecity.
people/country
Therearefewpeopleinthecountry.
pollution/country Thereisnopollutioninthecountry.
pollution/city
Thereisalotofpollutioninthecity.
room/city
room/country
goodlocation/city
goodlocation/country
cars/city
cars/country
goodreasontobuild/city
goodreasonstobuild/country
restaurants/city
restaurants/country
problems/city
problems/country
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IV. Sentence Construction Questions with Is there and Are there

Notice that the patterns for questions are slightly different. The verb
comes first, before there. Use the word any in a question if you have
no idea what the answer will be. Use a more definite quantifier if you
already have an idea about the answer.
Examples: office buildings / suburbs
Are there many office buildings in the suburbs?
(I know there are some, but I dont know how many there
are.)
problems / suburbs
Are there any problems in the suburbs?
(I dont know if there are problems or not.)
Verb +There + Quantifier + Noun Phrase + Adverb Phrase
(Real subject)
Singular Count
Is there
(a) an
office building on
Grand Avenue?
Plural Count
Are there
lots of
a lot of
many
any
office buildings on
Grand Avenue?
Noncount
Is there
lots of
a lot of
much
any
noise
in the city?
Make questions with each group of words below. Use the correct verb
and choose a quantifier for each sentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
office space / city

office space / suburbs
pollution / city
pollution / suburbs
noise / city
noise / suburbs
insurance company / suburbs
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
officebuilding/suburbs
cars/suburbs
cars/city
restaurants/city
restaurants/suburbs
stores/suburbs
goodlocation/suburbs
V.Grammar
Wordorderwithadverbphrases
Study the two sentences below, and notice the position of the
adverb phrases. Rewrite each of the following sentences, putting the
adverbphrasefirst.
Thereisalotofrainneartheocean.
Neartheocean thereisalotofrain.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ThereisalotofpollutioninNewYork.
ThereisalotoflandinAlaska.
ThereisalotoftrafficinTokyo.
TherearemanyinsurancecompaniesinLondon.
Thereisnotimeforshoppingonweekdays.
Thereislotsoftimeformuseumsontheweekends.
Theresnospaceforparkingonthestreet.
TherearealotofbeachesinVenezuela.
TherearemanyChineserestaurantsinSanFrancisco.
Theresverylittlenoiseinthecountry.
VI.Grammar Sentencecombiningreview
Combine each pair of sentences by using andtoo, andeither, or
but.Leaveoutthemainverbandalltheotherinformationfromthesec
ondsentencethatisrepetitious.
Mr.Allenwantstobuildinthecity.
Mr.Fosterdoesntwanttobuildinthecity.
Mr.Allenwantstobuildinthecity,butMr.Fosterdoesnt.
1. TheNortheasternBankCompanyisinthecity.
Theindustrialparkisntinthecity.
2. Ourbuildingdoesnthaveenoughofficespace.
The Northeastern Bank office building doesnt have enough
officespace.
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3. Landisexpensiveinthecity.
Inthesuburbslandisntexpensive.
4. Thecityhasalotofpollution.
Thesuburbsdoesnthavealotofpollution.
5. Thecityhassomeadvantages.
Thesuburbshassomeadvantages.
6. The city has many parks, museums, restaurants, theaters, and

stores.
The suburbs doesnt have many parks, museums, restaurants,
theaters,orstores.
7. Theworkershavenotimeformuseumsduringtheweek.
Ontheweekendtheworkershavetimeformuseums.
8. Theworkersaresickofdriving.
Iamsickofdriving.
9. Theworkersenjoytheweekends.
Theemployersenjoytheweekends.
VII.Controlled Composition
Incompleteletter
The word memo is short for memorandum. It is a short message or

that people send to each other at work. The employers at the
letter
AllenFoster Insurance Company want to know the workers opinions
aboutthecityandthesuburbs.Theyareplanninganewofficebuilding,
and they want the workers to be happy. Pretend that you are a worker
atthecompanyandwriteashortcompositionaboutyouropinions.
ALLENFOSTERINSURANCECOMPANY
Whereyourhappinessisoursuccess
MEMO
To:CompanyEmployees
From:HowardAllenandDavidFoster
Re:NewOfficeBuilding
Pleasewriteusashortnoteaboutyouropinion:Whichisbetter
forournewofficebuilding,thecityorthesuburbs?Wewantyou
tobehappy.Choosealocationandgiveusallyourreasons.
Thankyou.
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March 18, 19_____

Dear Mr. Allen and Mr. Foster,
You are very kind to ask our opinions about the new office building.
I like to work in the _______, for there (is/are) _______ _______. Also,
there (is/are) _______.
I dont like to work in the _______, because there (is/are) _______.
Besides this, there (is/are) _______.
For these reasons, please build the new office building in the
_______.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
____________
VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling
Compound nouns
Some two-word combinations in English are so common that they are

almost like a single word, even though they are not written together.
Read the definition of each two-word combination and write the words
as they are used together. Each singular count noun needs an article.
Example: a dance that is done by eight people in a square
a square dance
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
a heater that burns oil

customs about food
the season when farmers can be growing food
winds that come off the ocean to the land
a station which broadcasts T.V. programs
a story that is written in the newspaper
a pal who writes letters to you with paper and pen
the pharmacist who works as the head of the department
a company that sells insurance
a building where many people have an office
a park that is used for industrial buildings
space for each person to work in an office
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CHAPTER ELEVEN
RIDDLES
A: What is full of holes, and holds water?
B:
A sponge.
A: Who shaves many times a day, and still has a beard?

B:
A barber.
A: What is full at night and empty in the daytime?

B:
A bed.
A: When is a piece of wood like a king?

B:
When it is a ruler.
A: When does water stop running downhill?

B:
When it gets to the bottom.
A: Where was Bill when the lights went out?

B:
In the dark.
A: Why does a cow wear a bell?

B:
Because its horns dont work.
A: Which hand do you use to stir soupthe right hand or the

left hand?
B:
Neither one. I use a spoon.
A: How do you catch elephants?

B:
Hide in the grass and make a noise like a peanut.
A: How many lions can you put in an empty cage?

B:
One. After that, the cage is not empty.
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I.Grammar
Reviewofverbsinyesnoquestions
Copythequestionsbelowandaddaverbtoeachquestion.
Youmayadddo,does,oraformoftheverbto be.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
_______aspongefullofholes?
_______aspongeholdwater?
_______abarbershavemanytimesaday?
_______abarberhaveabeard?
_______abedfullatnight?
_______abedemptyinthedaytime?
_______waterrundownhill?
_______acowwearabell?
_______youuseyourrighthandtostirsoup?
_______youcatchelephants?
_______apeanutmakeanoise?
_______thecageempty?
II.Grammar
Informationquestions
A.Questionswithwhen,where,why,andhow.Tobeginaquestion
withthesewords,useverbsubjectwordorder,andplacethequestion
wordbeforetheverb.
Questionword
Oldpattern:
Newpattern:
Verb Subject
Is
is
When
Complement
apieceofwoodlikeaking?
apieceofwoodlikeaking?
Rewritethequestionsbelow,turningthemintoinformationquestions.
Addaquestionwordbeforetheverb.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Doesacowwearabell?(Why)
Doeswaterstoprunningdownhill?(When)
Doyoucatchelephants?(How)
Doesaspongeholdwater?(How)
Doesabarbershavemanytimesaday?(Why)
Isabedfull?(When)
Isabedempty?(When)
Doyouuseyourhandtostirsoup?(Why)
Is the cage empty? (When)
Is Bill standing? (Where)
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B. Questions with who, what, and which. Who, what and which can
act as the subject of the sentence, so there is no need for an extra
auxiliary verb. Normal subject-verb word order is used. Simply replace
the subject with who (for people), what (for things) or which + a noun.
You will write a riddle for each problem.
Example: A sponge is full of holes and holds water.
What is full of holes and holds water?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A barber shaves many times a day and still has a beard.

A bed is full at night and empty in the daytime.
A night watchman earns a living without a days work.
A road runs up the hill and down the hill, but always stands still.
A secret is too much for one, enough for
two, but nothing at all for three.
6. A keyhole goes through a door,

but never goes in or comes out.
7. A donkey is the most difficult key to turn. (Use which key)

8. A man walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon,
and on three legs in the evening.
III. Sentence Construction
Concentration
paper. Have a pencil and paper ready to write sentences.
boxes. If they make a riddle and an answer, he writes both parts on his
paper. He leaves the boxes uncovered. If the sentences do not go together to make a riddle and its answer, he covers them again. (Remember what is under each square of paper!) The second player takes
his turn. Continue playing until all the squares are uncovered.
The player with the most riddles on his paper is the winner.
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Whendoyou
throwlettuce
andtomatoes
aroundthe
kitchen?
Whentheybeat
theeggsand
whipthe
cream.
Whatisfull
intheday
timeand
emptyat
night?
Atthe
bottom.
Whoraises
thingswith
lifting
out
them?
Howdoyou
catchan
elephantin
thejungle?
Apairof
boots.
Whereisthe
Pacific
Oceanthe
deepest?
Whenare
cooksmean?
Whichburns
longera
blackcandle
orawhite
candle?
Whydo
giraffes
have
such
long
necks?
Bythesmell
ofpeanuts
onits
breath.
Becausetheir
headsareso
farawayfrom
theirbodies.
Afarmer.
Whenyou
wanttotoss
asalad.
Neitherone.
Bothburn
shorter.
IV.Grammar Possessiveswiththings
Youhavelearnedtoshowpossessionbyaddingsorstoapersons
name. For instance, John has handsJohns hands. However, when
thehandsbelongtoanobjectsuchasaclockwedonotuses.We
usetheprepositionof toshowpossession:thehandsof theclock.
Many objects are compared to people so that we say objects have
hands,eyes,mouths,tongues,andheads.Usethestructurethe(noun)
ofthe(noun) ineachproblembelow.
Example:Wesaythataclockhashands,thehandsoftheclock
1.Wesaythataneedlehasaneye.
2.Wesaythatatablehaslegs.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
We
We
We
We
We
We
We
We
say
say
say
say
say
say
say
say
V. Sentence Construction
that
that
that
that
that
that
that
that
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
shoe has a tongue.

nail has a head.
comb has teeth.
river has a bed.
clock has a face.
bed has a foot.
jar has a mouth.
jungle has a heart.
Here is the answer. What is the

question?
Below are the answers to some riddles. Write a good riddle before
each answer. If you need help with vocabulary, look at the words in
parentheses.
Example: (hands, cannot write) What has hands but cannot write?
A clock.
1. (a head, cannot think) _______________
A nail.
2. (teeth, cannot bite) ___________________
A comb.
3. (legs, cannot walk) ____________________
A table.
4. (an eye, cannot see) _________________
A needle.
5. (a tongue,cannot speak) ___________
A shoe.
6. (a bed, cannot sleep) __________________
A river.
7. (a heart, cannot love) __________________
A jungle.
8. (a mouth, cannot eat) _______
A jar.
9. (a face, cannot smile) ________________
A clock.
10. (a foot, cannot walk) _______________
A bed.
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VI.Grammar Choosingprepositions
Lookatthemeaningsoftheprepositionsbelow.Thencopythesen
tences,choosingaprepositiontofilleachblank.
ofshowspossession
fromshowsoriginor
nationality
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
ininside,within
onrestingonthetop
surface
ErnieAndersonis_____theUnitedStates.HeisAmerican.
Thehead_____anailisveryflat.
Ithinkthatyouhitthenail_____thehead.
Acookworks_____arestaurant.
Putanotherhamburger_____thegrill,please.
Wehavemanytrees_____ourland.
Mycatlikestositatthefoot_____thebed.
Thereismorenoise___thecitythan_____thecountry.
Putthelogs_____thewoodpile.
Robertocomes_____Caracas,Venezuela.
Choosingrelevantinformation
Good writers choose information that is important for their topic.

Choosesentencesfromthelistbelowtowriteabouteachofthetopics.
Thenorganizeaparagraphwithsentencesaboutthetopic.Eachpara
graph will have four sentences. The topics are: Water and A
Sponge.
Modelparagraph
Water
Water runs downhill. Gravity pulls water down. The water runs from
ahighplacetoalowplace.Whenitgetstothebottom,itstops.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Waterrunsdownhill.
Aspongeisfullofholes.
Gravitypullswaterdown.
Adryspongeholdsair.
Thewaterrunsfromahighplacetoalowplace.
Whenitgetstothebottom,itstops.
Awetspongeholdswater.
Awetspongeisheavierthanadrysponge.
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Puns
Some riddles are funny because they are puns. Puns are made with
words that have double meanings. A pun doesnt make sense until you
know both meanings of the word. Read the riddles below and then
write the two meanings of each underlined word.
Example: A. When is a car not a car?
B. When it is turning into a driveway. (4,7)
Turning into means turning to enter and becoming,
transforming.
What has four legs and flies?

A picnic table.
When is a piece of wood like a king?

When it is a ruler.
Why does a cow wear a bell?
Because its horns dont work.
Who raises things without lifting them?

A farmer.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
When did the blind man see?
When he picked up his hammer and saw.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
hard, curved bones on the outside of a cows head

moves in the air
a tool for cutting wood
turning to enter
a loud instrument for making noise
insects that disturb picnics
becoming, transforming
past of see
to grow vegetables
a straight piece of wood for measuring
the leader of a country
to elevate, to move something higher
Some puns are made with homonyms. Homonyms are words that
sound the same but are spelled differently. These riddles and puns are
not so funny in writing. You need to say them out loud in order to
understand them completely.
Read these riddles out loud and then write the two meanings of each
underlined word.
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Example: A. Whatisblackandwhiteandreadallover?
B. Anewspaper.
Thetwomeaningsareread andred.(12,13)
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
WhydontpeopleeverbecomehungryintheSaharadesert?
Becauseofthesand which isthere.
Whereisasneezeusuallypointed?
Achoo!
Howdotrainshear?
Throughtheirengineers.
Whenisasailornotasailor?
Whenheisashore.
Wheredoesthesheepgetitshaircut?
Atthebaabaa shop.
Howdoyouspellblindgiant?
bindgant.Youspellitthatwaybecauseablindgianthasnoeyes.
Whenisadoornotadoor?
Whenitisajar.
Wherewerethefirstpotatoesfried?
InGreece.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
ashore:ontheland,notontheship
engineers:thedriversoftrains
ajar:aroundglasscontainerwithawidemouth
sandwhichis:threewordsthatsoundlikethewordsandwiches
ashore:thepartofthelandthatmeetstheocean
baabaa:thesoundthatasheepmakes
Greece:acountryinsouthernEurope
barber:themanwhocutshairandshavesbeards
ajar:openalittlebit
engineears:anonsensephrase,meaningtheearsofanengine
grease:oilorfatforfryingfoods
read:pastofread
red:acolor
sandwiches:akindoffoodmadewithbreadandafilling
achoo:thesoundofasneeze
eyes:thepartofthefacethatsees
atyou:twowordsthatsoundlikeachoo!
Is:pluralforI,aletterinthealphabetthatsoundslikeeye
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CHAPTER TWELVE
CROWDHNG
Lookaroundyouwhatdoyousee?Whatdoyouhear?Whatdoyou
smell? If you live in a city, you probably see many people. You hear the
noiseoftraffic,andyousmellthepollutionfromcarsandfactories.
We are entering a new time in the history of the world. Before this,
most people were farmers. They lived in the country. Now many people
areleavingthefarmsandmovingintothecities.Theyarelookingforjobs.
Thecitiesaregrowingveryquickly.
Most cities are very crowded. People are driving more cars, burning
more fuel, using more water, eating more food, making more garbage,
andproducingmorethingsinfactoriesthaneverbefore.Lifeisbecoming
difficult.
Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building
new roads, putting up new houses, looking for more water, and limiting
growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People
are crowding into the cities faster than the cities can take them. The
cities are running out of room. What is the answer to this problem?
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I.Mechanics Usingcommasinaseries
Weuseacommabetweenallthemembersofalist,oraseries.
Weneedeggs,cheese,milk,andbread.
Usecapitalletterswhentheyareneeded.
1. whatdoyouseehearfeelandsmell
2. iseecarspeoplehousesstoresandfactories
3. thelargestcitiesintheworldarenewyorkcitymexicocitytokyolos
angelesshanghaibuenosairesparisandpeking
4. peopleareusingmorefoodfuelwaterandair
5. they are planning cities building roads finding water putting up
housesandlimitinggrowth
6. thegrowthofcitiesisaproblemineuropeafricaasianorthamerica
andsouthamerica
7. whatarewedoingaboutthetrafficthenoisethepollutionandthe
crowding
8. dotheseproblemshaveananswer
II.Grammar
Spellinging verbforms
The present progressive tense is a combination of two verbs. The

auxiliary is a form of be, and the main verb takes an ing ending. The
spelling rules depend on the order of vowel (V) and consonants (C) in
theverb.
1. Verbsthatendwithedropthee andadding.Writetheforms
belowwiththecorrectspelling.
Sheiswriting.(write,drive,live,come,move)
Wearedancing.(dance,shave,hide,smile,hope)
2. Verbsthatendinavowelfollowedbyadoubleconsonant(VCC)
orinadoublevowelfollowedbyaconsonant(VVC)simplyadding.
Writetheformsbelowwiththecorrectspelling.
Heiscooking.(cook,wait,help,count,sleep,think)
Theyareworking.(work,eat,read,watch,finish,walk)
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3. Verbsthatendinasinglestressedvowelfollowedbyasinglecon
sonant(VC)mustaddanotherconsonant beforeaddinging.Writethe
formsbelowwiththecorrectspelling.
Iamswimming.(swim,win,plan,sit,stop)
Youarecutting.(cut,run,dig,shop,getup)
(Noticethatverbswiththestressbeforethelastsyllabledonotfollow
this pattern. They do not take a double consonant, vsit visiting,
nter centering,lmit limiting)
(Afewmoreexceptionstotheruleofthedoubleconsonantareverbs
thatendinw,x,ory.Theydonotdouble.Writetheformsbelowwith
thecorrectspelling.)
Heisbuying.(buy,relax,grow)
Weareplaying.(play,fix,pay,saw)
4. Verbsthatendinie changetheie toy andadding.Verbsthatend
inothervowelssimpletakeing.
Sheisdying.(die,lie,tie,go,see)
III.Grammar Subjectverbagreement+presentcontinuous
Rewritetheparagraphsbelow,addingthecorrectformoftheverbs.
Theverbbe mustagreewiththesubject.Themainverbtakesing.
Manyfarmpeopleare coming intothecities,(come)They________
theirfarmsforalifeinthecity.(leave)They________forjobs,houses,
andanewsetoffriends.(lookfor)Thecities________verycrowded.
(become)Thegovernment________tohelpthepeople,buttheprob
lemistooserious,(try)Theheadcityplanner________worriedabout
thefuture.(get)
We_____not_____newhousesfastenough,hesays.(build)The
city________outofroom,water,jobs,andhouses.(runout)We___
_____ about a limit on growth. (think about) Our big cities ___ _____
too fast.(grow)Fewfarmers________grainandvegetablesforusto
eat.(raise)Thissituation________thewholecountryindanger.(put)
IV.Controlled Composition Dictocomp
Yourteacherwillreadtheparagraphbelowthreetimes.Listencare
aswellasyoucanfrommemory.
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Somegovernmentsaretryingtoplanforthefuture.Theyarebuilding
new roads, putting up new houses, finding more water, and limiting
growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People
are crowding into the cities faster than the cities can take them. The
citiesarerunningoutofroom.Whatistheanswertothisproblem?
V.Grammar
Using the definite article the before prepositional

phrases.
The general rule for the definite article is that we use the when we
know the identity of the noun. We often know which particular noun is
meantifthereisaprepositionalphrasetodefineit.
Example:
EverypersonhasX problems.(Noarticlebecauseprob
lemsisaverygeneralwordhere.)The problemsofcities
areserious.(Hereweusethe becauseweknowwhichprob
lemswearetalkingabout.Theyaretheproblemsofcities.)
Writethesephrases.Addthe atthebeginning.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
__________growthofcities
__________smellofpollution
__________noiseofthecrowd
__________pollutionfromcars
__________carsinthestreet
__________governmentsofSouthAmerica
__________productsfromourfactories
__________noisefromfactories
__________soundofahorn
__________historyoftheworld
VI.Sentence Construction
Makingquestionsabouttopics
Thereisusuallymorethanonewaytoaskaquestion.Foreachtopic
below you may ask a question at least two ways. Use the vocabulary
thatisgivenandwritetwoquestionsforeachtopic.Youwillneedtoadd
auxiliaryverbs.
1. moving
where/farmers/moving Wherearefarmersmoving?
farmers/moving/tothecity
Arefarmersmovingtothecity?
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2. lookingforjobs
what/people/lookingfor
people/lookingfor/jobs
3. growing
howfast/cities/growing
cities/growing/veryquickly
4. building
what/governments/building
governments/building/newroadsandhouses
5. lookingforwater
what/governments/lookingfor
governments/lookingfor/water
6. feeling
how/cityplanners/feeling
cityplanners/feeling/worried
VII.!ontrolled !omposition Incompletedialog

Below are the answers to some questions. Write a good question
each answer. When you finish, you will have a dialog that you
before
canactoutwithapartner.
AnInterviewwithaCityPlanner
Reporter: AreyouRogerCollins?
Planner: Yes,Iam.ImRogerCollins.Areyouthereporterfromthe
ChicagoPress?
Reporter: Yes,ImKentClark.______________________________?
Planner: Yes,itsagoodtimetotalk.NormallyIamaverybusyman,
butrightnowImjustkillingtime.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Imwaitingforaphonecallaboutanewairpollutionrule
fromthegovernmentoffice.Imveryworried.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Becausethephonecallislate.Itsanimportantcall.We
needanewpollutionrule.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Because the air in the city is very dirty. Its a dangerous
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situationforoldpeopleandforchildren.Wearemaking
planstomovesomeofthecompaniesintothecountry.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Somecompaniesagree,butothersdont.Thisnewrulewill
makeourjobeasier.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Yes, there are several companies in the country now. The
AllenFoster Insurance Company, for example, is in the
country.Theirmoveisagreatsuccess.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Well, no, not really. An insurance company is actually quite
clean.ButtheAllenFosterCompanyissettingagoodex
ample,andtheirworkersareveryhappynow.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: These moves help the city in many ways. First, we need to
limit growth. Second, we need to cut pollution. Third, we
needtolimittrafficinthecity.
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Yes,wedo.Wehaveotherplanstohelpthecity.Forexam
ple,withwater
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Yes,weare.Werelookingforwater.Andhouses
Reporter:_______________________________________________?
Planner: Yes, we are. Were building 200 new houses. Excuse me,
myphonecallishere.
Reporter: Goodbye,andthankyoufortheinterview.
VIII.!ontrolled !omposition Choosingrelevantinformation
Choose sentences from the list below and write two separate para
graphs.Chooserelevantinformationandorganizethesentencesintoa
clearorder.Thetopicsare:CrowdingandPollution.Eachparagraph
willhavesixsentences.
1. First,youngpeoplefromthecountryarelookingforbetterjobsin
thecity.
2. Second,manypeoplethinkthatcitylifeismoreinteresting.
3. Farmersworkveryhard,andtheydontearnmuchmoney.
4. Therearemanykindsofpollution.
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Manypeoplethrowgarbageontheground.
Whyaresomanypeoplemovingintothecity?
Therearetworeasons.
Airpollutioncomesfromcarsandfactories.
Therearemoretheaters,parks,andshopsinthecity.
Waterpollutioncomesfromfactories,too.
Noise pollution comes from car horns, factories, trains, and
crowdsofpeople.
12. Garbageisakindofpollution.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CORNER STORES !ND
SUPERM!RKETS
The corner grocery

store was an American
tradition, but now it is
dyingout.Inoldertimes
there was a small gro
cery store in every
neighborhood. Every
day the housewife went
to the store to buy milk,
fresh bread, and other
food. Now most corner
stores are gone, or they
are closing. They are
losing business to large
supermarkets.
Supermarkets are bigger than corner stores. The corner store is a
familybusiness,aMaandPaoperation.SupermarketslikeShopRite
orSuperValuemploymorepeople.Theyarenewer,moremodern,and
theystayopenlonger.Theyhaveagreatervarietyofproducts.Theybuy
larger amounts of food, so they can offer lower prices. Most super
markets are in large shopping centers. They may be one, two, or ten
milesfrompeopleshomes.Nowhousewivesshoplessoften.Theygo
to the supermarket once or twice a week.
Many people miss the old corner store. It was smaller, friendlier,
and closer to home. But small businesses cant compete with large
companies.
I.Mechanics
A. Spellingofing forms
Followtherulesinchapter12,sectionIIandadding totheseverbs:
die,close,lose,employ,stay,buy,offer,shop,miss,compete
B. Capitallettersforthenamesofcompaniesandstores
Thenamesofcompaniesandstoresbeginwithcapitalletters:
SuperValu ShopRite
BobandMarshasGrocery
Acronymsandabbreviationsusecapitalletters,too.
UNESCO IBM IGA
1. bobandmarshasgroceryisamaandpaoperation
2. theirstorebelongstotheiga,theindependentgrocers
association
3. theydontbelongtoalargecompanylikeshopriteorsupervalu
4. theigahelpsthemordercannedfood
5. bobandmarshabuyfruitsandvegetablesfromlocalfarmerslike
oscarlindstrom
6. theresalsoaspecialpartofthestoreformexicanfood
7. bobandmarshasisonmidwayavenueandriverdrive
8. theresashopritestoreonemileaway
9. theshopritestoresellsfoodfromchinalebanonmexicoandItaly
10. shopriteandsupervalusellagreatervarietyoffoodatcheaper
prices
II.Grammar
Comparisonofadjectives
Englishhasthreedegreesofcomparisonforadjectives.Theyarethe
positive,thecomparative,andthesuperlative.Studytheseexamples:
Spaghettiischeap.(positive)
Breadischeaper.(comparative)
Riceisthe cheapest.(superlative)
Fishisexpensive.(positive)
Porkismore expensive.(comparative)
Beefisthe most expensive.(superlative)
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The form and spelling of the comparisondependsonthenumberof

syllablesandtheorderofvowels(V)andconsonants(C)oftheadjec
tive.Belowaretherulesforcomparisonofadjectives.
1.Mostadjectivesofonesyllabletakeer andest endings.(Ifthe
adjective ends in e already, simply add r or st.) You must use the
definitearticle,the,beforesuperlatives.Writetheformsbelowwiththe
correctspelling.
Positive
small
close
long
large
high
hard
cheap
great
fast
strange
loud
cold
Comparative
smaller
closer
Superlative
thesmallest
theclosest
2. Onesyllable adjectives that end in a single stressed vowel fol

lowedbyasingleconsonant(VC)mustaddanotherconsonant before
addinger orest.Writetheformsbelowwiththecorrectspelling.
Positive
hot
big
wet
fat
thin
glad
sad
red
Comparative
hotter
Superlative
thehottest
(Therearesomeexceptionstotheruleofthedoubleconsonant.Ad
jectivesthatendinw,x,ory donotdouble.Writetheformsbelowwith
thecorrectspelling.)
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Positive
slow
new
low
gray
Comparative
slower
Superlative
theslowest
3. Twosyllable adjectives that end in y cantakeer andest end

ings,butthey changestoibefore theending. Write the forms below
withthecorrectspelling.
Positive
hungry
busy
early
friendly
noisy
dirty
Comparative
hungrier
Superlative
thehungriest
4. All other adjectives of two or more syllables take the words more
andthe most forcomparisons.Writetheformsbelowwiththecorrect
spelling.
Positive
important
delicious
pleasant
expensive
crowded
modem
difficult
dangerous
polluted
Comparative
more important
Superlative
themost important
Makingcomparisons
Use the vocabulary that is given and make a comparison between

thetwonouns.Addaverbandthewordthan.
Example: supermarkets/cornerstores/big
Supermarketsarebiggerthancornerstores.
1. supermarkets/cornerstores/new
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2. supermarkets/cornerstores/modern
3. theworkinghoursofsupermarkets/theworkinghoursofcorner
stores/long
4. thepricesatsupermarkets/thepricesatcornerstores/low
5. cornerstores/supermarkets/friendly
6. cornerstores/supermarkets/closetohome
7. freshbread/oldbread/soft
8. freshvegetables/cannedvegetables/delicious
9. supermarkets/cornerstores/crowded
10. supermarkets/cornerstores/noisyandbusy
IV.Controlled Composition Choosingrelevantinformation
clear order. The topics are: I Hate Supermarkets and I Like Super
markets.Eachparagraphwillhaveeightsentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Ireallydontlikeshoppinginsupermarkets.
Supermarketsaretoobig,andIcantfindanythingthere.
Theclerksareunfriendly.
Iamsohappytolivenearasupermarket!
IcanfindfoodfromItaly,Mexico,China,andJapan.
Theyarenoisy,busy,crowdedplaces.
Theyarelight,clean,large,modernstores.
Nobodyhelpsme.
Thepricesarelow,andthefoodisfresh.
ThesupermarkethasallthekindsoffoodthatIneed.
ThevarietyoffoodissogreatthatIcantchoose.
Ihavetowaitinlinealongtimetopay.
Sometimesthestoreservesfreecoffeeandcake.
Mysupermarketisopenfrom7:00inthemorninguntilmidnight.
Ialwaysspendtoomuchmoney,andIgetaheadache.
My friendsfromotherpartsofthecity shop there,too.
V. Controlled Composition
Dictocomp
Your teacher will read the paragraph below three times.Listencare

fully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph
as well as you can from memory.
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The corner grocery store was an American tradition, but now it is

dyingout.Cornerstoresarelosingbusinesstolargesupermarkets.Su
permarkets are bigger than corner stores. They are newer, more mod
ern,andtheystayopenlonger.Theyhaveagreatervarietyofproducts.
They buy larger amounts of food, so they can offer lower prices. Many
peoplemisstheoldcornerstore.Itwassmaller,friendlier,andcloserto
home.Butsmallbusinessescantcompetewithlargecompanies.
VI.Grammar Using the with a specific group or a specific kind:
pluralsandnoncountnouns
The definite article the is used to show a specific group or a specific
kind of thing. When no article is used with plurals and with noncount
nouns,thenthemeaningofthenounisgeneralandveryinclusive.For
example, look at this sentence: _____ Clerks are unfriendly. This
meansthatallclerksareunfriendly.Comparethissentence:The clerks
at Teds Grocery are unfriendly. The second sentence refers to a
specificgroupofclerks.
Copy the paragraph and write articles in the spaces where they are
needed.
Bob and Marshas Grocery isnt _____ biggest store in the city, but
it is _____ friendliest. Most store owners dont know _____ names of
their customers, but Bob and Marsha know _____ name of every
intheirstore.Marshaknows_____likesand_____dislikes
customer
of all her customers. For example, I like _____ tea. I dont like _____
coffee.IaskedMarsha,Doyouhave_____tea?Sheaskedme,Do
you like _____ tea from England or _____ tea from China? I
answered,Ilike_____teafromIndia,andIlike_____teafromChina,
but I think that _____ tea from Japan is _____ best tea. Now she
always has _____ tea that I like. They are _____ friendliest people in
town, and their store is _____ busiest!
VII.Controlled Composition Varietyinsentencetypes
Good writers use some short, simple sentences and some longer
sentences. Rewrite the paragraphs and vary the length of the senten
ces.Makesomelonger,andchangethewordorderinsome.Combine
somesentenceswithand,but,so,andor.
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Food habits are changing in America. Some people are trying vege
tarianfood.Theydontlikemeat.Theyeatotherthings.Thiskindofdiet
doesntincludemeat.Itishealthyanyway.Vegetarianshavemanyfood
choicesforprotein.Theycaneateggs.Theycaneatcheese.
ManyAmericansaretryingfoodfromothercountries.Peoplecometo
Americafrommanyplaces.ThereisagreatvarietyoffoodintheUnited
States.Foodhabitsarepartofanationalculture.Peoplebringtheirfood
habitswiththem.Soonpeopletrythefoodofothercountries.Itappears
in all the grocery stores. People eat this food in restaurants. They learn
tocookitathome.
Crosswordpuzzle
Theendinger canbeaddedtoaverbtomakeanoun.Itmeans,the
personorthethingthatdoesForexample,ahelperisapersonwho
helps,andafreezerisamachinethatfreezesfood.
Adder toeachverbinthelistsbelow.Usethesenewwordstofillin
thecrosswordpuzzle.
(Verbsthatendwithasinglestressedvowelfollowedbyasinglecon
sonantVCmustdoubletheconsonantbeforeaddinger.Verbsthat
endiny changethey toibeforeaddinger.)
1.
2.
3.
6.
8.
9.
10.
12.
15.
16.
18.
4.
5.
7.
11.
13.
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19.
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21.
DOWN
amachinethatdries
apersonwhoflies
apersonwhoswims
apersonwhoruns
apersonwhocutswood
apersonwhospeaks
amachinethatreceives
apersonwhodrives
apersonwhovotes
apersonwhosells
apersonwhorides
ACROSS
apersonwhowins
apersonwhorules
amachinethatwashesdishes
apersonwhoreads
apersonwhoemployspeople
apersonwhobelieves
apersonwhoeats
amachinethatheats
apersonwhoearns
apersonwhocatches
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN
FAMILY ROLES
Father is running after Junior.
Mother is taking Sis on her bike to
day care. Then she will go to
work. Dad is cooking dinner. Mom
is putting oil in the car and filling it
with gas. And whats this? Two
policemenkissing? They are
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. They share
the cooking, the housework, and
a job on the police force.
Family roles are changing. In
Grandmothers day, a woman was
a mother, a wife, a cook, a laundress, a nurse, and a teacher.
These jobs were all part of her
role, but she stayed home all day.
Grandmother worked only for her
family. Grandfather was the
money earner in the family. Little
boys expected to grow up and to
get jobs outside the home. Little
girls looked forward to marriage
and to motherhood.
Some families keep the traditional pattern: Father works and
Mother stays home. In other families, there are other patterns:
Mother and Father work, or Mother works and Father stays home.
In a few families, two people
share a job. There is more variety
in lifestyles now than there was
before.
I.Mechanics
A.Nounplurals
Thepluralofman ismen,andthepluralofwoman iswomen.Follow
therulesinchapter3,sectionIIandmakethesenounsplural:bike,car,
kiss,policeman,policewoman,job,wife,laundress,nurse,pattern,per
son,lifestyle.
B.Thecolonbeforealistofexamples
Thecolon(:)issometimesusedtointroduceaseriesoralist.
Themembersofthelistareseparatedbycommas.
In Grandmothers day, a woman had many roles: wife, moth
er,cook,laundress,nurse,andteacher.
Usecapitalletterswheretheyareneeded.
Example: ingrandmothersdayawomanhadmanyrolesmotherwife
cooklaundressnurseandteacher
In Grandmothers day, a woman had many roles: mother,
wife,cook,laundress,nurse,andteacher.
1. mrandmrsthomassharemanyjobsthecookingthehouseworkthe
shoppingandajobonthepoliceforce
2. inmodernfamiliesamanmayhelpathomeinmanywayscleaning
shoppingandcooking
3. inmodernfamiliesmanywomenhavetwojobsoneathomeand
oneoutsidethehome
4. inthepastsomejobswerealwaysformenbankingpolicework
businessmedicineandlaw
5. afewjobsweresavedforwomennursingteachingandwaitress
work
6. nowthereareotherpatternsmotherworksmotherandfatherwork
ormotherandfathershareajob
II.Grammar
Thepasttenseoftobe
Studytheformsfortheverbtobe inthepast.Theyareirregular,so
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theymustbelearnedseparately.Rewritetheparagraphbelow,chang
ingallthebe verbstothepasttense.
I
you
he
she
it
was
were
we
were
they
were
was
IRememberErnie
IrememberErnie.Heisafriendofmine.Hesatruckdriverfromthe
UnitedStates.Imethimatasquaredance.Heandhiswifearegood
dancers,andtheyarealotoffun.Heisgenerousandwarmhearted.
Allhisfriendsarefriendly,too.Irememberthedancemusic.Itisfast
andloud.Squaredancingisagoodhobby.
III.Grammar Thepasttensewithregularverbs
Regularverbstakeaned endingtoformthepasttense.Thespelling
rulesdependonthespellingandthesyllablestressoftheverb.
1. Verbsthatendwithe simplyaddd.Writetheformsbelowwith
thecorrectspelling.
Wedanced.(dance,live,hope,move)
Theysmiled.(smile,save,shave,love)
2. Verbsthatendinadoubleconsonant(VCC)orinadoublevowel
followed by a consonant (VCC) simply add ed. Write the forms below
with the correct spelling.
Sheworked.(work,wait,count,wash,call)
Hehelped.(help,cook,watch,rush,turn)
3. Verbs that end in a single stressed vowel followed by a single
(VC)mustaddanotherconsonant beforetakinged.Write
consonant
theformsbelowwiththecorrectspelling.
Iplanned.(plan,whip,brag,sob,chop)
(Noticethatverbswiththestressbeforethelastsyllabledonotfollow
thispattern.Theydonottakeadoubleconsonant.
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visit visited
enter entered
limit limited
(A few more exceptions to the rule of the double consonant are verbs
that end in w, x, or y; They do not double. Write the forms below with
the correct spelling.)
You relaxed. (relax, play, fix, saw)
4. Verbs that end in a consonant and y (Cy) change the y to i and add
-ed. Write the forms below with the correct spelling.
She studied. (study, fry, try, cry, marry, carry)
Rewrite this paragraph, changing all the verbs to past tense forms.
In most restaurants, all the cooks and waitresses work together. The
head cook plans the meals. His helper shops for meat and fresh
vegetables. There is one cook for the vegetables. He washes, chops,
and cooks vegetables. One cook works with desserts. He whips the
cream and bakes the cakes. One cook fries chicken and potatoes. The
waitresses move quickly. They talk to the customers, ask for orders,
pick up the food, and carry it back to the table. Everyone tries to make
the restaurant a success.
IV. Controlled Composition Dicto-comp
Your teacher will read the paragraph above three times. Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph
as well as you can from memory. Check the spelling of all the past
tense forms.
V. Sentence Construction Comparisons with more, less, and fewer
The word more can be used with plural and noncount nouns. Less is
used with noncount nouns. Fewer is used with plural nouns. Study the
words in the lists below.
Plural nouns
more
fewer
jobs
people
problems
customers
cars
Noncount nouns
more
less
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work
variety
traffic
food
noise
freedom
Use the vocabulary that is given and make a comparison between

thetwonouns.Addaverbandthewordthan.
Example: amodernwoman/Grandmother/freedom
AmodernwomanhasmorefreedomthanGrandmother.
Grandmotherhaslessfreedomthanamodernwoman.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
acountrydoctor/acitydoctor/work
asupermarket/acornerstore/variety
asupermarket/acornerstore/jobs
anemptyrestaurant/acrowdedrestaurant/customers
atraditionalculture/amodernculture/problem
afatperson/athinperson/food
thecity/thecountry/noise
abusystreet/aquietstreet/traffic
abusystreet/aquietstreet/cars
acity/atown/people
VI.Grammar Sentencecombining:compoundsentenceparts
When two sentences are very similar except for one part, they can
oftenbecombinedintoonelongersentencewithacompoundpart.The
mostcommonconjunctionforthiskindofsentenceisand.
Combine each pair of sentences below into one longer sentence.
Youmayneedtochangetheverb.Leaveoutthepartsinparentheses.
Example: Father(istakingcareofthechildren.)
Motheristakingcareofthechildren.
FatherandMotheraretakingcareofthechildren.
1. Grandmotherwasawife.
(Grandmotherwas)acook.
(Grandmotherwas)alaundress.
(Grandmotherwas)anurse.
(Grandmotherwas)ateacher.
2. Littleboysexpectedtogrowup.
(Littleboysexpected)togetjobs.
3. Littlegirlslookedforwardtomarriage.
(Littlegirlslookedforwardto)motherhood.
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4. Therolesofmen(arechanging.)
(Therolesof)womenarechanging.
5. Father(works.)
Motherworks.
6. Motherworksathome.
(Motherworks)inarestaurant.
7. Myparentssharethecooking.
(Myparentsshare)thehousework.
8. Mr.Thomas(worksonthepoliceforce.)
Mrs.Thomasworksonthepoliceforce.
9. Momisputtingoilinthecar.
(Momis)fillingitwithgas.
10. Nowlittleboys(canlookforwardtoajoboutsidethehome.)
(Now)littlegirlscanlookforwardtoajoboutsidethehome.
VII.!ontrolled !omposition Varietyinsentencetypes

sentences.Rewritetheparagraphbelowandvarythelengthofthesen
tences. Make some longer, and change the word order in some. Com
binesomesentenceswithand,but,or,andso.
MynameisJuneTaylor.MydaughterSaralivesinFairbanks,Alaska.
I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. I am a working mother. I work as a camera
womanforaT.V.stationinFairbanks.Myjobisinteresting.Ienjoyit.I
didntalwayswork.Ididntplantowork.Istartedtoworktenyearsago.
Thisismystory.
ImarriedCharlesTaylorin1966.Wewereveryyoung.Charleswasa
salesman. He liked to move. We moved to a new city every year. We
livedinChicago.WelivedinDetroit.WelivedinMiami.Welivedfarfrom
our families. Charles wanted a large family. I wanted a large family. I
didntplantogetajob.Iplannedtostayhomewiththechildren.
SarawasborninMiami.Charleswasveryhappy.Iwasveryhappy.I
stayedhomewithSara.WemovedtoAlaskathenextyear.Ididnthave
ajob.Ihadahobby.IlikedtotakepicturesofSara.Ilearnedtotakevery
goodpictures.Istartedtosellthem.Itwasntarealjob.Ialwaysworked
athome.
Charlessuddenlybecameverysickin1972.Hehadcancer.Hedied
aftersixmonths.Ihadnomoney.Ihadnojob.Ihadnoeducation.Ihad
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no friends. Then a T.V. station in Fairbanks saw my pictures. They

askedmetoworkforthem.Iamveryluckytohavethejob.Icanearn
enough money for Sara and me. We are independent. I dont worry
aboutthefutureanymore.
VIII.Controlled Composition
Choosingrelevantinformation
clearorder.Thetopicsare:WorkingWomenaBadIdeaandWork
ingWomenaGoodIdea.Eachparagraphwillhaveeightsentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Itisbadforwomentoworkoutsidethehome.
Workingwomenhavetoomuchfreedom.
Itishealthyforwomentoworkoutsidethehome.
Workingwomenareinterestingpeople.
Theyhavenewideastosharewiththeirfamily.
Theextramoneymakeslifebetter.
Theyforgettheneedsoftheirfamily.
Thehousebecomesdirty,anddinnerisalwayslate.
Allthepeopleinthefamilyhelpeachother.
Childrenandhusbandslearntodohousework.
Workingwomendontneedtheirhusbandsanymore.
Theylovetheirjobsmorethantheylovetheirhusbands.
Ifthehusbandissickoroutofwork,thewifecanearnmoneyfor
thefamily.
14. Familiesaresaferwhenwomenwork.
15. Itisbetterforwomentostayathome.
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN
TALL TALES
Old Stormalong
Old Stormalong was the greatest and the biggest sailor of all. He was
a large baby, and then he grew even bigger. He was as big as the ships
of New England. He drank his soup out of a whaling boat. He slept on the
deck of the ship, because there was not enough room below deck for him.
They dont make ships big enough for me, said Stormalong.
Old Stormalong went to sea with Captain Starbuck on a whaling ship,
the Nancy Ann. They sailed to the middle of the ocean and looked for
whales.
There she blows! A whale! And another! called the lookout.
Its a whole school of whales! called the second lookout.
Into the boats! cried Captain Starbuck.
Stormalong jumped from the ship into a whaling boat, but the whaling
boat wasnt big enough for him. He was so big that he made a hole in the
bottom of the boat. The water ran in, and the sailors fell out.
You big elephant! cried Captain Starbuck. Im sorry I ever saw you.
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Old Stormalong became very angry. He did a wonderful thing. He

swam back to the ship and took down a mast. Then he cut rope for a
line.Nextheputananchoronforahook.Hemadethebiggestfishing
pole in the world. Finally he put a piece of salt pork on the anchor.
I will catch that whale like a fish, he said.
Stormalong threw the line to a whale. The anchor flew through the
airandhitthewaterbythewhale.Thewhalebittheanchorandswam
away. It pulled the Nancy Ann all over the ocean, up and down, to
CapeCod.
Captain Starbuck thought he had the biggest whale in the world. It
wasaluckydaywhenImetyou,Stormalong,saidthecaptain.
Then the Cape Cod sea monster came up from the deep sea. The
monster bit the whale and ate it all. It ate the anchor, too, and sank
downintothesea.
You big elephant! cried Captain Starbuck again to Stormalong.

Youlostmywhale.
I tried sailing, and I tried whaling, said Stormalong. The ships are
toosmall,andamangetstired.Iamgoingtobeafarmer,andyoucan
bet on that. He jumped off the ship and walked through the water to
shore.
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I.Mechanics
A. Reviewofcomparisons
Follow the rules in chapter 13, section II and write the comparative
and superlative forms of these words: great, large, lucky, strong, won
derful,fast,hard,angry,dangerous,small,wild,high,low,deep,dry
B. Quotationmarks()
When you tell a story, you may sometimes tell the exact words
thatapersonsaid.Putquotationmarksaroundthesewords:
Theshipsaretoosmall,saidStormalong.
Donotputquotationmarksaroundthenamesofthepeoplewhoare
talking.
Usecapitalletterswhentheyareneeded,andusequotationmarks.
1. theydontmakeshipsbigenoughformesaidStormalong
2. theresheblowsawhaleandanothercalledthelookout
3. itsawholeschoolofwhalescalledthesecondlookout
4. intotheboatscriedcaptainstarbuck
5. youbigelephantcriedcaptainstarbuckimsorryieversawyou
6. iwillcatchthatwhalelikeafishhesaid
7. itwasaluckydaywhenimetyouStormalongsaidthecaptain
8. youbigelephantcriedcaptainstarbuckagainyoulostmywhale
9. itriedsailinganditriedwhalingsaidStormalong
10. theshipsaretoosmallandamangetstirediamgoingtobea
farmerandyoucanbetonthat
II.Grammar
Pasttenseirregularverbs
Lookatthetextandfindthepasttenseformforeachoftheseverbs.
Writethesimpleformwithitspasttense.
is
grow
drink
sleep
say
go
make
run
fall
see
become
do
swim
fly
hit
bite
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take
cut
put
throw
think
meet
come
eat
sink
lose
Theparagraphbelowtellsaboutheroesandtalltales.Rewritethepa
ragraph,changingalltheverbsfrompresenttopast.Changeheroes to
Stormalong,andchangethey tohe.
HeroesandTallTales
Heroes are larger than life. They grow very big, and they become
very strong. They do wonderful things. They drink more and eat more
than other people do. They swim better, run faster, throw farther, and
hit harder. They dont say much, but they do a lot. They are very
too.Ofcourse,thestoriesaboutheroesarentreallytrue.
independent,
Tall tales about heroes are just stories that people tell for fun.
III.Controlled Composition Dictocomp
Your teacher will read the paragraph about Stormalong (in the past
tense,above)threetimes.Listencarefully,butdonottakenotes.After
thethirdreading,writetheparagraphaswellasyoucanfrommemory.
Check the spelling of all the past tense forms.
IV.Sentence Construction Questionsandnegativeswithdid
The helping verb for the past tense is did. It is used with questions
andnegatives.Studytheseexamples:
HowdidStormalongdrinksoup?
DidStormalongdrinksoupoutofawhalingboat?
Hedidnthaveabowllargeenough.
Use the vocabulary that is given and write a question or an answer
foreachgroup.Youwillneedtoaddthehelpingverbdid.
1. where/Stormalong/sleep/?
Stormalong/sleep/ondeck/?
he/(not)have/abedlargeenough/.
2. where/Stormalong/go/?
Stormalong/go/tosea/?
he/(not)stay/onland/.
3. where/theship/sail/?
theship/sail/tothemiddleoftheocean/?
they/(not)stay/onshore/.
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4. what/they/lookfor/?
they/lookfor/whales/?
they/(not)lookfor/elephants/.
5. what/thelookout/see/?
thelookout/see/aschoolofwhales/?
he/(not)see/aschoolofchildren/.
6. what/Stormalong/do/?
Stormalong/make/aholeinthewhalingboat/?
they/(not)have/aboatlargeenough/.
7. how/Stormalong/feel/?
Stormalong/becomeangry/?
he/(not)like/tolosewhales/.
8. why/Stormalong/takeamast/?
why/Stormalong/makeafishingpole/?
he/(not)have/awhalingboatlargeenough/.
V.Grammar
Usingvery,too,enough,sothat,andsuchthat
In American tall tales, the heroes often brag. They tell stories about
theirsizeorthewonderfulthingstheycando.Herearesomeexamples.
Davy Crockett was very strong.
He was so strong that he burned up a tree by smiling at it.
He was tall enough to hang his gun up on the moon at night.
He was so fast that he rode on lightning.
No bear was too big for Davy.
He was such a strong man that he hugged a bear to death.
Students often confuse the meanings of these words.

Very means a large degree, a large amount, or a large number.
Too means so much that there is a bad result.
Enough means sufficient, so that there is a good result.
So (+ an adjective) that describes a result.
Such a (+ a noun) that describes a result.
Copy the sentences below, and fill the blanks with one of these
words.
1. Stormalong was _____ big. (a large degree)
2. Stormalong was _____ big for the ship. (a bad result)
3. The ship was _____ small for Stormalong. (a bad result)
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4. Theydontmakeshipsbig_____forme,saidStormalong.
(sufficientlybig)
5. Hewas_____big_____hedrankhissoupoutofawhalingboat.
(result)
6. He was _____ _____ large man _____ he couldnt go below
deck.(result)
7. Therewere_____manywhales.(alargenumber)
8. Stormalongjumped_____hard.(abadresult)
9. Theboatwasntbig_____forhim.(sufficientlybig)
10. Hewas_____big_____hemadeaholeintheboat.(result)
11. It was _____ _____ large hole _____ all the sailors fell out.
(result)
12. Stormalongbecame_____angry.(alargedegree)
13. Aregularfishingpolewas_____smallforhim.(abadresult)
14. Amastfromtheshipwaslarge_____forhim.(sufficientlylarge)
15. Hemadea_____longfishingpole.(alargedegree)
16. Itwas_____large_____hecaughtawhalewithit.(result)
17. Thewhalewas_____strong.(alargedegree)
18. Itwas__________strongwhale_____itpulledtheshipthrough
theocean.(result)
19. Thewhalewasntfast_____torunfromthemonster(sufficiently
fast)
20. Stormalong was _____ angry _____ he left whaling and sailing
tobeafarmer.(result)
VI.Controlled Composition Organizingideas
The sentences below tell the story of another American folk hero,
DavyCrockett.Davywasaverystronghunter.Peoplesaythathekilled
animalslikebearswithhisbarehands.Thesentencesinthestoryare
out of order. Notice words like next, then, after, and afterwards. Copy
thestory,puttingthesentencesandparagraphsintoalogicalorder.
Paragraph1
DavyCrockettwasborninthewoodsofTennessee.
Hewantedtogohuntingagainattheageoffive.
Davydidthehousework,buthehatedit.
Hewantedtogohuntingattheageofthree.
Buthismothersaid,Youretooyoungforhunting,Davy.
Thistimehismothersaid,Youcanhuntafteryoudothehousework.
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Paragraph2
Hemetawildanimalcalledapanther.
Davywasntafraidofthepanther,either.
ThepantherwasntafraidofDavy.
He said to the panther, I can fight harder, shoot farther, run faster,
jumphigher,squatlower,divedeeperandcomeupdrierthananyman
intheseparts!
Afterthehousework,Davywentoutinthewoodstohunt.
Paragraph3
ThepantherjumpedatDavy.
ThenDavyjumpedatthepanther.
Davyneverdidhouseworkagain.
Theyfoughtfortwohours,andDavywon.
Nexthetaughtthepanthertodohousework.
Afterwardshebroughtthepantherhome.
(AdaptedfromIrwinShapiro,DavyCrockett,
Tall Tales of America,ArtistsandWritersPress,
WesternPrintingandLithographyCo.,1958.)
VII.!ontrolled !omposition Respondingtoapicture
Sometimes people really do things that are exciting and difficult.
Look at the picture below. The boy was so lucky that he caught a fish
with his bare hands. Write a story and tell what happened. Use past
tenseverbsandincludesomequotes.Tellwhattheboyandhisfriends
said,andhowtheyfelt.
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VIII. Controlled Composition Responding to a picture

What happened to the man in the picture below? Did he kill the leopard? Did he have a gun, or not? Did he use his bare hands? Use your
imagination and write a story to go with the picture. Use past tense
verbs.
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MAKING A BANANA SPLIT
Here is the recipe for a popular American dessert. Its called a banana
split.
bananas
sauce
cream
ice cream
cherries
nuts
First, take one whole banana. Peel the banana and cut it in half lengthwise. Put the banana in the bottom of a long dessert dish. Set the dessert dish aside.
Next, take out three different kinds of sauce. The most popular kinds
of sauce are chocolate, caramel, and pineapple. Heat the chocolate
sauce until it boils. While the chocolate sauce is heating, take out three
different kinds of ice cream from the freezer. The most popular kinds of
ice cream are vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. Use an ice cream
scoop to make round balls of ice cream. Put the balls of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream on each banana.
Pour the caramel sauce on the chocolate ice cream. Pour the pineapple sauce on the strawberry ice cream. When the chocolate sauce is
hot, pour it on the vanilla ice cream.
Next, whip some cream until it is stiff. Chop some nuts. When the
cream is stiff, put some whipped cream on the ice cream. Put chopped
nuts over everything. Finally, put a cherry on top.
Enjoy your banana split!
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I.Mechanics
A.Regularandirregularpasttenseverbs
Followtherulesinchapter14,sectionIIIandwritetheseverbsinthe
past tense: start, peel, heat, chop, whip, scoop, pour, cover, top. Use
thelistofirregularverbsintheappendixinthebackofthebooktowrite
theseverbsinthepasttense:have,take,cut,put,set
B.Usingacommaafterasubordinateclause
Aclausethatbeginswithasubordinateconjunction(suchasbefore,
after, when, while, until) is called a subordinate clause. If the subordi
nate clause comes first in a sentence, you must separate it from the
mainclausewithacomma.Studytheseexamples:
Beforeyoueatabanana,peeltheskinoff.
subordinateclause(comma)mainclause
Peeltheskinoffbeforeyoueatabanana.
mainclause(nocomma)subordinateclause
Usecommas,andusecapitalletterswhentheyareneeded.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
beforeyoubeginhaveeverythingready
peelthebananabeforeyoucutit
afteryoucutthebananaputitinadish
heatthechocolatesauceuntilitboils
whileitsheatingtakeouttheicecream
whenyouscoopouttheicecreammakelittleroundballs
puttheicecreamonthebananabeforeyoupourthesauce
whenthechocolatesauceishotpouritovertheicecream
whipsomecreamuntilitisstiff
chopsomenutswhileyourfriendiswhippingthecream
whenthecreamisstiffputitontheicecream
afteryouputonthecreamaddnutsandacherry
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II.Grammar
Thepastprogressivetense
Thepastprogressivetenseisacombinationoftwoverbs.The
auxiliary is a form of to be, in the past, and the main verb takes
aning ending.
Wewere eating icecream.
Changethesentencesbelowfrompresentprogressivetopastpro
gressive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Lavonne,Shirley,andLindaaremaking bananasplits.
Lavonneispeeling bananasandcutting theminhalf.
Shirleyisscooping outicecreamballs.
Lindaisheating thesauce.
Whilethesauceisheating,sheisalsochopping nuts.
Lavonneiswhipping creamuntilitisstiff
Shirleyispouring thesauceovertheicecream.
Lavonneisputting whippedcreamontheicecream.
Lindaisputting nutsandcherriesonthedesserts.
Thewomenareserving customersinanicecreamshop.
III.Controlled Composition
Pastnarration
Therecipeforabananasplitusedmanysimpleverbforms,andthe
subject (you) was usually not given. Recipes and other directions are
written that way. To write a report of something that happened in the
past, you need to add a subject to every clause, and use past tense
verbs.
Changetheparagraphbelowfromimperativetonarrativestyle.
1.AddasubjectIandusepasttenseverbs.
2.Simpleverbschangetopasttense.
3.Presentprogressivechangestopastprogressive.
Have everything ready before you start. First take one whole banana.
Peelitandcutitinhalflengthwise.Putthebananainthebottomofalong
dessertdishandsetitaside.
Heat some chocolate sauce. While the sauce is heating, chop some
nuts.Whipsomecreamuntilitisstiff.Scoopouticecreamandputballs
oficecreamonthebanana.Whenthesauceishot,pouritovertheice
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cream. Cover the ice cream with whipped cream and chopped nuts.
Topeverythingwithacherry.
IV.Grammar Sentencecombiningwithadverbclauses
Usethesubordinateconjunctionsbefore,after,until,when,andwhile
tocombinetheclausesbelow.(Whileisusedwithaprogressivetense.)
Write each sentence in two ways: with the main clause first; then with
thesubordinateclausefirst.
Example: Shirleytookallthefoodout.
before
Thewomenbegantocook.
Shirleytookallthefoodoutbeforethewomen
begantocook.
Beforethewomenbegantocook,Shirleytookallthe
foodout.
1.
Lavonnecutthebananasinhalf. after
Shepeeledthem.
2. Lindawasheatingthesauce.
while
Shirleywasscoopingouticecream.
3. Thesaucewasheating.
while
Lindawaschoppingnuts.
(Writeonesentence
4.
Lavonnewhippedthecream.
only,mainclausefirst)
until
Itwasstiff.
5. Thesauce(it)washot.
(Useapronoun
Shirleypouredthesauce(it)when inthesecond
overtheicecream.
clause.)
6. Shirleypouredthesauce.
Lavonneputonthewhippedbefore
(Useapronoun
cream.
inthesecond
7. Linda(she)putonnuts.
after
clause
Linda(she)putoncherries.
{
{
V.Grammar
Reviewofarticles,some asaquantifier
Rememberthatnoncountandpluralnounsdonottakeanarticlewhen
themeaningisgeneral,orwhentheyarementionedforthefirsttime.In
many cases, however, the word some is used to give the idea of
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an indefinite number or quantity. The second time the noun is men

tioned,usethedefinitearticlethe.
Copy the paragraph and write articles in the spaces where they are
needed.
BakedAlaska
Takeout_____largebowl,_____smallerbowl,_____electricbeater,
_____ large plate, and _____ wooden spoons. Have ready _____ flat
cake, five egg whites, _____ sugar, and _____ liter of ice cream. You
need_____freezerand_____oven.
Place _____ cake on _____ plate. Put _____ ice cream in _____ large
bowl.Beatitwith_____electricbeateruntilitisalittlesoft.Pile_____
ice cream on _____ cake in _____ pretty shape. Then put _____ ice
creamandcakebackinto_____freezer.Freeze_____icecreamuntil
it is solid.
While _____ ice cream is freezing, put _____ egg whites in _____
smaller bowl. Beat _____ egg whites until they are stiff. While you are
beating, slowly add twothirds _____ cup of sugar. Beat until _____
sugarisdissolvedand_____eggwhitesareverystiff.Turn_____ oven
on very hot.
Take_____cakeoutof_____freezer.Spread_____eggwhites over
_____ ice cream. Cover all _____ ice cream carefully. Put _____ cake
into _____ oven and bake it for three minutes, until _____ egg whites
with
aregoldenbrown.Remove_____dessertandserveitimmediately
_____ chocolate sauce. _____ ice cream is still frozen, but _____ egg
whites are hot. _____ cold ice cream gives this dessert its name,
Baked Alaska.
VI. !ontrolled !omposition
Dictocomp
Your teacher will choose one of the exercises from this chapter and
read it as a dictocomp, either exercise III (past narration), or exercise
V (review of articles.) Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the
third reading, write the paragraph as well as you can from memory.
Check for articles and tenses.
VII. !ontrolled !omposition
Organizing ideas
Thesentencesbelowgivedirectionsformakinganotherkindoffood,
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the submarine sandwich. The directions are out of

order. Notice words like first, next, then, before,
after, when, finally. Copy the recipe, putting the sentences into a logical order.
Next, scoop out some of the inside of the bread to
make room for the filling.
First, cut the bread in half lengthwise.
Take a long loaf of French bread, some butter,
some lettuce, some onions, some tomatoes, some
meat, and some cheese.
Then butter the bread.
After the onions, put on the tomatoes.
Put the onions on after the lettuce.
Put the cheese on after the meat.
When the bread is buffered, start to pile on the
filling.
The lettuce comes first.
Finally, cover the filling with the top piece of bread.
When the filling is in the sandwich, pour some
sauce over everything.
VIII. Controlled Composition Past narration
Rewrite the recipes for Baked Alaska (Exercise V) and the submarine
sandwich (Exercise VII) as past narration. Add a subject to every clause,
and use past tense verbs. Follow the rules in Chapter 14, Section III for
the past tense of regular verbs. Use the list in the back of the book to find
irregular verb forms.
IX. Free Composition
Write directions for a recipe that you know. Explain to somebody how
to make that kind of food.
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
A DEBATE: DOGS IN THE CITY

Letters to the Editor
Mans Best Friend Not
Welcome in City Life
Dear Editor,
What is wrong with the owners of
dogs in this city? Every time I go out
for a walk, I have to compete with big
dogs for a place to walk! Dogs are
loud and dirty; moreover, they frighten little children and old ladies. The
city is no place for a dog. Big dogs
need a lot of room for running;
therefore, they should live in the
country....Cant the city pass a law
against dogs?
Fred Brown, head pharmacist
Westside Pharmacy, Centerville
Local pet with

owner taking a walk
...Or is he?Two views

Dear Editor,
Many people are speaking out against large dogs these days. This is
not fair because dogs cant speak for themselves. They are mans best
friend; therefore, I will speak for dogs.
The city already has a leash law; owners must keep their dogs tied
up on a leash. The city also has health laws; owners must clean up after
their dogs. There is no law against owning a dog, unless the dog hurts
somebody.
People should have big dogs if they want them. City life can be sad
and lonely for older people; however, dogs are good friends. Moreover,
dogs make life safer. Even though they are animals, they can show
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loyalty and intelligence. We train our dogs to be gentle; as a result, they

areverypatientandgoodwithchildren.Ourdogssitoutsideourstoreall day
anddontmakeanytrouble.
Of course, dog owners should be thoughtful. They must not let their
dogs run loose; in addition, they must keep the streets clean. These
things are important; however, we already have leash laws and health
laws.Wedontneedanymorelawsaboutdogs;besides,thecitycant
passalawagainstdogsanyway.Everyoneisfreetoownadog.
Thankyouforprintingmyletter.
BobKovacik,owner
BobandMarshasGrocery
I.Mechanics
A.Reviewofcomparisons
Followtherulesinchapter13,sectionIIandwritethecomparativeand
superlative forms of these words: loud, dirty, sad, lonely, thoughtful,
clean, important, expensive, friendly, intelligent, pretty, patient, loyal,
independent,nice
B.Thesemicolon(;)insentencecombining
There are two ways that a semicolon can be used to combine
sentences.
1. If two sentences are very close in meaning, or if they have a
causeeffectrelationship,theymaybejoinedwithasemicolon.
Example: The city already has a leash law; owners must keep their
dogstieduponaleash.(Thetwosentencesareveryclose
in meaning.) Mr. Kovacik trained his dogs well; they dont
makeanytrouble.(Thetwosentenceshaveacauseeffect
relationship.)
2.Conjunctiveadverbsareusedwithsemicolonstojoinsentences.
Use a semicolon before the adverb and a comma after the adverb.
Someconjunctiveadverbsare:therefore,asaresult,however,never
theless,ontheotherhand,besides,moreover,inaddition.
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Copy the sentences, and make the corrections that are necessary.
Usesemicolons,andusecapitalletterswheretheyareneeded.
1. somepeoplelovedogsotherpeoplehatethem
2. mrbrownwantsalawagainstdogshesaysdogsareaproblemin
thecity
3. dogsareloudanddirtymoreovertheyalwaysrunloose
4. dogsneedroomforrunningthereforetheyshouldnotliveintown
5. dogscantspeakforthemselvesthereforeiwillspeakforthem
6. adogismorethanapetadogisafriend
7. dogsareanimalsneverthelesstheyareintelligent
8. wetrainourdogsasaresulttheycandotricks
9. dogownersshouldbethoughtfultheymustnotlettheirdogsrun
loose
10. thecityalreadyhashealthlawsownersmustcleanupaftertheir
dogs
11. mrbrownisrightabouttheseproblemsontheotherhandthecity
cantpassalawagainstdogs
12. policemenusedogsintheirworkinadditionblindpeopleneed
dogs
II.Grammar
Sentence combining with subordinate conjunctions

and conjunctiveadverbs
Combine each pair of sentences into one longer sentence. Re

member that the punctuation pattern is different for subordinate con
junctionsandconjunctiveadverbs.
Conjunctions
therefore
asaresult
if(introducesacondition)
eventhough
although
(introduce
anideathat
disagrees
withthefirst
idea)
introducearesult
however
nevertheless
ontheother
hand
(introduceanidea
thatdisagrees
withthefirstidea)
besides
moreover
inaddition
(introduceanidea
thatagreesor
givesmorereasons)
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{
{
unless(meansif not)
because(introducesacause)
Adverbs
1. Mr. Brown (he) doesnt like dogs (them).

Mr. Brown (he) thinks dogs (they) are dirty, (because)
Mr. Brown doesnt like dogs because he thinks they are dirty.
Because Mr. Brown thinks that dogs are dirty, he doesnt like them.
(Two patterns are possible; either the main clause or the
subordinate clause may come first. Use pronouns in the
second clause.)
2. Mr. Brown thinks dogs are dirty. He doesnt like them. (therefore)
Mr. Brown thinks dogs are dirty; therefore, he doesnt like them.
(This is the only pattern that is possible.)
3. Old people (they) are lonely. Old people (they) have a dog.
(unless)
4. Old people (they) wont be lonely.
Old people (they) have a dog. (if)
5. Dogs are only animals. They are loyal and intelligent.
(although)
6. Dogs are only animals. They are loyal and intelligent.
(however)
7. We already have good laws about dogs.
Some people dont follow the laws (them), (even though)
8. We already have good laws about dogs.
Some people dont follow them. (nevertheless)
9. There is a leash law. There is a health law.
(in addition)
10. The city cant pass a law against dogs.
Nobody would follow it. (besides)
Concentration
This is a game you can play with another person. Cut squares of paper to fit over each box below. Cover each box with a square of paper.
Have a pencil and paper ready to write sentences.
paper. He leaves the boxes uncovered. If the clauses do not go together to make a long sentence, he covers them again. (Remember what is
under each square of paper!) The second player takes his turn.
Continue playing until all the squares are covered.
The player with the most sentences on his paper is the winner.
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Dogsaremans theywontcause
bestfriend;
trouble.
Dogsare
dirty;
Dogsare
patient;
Ifyoutrain
yourdogswell,
however,
Mr.Brown
hatesdogs.
theymay
causetrouble.
Mr.Brown
hatesdogs.
therefore,they
arehappier
there.
Unlessyou
trainyour
dogswell,
Dogscanrun
looseinthe
country;
becausethey
canrunloose
there.
Dogsare
happierin
thecountry.
moreover,
dogsareloved.
Althoughdogs inaddition,
aremansbest theyareloyal.
friend.
IV.Grammar Modalauxiliaries
The letters to the editor in this chapter have some auxiliary verbs
called modals. They help to express your ideas, opinions, and feel
ings:can,cant, have to, dont have to, must, must not, should, should
not.
Study the meanings of these verbs. Copy the paragraph below and
writeamodalverbineachblank.
must necessity(thesame
ashaveto)
mustnot necessitynottodo
something,prohibition
should,obligation,agood
idea
shouldnot obligationnotto
dosomething,nota
goodidea
Thecity_____passahealthlaw,andthecity_____passaleashlaw;
however,it_____passalawagainstowningdogs.Thelawsaysthatdog
owners_____tieuptheirdogs;they__________letthedogsrunloose.
can ability
cant lackofability
haveto necessity(the
sameasmust)
donthaveto freedom
ofchoice,no
obligationor
necessity)
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The city _____ take a dog from its owner unless the dog hurts somebody.
Dogowners_____followtheselaws,orthey_____paymoneyforbreaking
the laws. In addition, dog owners _____ try to be thoughtful. They _____
think about their neighbors, and they _____ _____ do anything to make
theirneighborsangry.Thecity_____passalawtomakepeoplethought
ful,butwe_____alltrytothinkofourneighbors.
V.!ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp
as well as you can from memory. Check your punctuation and sen
tencecombiningtechniques.
VI.!ontrolled !omposition Varietyinsentencetypes
sentences. Rewrite the paragraph below and vary the length of the
sentences.
Youmaymakesomelongerbycombiningthemwithcoor
dinateconjunctions,subordinateconjunctions,orconjunctiveadverbs.
Hereisalistoftheconnectorswehaveusedsofar:
Coordinate
Conjunctions
and
but
or
so
Subordinate
Conjunctions
after
although
because
before
eventhough
if
sothat
suchthat
unless
until
when
while
Conjunctive
Adverbs
asaresult
besides
however
inaddition
moreover
nevertheless
ontheotherhand
therefore
CatsandDogs
Somepeoplelikecats.Otherpeoplelikedogs.Peoplehavestrong
ideasaboutcats.Peoplehavestrongideasaboutdogs.Peopleoften
donthavebothcatsanddogsinthesamehouse.
Catownerstalkabouttheirpetswithlove.Catsarequiet.Catsare
clean.Catsaregoodinapartments.Theydontneedalotofspace.They
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dontrunaroundalot.Theapartmenthasmice.Catscatchthem.Cats
are independent. They can stay home alone. The owners go to work.
Cats are pretty animals. They are fun to watch.
Dog owners think dogs are nice. They dont want any other animal.
Dogsarefriendly.Dogsareloyal.Dogsarepatient.Dogsaregoodwith
children.Theycanlearntobehavecorrectly.Theycanlearntostayout
ofyourfood.Catscantlearntostayoutofyourfood.Dogsprotectthe
family. Dogs protect the house. Dogs show their love. Cats dont show
their love.
VII. !ontrolled !omposition Incomplete dialog
Police officer Frank Thomas received a complaint about a loud dog in
the neighborhood. He rode his motorcycle to the address, at the corner
ofMidwayAvenueandRiverDrive.Nowheisaskingquestions.
Belowaretheanswersthatheisgetting.Writeagoodquestionbefore
eachanswer.Whenyoufinishyouwillhaveadialogthatyoucanactout
withapartner.
Officer Thomas: Who called in about the dog?
Fred Brown: I did, Officer. I called in about the dog.
Officer Thomas: __________________________________________?
FredBrown:Becausethedogisbarking.ItsSunday.Imtryingtosleep.
Listen to that noise!

Officer Thomas: __________________________________________?
Fred Brown: It started an hour ago. How can anybody sleep with that
noise?
Officer Thomas: Ill ask the questions, Mr. Brown. You just give the
answers.
Fred Brown: Yes, sir.
Officer Thomas: __________________________________________?
Fred Brown: My neighbor owns him.
Officer Thomas: __________________________________________?
Fred Brown: His name is Kovacik. Bob Kovacik. They own the grocery
storeonthecorner.
OfficerThomas:__________________________________________?
FredBrown:Theyboughtthedoglastyear.Afterarobbery.Theythinkit
willkeeptherobbersaway.
OfficerThomas:__________________________________________?
FredBrown:No,itdoesnt.Itdoesntbarkalot.Thisisthefirsttime.
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OfficerThomas:__________________________________________?
FredBrown:No,IdidntcallMr.Kovacik.Icalledyoufirst.Icanttalk
tohim.Howcanyoutalktoadogowner?
OfficerThomas:Thatsaquestion,Mr.Brown.Illaskthequestions.
FredBrown:Sorry.
OfficerThomas:__________________________________________?
FredBrown:Where?Oh,there.No,thatsnotMr.Kovacik.Idont know
thatman.Heisrunningveryfast,isnthe?
OfficerThomas:Stopinthenameofthelaw!
_________________________________________________?
Thestrangeman:Iwasntdoinganything.Iwasjustinthestore.
OfficerThomas:__________________________________________?
Thestrangeman:BecauseIwantedtobuysomefood.
Officer Thomas: On Sunday? Today is Sunday.That stores not
open. _____________________________________________?
Thestrangeman:Whatbag?Oh,thisbag?Oh,theresnothinginthis
bag.Oh,howdidthatmoneygetinthatbag?
OfficerThomas:Illaskthequestions.
Thestrangeman:O.K.,Officer.Youwin.Itookthatmoneyfromthegro
cerystoreanhourago,butthatbigdogdidntletmegountilnow.
VIII."r## !ompos$t$on
A.Writeaparagraphaboutapet.Itcanbeacat,adog,abird,orany
otheranimal.Tellwhyyoulikethisanimal.
Herearesomevocabularywordsthatmayhelpyou:
nice
catchmice
protectthefamily
learntricks
showlove
friendly
intelligent
pretty
patient
goodwithchildren
loyal
quiet
clean
independent
fun
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B. Write a paragraph about an animal that you dont like. Give rea
sons.Herearesomevocabularywordsthatmighthelpyou:
loud
dirty
dangerous
expensive
runloose
frightenpeople
bite
bark(fordogsonly)
hurtpeople
maketrouble
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
PLANNING A TRIP
Fairbanks,Alaska99701
U.S.A.
May14,1983
DearRoberto,
Thereareonlytwoweeksnowbeforemytripbegins.Imvery
excited.Icanhardlywaittoseeyou.
My uncle has sent me my plane tickets, and I have received
them already. I have written letters to both grandmothers, so
theyknowwhenImcoming.IhaventseenGrandmotherTaylor
in Chicago for two years. I havent seen Grandmother Singer in
MiamisinceIwasten.
Ill stay in Chicago for a week, and Ill be in Miami for another
week.MyplanewilllandinCaracasonJune14,justonemonth
fromtoday.Illstaywithmyuncleforamonth,untilJuly15.
WhatclotheswillIneedinVenezuela?Ihaventboughtany
thing new yet. Ive never visited outside the United States be
fore. Ive never flown alone before, either. I wont be afraid. My
uncle will pick me up at the airport in Caracas. My mom says I
wont have any trouble. I hope not. (Just thinkIll be a world
travellerwhenthistripis over.)
SeeyouinCaracas.
Yours,
Sara
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I.Mechanics Contractionswithhave andwill

The helping verb for the present perfect tense is have. The helping
verb for the future is will. These auxiliaries can combine with the sub
ject pronouns and with not to form the contractions below. These con
tractionsarecommonininformalwritingandinspeech.
I
you
she
it
have
+
+
+
+
+
have
have
has
has
not
=
=
=
=
=
Ive
youve
shes
its
havent
we
+ have
= weve
he
they
has
+ has
+ have
+ not
= hes
= theyve
= hasnt
I
you
he
she
it
+
+
+
+
+
will
will
will
will
will
=
=
=
=
=
Ill
youll
hell
shell
itll
we
+ will
= well
they
+ will
= theyll
will
+ not
= wont
Copy the sentences below, and make all the changes that are
Useanapostrophe()ineachcontraction.
necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
sarawontleavefairbanksuntilJune1
shewontbeinCaracasuntilJune14
sheIIvisithergrandmothersinChicagoandmiami
theyIIbehappytoseesara
theyhaventseensaraforyears
sheIIflytoCaracasonJune14
sarasunclelivesinCaracas
heIIpickherupattheairport
hessenthertheticketsandshesreceivedthem
theyvemadealltheirplansalready
sarahasntflownalonebefore
shewonthaveanytrouble
II.Sentence Construction Thepresentperfecttense

Thepresentperfecttenseisacombinationoftwoverbs.Theauxiliary
isaformofhave (haveorhas),andthemainverbtakesaparticipleform.
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1. Most verbs take ed toformaparticiple.Thespellingrulesforthe

ed ending are the same as the rules for the past tense. Follow the
spellingrulesforthepasttenseformsandwritetheparticiplesforthe
verbsbelow.
hope
land
need
pickup
receive
visit
stay
wait
2.Theparticiplesforirregularverbsaredifferent,andmustbelearned
separately.HerearethepastandparticipleformsfortheverbsinSaras
letter.(Amorecompletelistofirregularverbsisinthebackofthebook.)
SimpleForm
PastTense
ParticipleForm
be
begin
buy
fly
have
know
say
see
send
think
write
was,were
began
bought
flew
had
knew
said
saw
sent
thought
wrote
been
begun
bought
flown
had
known
said
seen
sent
thought
written
Make a sentence for each group of words below. Use the present
tense,andusehave orhas withaparticipleform.
perfect
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sara/receive/hertickets/already
Hertrip/(not)begin/yet
She/(not)buy/anynewclothes/yet
Sara/send/aletter/tohergrandmothers
She/write/toRoberta
She/(not)fly/toCaracas/before
Sarasfather/be/dead/fortenyears
Heruncle/live/inCaracas/foroneyear
Sara/(not)visit /heruncle / inCaracasbefore
Sara / (not) see / Roberta or his family / before
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III.!ontrolled !omposition Incompletedialog

Its the day before Saras trip. Her mother is helping her get ready.
Mrs.TaylorisaskingSarawhatshehasdone.Sarasanswersare given
below. Write a good question before each answer. When you finish,
you willhaveadialogthatyoucanactoutwithapartner.
WhatHaveYouDoneSoFar?
Mrs.Taylor:Whathaveyoudonesofar,Sara?Haveyou
writtentoGrandmotherTaylorandGrandmotherSinger?
Sara:Yes,Ihave.Ivewrittentobothgrandmothers.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Ivepickedupmyclothesatthecleaners.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Iveputmytravellerschecksinmybag.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Ivewrittendowntheaddressesofallmy
friendsinFairbanks.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Ivesaidgoodbyetoalltheneighbors.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,IvesentalettertoRobertaandhisfamily.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Iveboughtthemapresent.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:Yes,Iveputmyticketsinmybag.
Mrs.Taylor:______________________________________?
Sara:No,Ihavent.Ihaventcalledtheairlinetoconfirm
myflightreservation.
Mrs.Taylor:Dontworry.Illdothatforyourightnow.Then
youwonthaveanytroubleattheairport.
IV.!ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp
Your teacher will read the letter on the next page three times. Listen
carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the letter
as well as you can from memory. Check the spelling of participles and
contractions.
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May20,1983
DearSara,
Ive received your letter, and Im looking forward to your visit.
Well be happy to meet you. My mother has cleaned the extra
bedroom. Weve made everything ready for you. Weve called
your uncle already. Hes very nice. Weve asked you both to
comefordinner.Wehopeyoullstayforalongvisit.
Yours,
Roberto
V.Grammar
Indefinitepronouns:some,any andone
Thewordssome,any,andone canbeusedaspronounstostandfor
nouns that have already been mentioned. The noun that is mentioned
firstiscalledtheantecedent;thepronounrefersbacktoitsantecedent.
Weuseone forsingularcountnouns.Some andany arepronounsfor
pluralornoncountnouns.Finishthesentencesbelow,usingsome,any,
orone.Followtheexamples.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Saradoesnthaveadog,butshewantsone.
Saradoesnthavenewclothes,butshewantssome.
Sarahasnthadanytrouble,andshedoesntwantany.
Saradoesnthaveabighouse,
Saradoesnthaveasister,
Saradoesnthaveanymoney,
Saradoesnthaveanynewshoes,
Saradoesnthaveanyproblems,
Saradoesnthaveanynewrecords,
SaradoesnthaveVenezuelanmusic,
Saradoesnthaveajob,
Saradoesnthaveaboyfriend,
VI.Grammar Sentencecombiningpractice
Useconjunctionsorconjunctiveadverbstocombinethepairsofsen
tences below. Remember that the punctuation rules are different for
conjunctionsandadverbs.
1. Manyyoungpeoplewanttotraveltoothercountries.
Theydonthaveenoughmoney.(but)
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2. Airtravelandhotelsareveryexpensive.
Thereareotherwaystoseeforeigncountries,(however)
3. Educationalexchangesarecheaperthanvacations.
Theyinvolvevaluablelearningexperience,(inaddition)
4. MostyoungAmericanshaveparttimejobs.
Theycansavesomemoneyfortravel,(asaresult)
5. Saragoestoschoolandhelpshermother.
Shefindstimetoworkatagrocerystore,too.(eventhough)
6. Shehas$1000ofherownmoney.
SheisplanningtovisitheruncleinVenezuela,(so)
7. Saraworkshard.
Shehasverylittlefreetime.(sothat)
8. Saraoftenworks.
Herfriendsarehavingfun.(while)
9. Shelikestohavefunwithherfriends.
Shehasexcitingtravelplans,(ontheotherhand)
10. ShecantgotoVenezuela.
Shepaysforpartoftheairplaneticket,(unless)
11. SarahasanuncleinCaracas.
Shedoesntneedtopayforahotel,(therefore)
12. Sarawillbeveryhappy.
SheseesheruncleandherfriendsinVenezuela,(when)
VII.Sentence Construction
Writingcompletesentences
ThereisagreatdifferencebetweenspokenEnglishandwrittenEn
glish. In speech, people use more contractions and more incomplete
sentences than they do in writing. It is common to use a subordinate
clause alone in speaking. However, in writing English, a subordinate
clause must always be combined with a main clause.
The short conversations below are acceptable in spoken English.
However, the answer in each conversation is an incomplete sentence.
Rewrite each incomplete sentence with a main clause. Follow the
example.
1. When will we eat the cake?
When the guests arrive.
We will eat the cake when the guests arrive.
2. How long must we wait?
Until they come.
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3. CanIeattwopieces?
Iftheresenoughcake.
4. WhencanIhavemysecondpiece?
Aftertheguestshaveeaten.
5. Whenwillwehavethecoffee?
Whilewereeatingthecake.
6. Whenwilltheguestsbehere?
Before7:00.
7. Aretheycomingsoon?
Unlesstheyveforgotten.
8. WhydoIhavetowait?
Becauseyouarethehostandtheyaretheguests.
Pastparticiplesasadjectives
Past participles are often used as adjectives, even though they look
likeverbs.Theymaycomebeforethenounoraftertheverbtobe,just
likeotheradjectives:
Heisatired man.
Thedogwaslost.
Readeachdefinitionbelow;andwriteeachparticipleasanadjective
before a noun. Each singular count noun needs an article, a or an.
Followtheexamples.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
adessertthathasbeenfrozen
afrozendessert
breadthathasbeenbuttered
butteredbread
abananathathasbeenpeeled
saucethathasbeenheated
creamthathasbeenwhipped
nutsthathavebeenchopped
chickenthathasbeenfried
vegetablesthathavebeencanned
fruitthathasbeendried
applesthathavebeenbaked
achildwhohasbeenfrightened
amanwhohasgrown
arecordthathasbeenbroken
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14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
awomanwhohasmarried
atravellerwhohasworried
amanwhohasbeeneducated
astudentwhohasbeenbored
airthathasbeenpolluted
spacethathasbeenlimited
achildwhohasbeenlost
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CHAPTER NINETEEN
PHOBIAS
Phobias are very strong fears

which may start in childhood.
Usually there has been an early
experience which started the fear.
Aperson
mayforgettheexperience
which started the fear, but the fear
remains. For example, a person
who is afraid of closed rooms has
claustrophobia. Perhaps that per
son had parents who once locked
him in a closet as a child. As an
adult, he has forgotten the expe
rience in the closet, but he fears
lockedrooms.
Claustrophobia
A person who is afraid of insects

has a kind of zoophobia. People
who are afraid of snakes, spiders,
and mice have zoophobia, too.
People who are afraid of germs
havemicrophobia.Theywashtheir
handsmanytimesaday,andthey
refuse to be near people who are
sick. Now that we understand dis
ease better, many people are
microphobicafraidofgerms.
Doophobia
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I.Mechanics Nonrestrictiverelativeclauses
Onemethodofcombiningsentencesistouseanonrestrictiverelative
clause. In this clause, you give extra information about a person or a
thing that you already know. Non restrictive relative clauses are separat
edfromtherestofthesentencewithcommas.
The following sentences all contain nonrestrictive clauses. Copy the
sentences and make all the corrections that are necessary. Set off the
nonrestrictive clauses with commas. Follow the example.
1. myunclelouiswhorunsa grocery store is afraid of germs
MyuncleLouis,whorunsagrocerystore,is afraid of germs.
2. hisstorewhichisinthemiddleofthecityisalwaysveryclean
3. heneversellsmilkwhichcanbecomesour
4. heneversellsmeatwhichcanturnbad
5. heneversellsvegetableswhichcancarrygerms
6. hesellsonlycannedfoodwhichdoesntgobad
7. unclelouiswhohasmicrophobiaishardtolivewith
8. auntselmawhoismymotherssistercantgonearhim
9. thechildrenwhosenamesaredonandcandynevertouchhim
10. thisproblemwhichstartedafterhissicknesslastyearismore
thanthesicknesswas
serious
II.Grammar
Restrictiverelativeclauses
Restrictiverelativeclausesrestrict,orlimit,themeaningofthenoun
theyfollow.Theymakeanounlessgeneralandmorespecific,andso
theyhelptoidentifythenoun.Forexample,thissentenceissogeneral
thatitisnottrue:
A man is hard to live with. However, a restrictive relative clause will
makethestatementtrue:
Amanwhohasmicrophobia ishardtolivewith.
Noticethatrestrictiveclausesarenotseparatedfrom the rest of the
sentencebycommas.
Combinethesentencepairsbelowintoonelongersentence.Substi
tutetherelativepronounwho fortheunderlinedwords.
1. Apersonhaspathophobia.He isafraidofdisease.
Apersonwhoisafraidofdiseasehaspathophobia.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
A
A
A
A
personhas
personhas
personhas
personhas
claustrophobia. He is afraid of closed places.

zoophobia. He is afraid of snakes.
zoophobia. He is afraid of mice.
xenophobia. He is afraid of strange people.
Substitute the pronoun whose for the underlined word and combine the
two sentences.
6. Aunt Selma is the woman. Her husband has microphobia.
Aunt Selma is the woman whose husband has microphobia.
7. Louis is the man. His grocery store is so clean.
8. He is the man. His phobia is hard to live with.
9. He is the man. His hands are always clean.
10. Don and Candy are the children. Their father is so sick.
Substitute the pronoun which for the underlined words.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Phobias are strong fears. They may start in childhood.

Uncle Louis has a phobia. It began with his sickness last year.
It must be his sickness. It started the phobia.
Usually there has been an early experience. It started the fear.
A doctor may ask questions. They will help him remember.
Substitute the pronoun which for the underlined words and move the
pronoun to a position between the two sentences.
16. A
A
17. A
18. A
19. A
person
person
person
person
person
may
may
may
may
may
do things. He doesnt understand them.

do things which he doesnt understand.
have experiences. He doesnt remember them.
have fears. He cannot live with them.
have feelings. He cannot talk about them.
III. Grammar Subject-verb agreement

The verb in the relative clause must agree with the antecedent in the
main clause. If the antecedent is plural, the verb is plural. If the antecedent is singular, the verb is singular. Study the examples below:
I know a person who is afraid of the dark.
(singular) (singular)
I know many people who are afraid of the dark.
(plural)
(plural)
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Find the antecedent for each relative clause below. Copy the para
graph,andwriteinthecorrectformoftheverbineachblank.
Therearemanyphobiaswhichactually_____(protect,protects)peo
ple.Therearemanypeoplewho_____(is,are)afraidofheights.Aero
phobia,which_____(is,are)thefearofhighplaces,helpspeopletobe
careful.Apersonwho_____(is,are)carelessinahighplacemayfall and
hurthimself.Anotherphobiawhich_____(is,are)actuallyhelpfulispyro
phobia.Peoplewho_____(has,have)pyrophobiaareafraidoffire.Fireis
onethingwhich_____(is,are)reallydangerous.
IV.!ontrolled !omposition Dictocomp
aswellasyoucanfrommemory.Trytouserelativeclauses,andcheck
yoursubjectverbagreement.
V.#entence !onstruction Writingdefinitions
Write a onesentence definition for each word below. Use a main
clauseandarestrictiverelativeclausetolimitit.
Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
atruckdriverAtruckdriverisapersonwhodrivesatruck.
aclothesdrierAclothesdrierisamachinewhich
driesclothes.
abusdriver
acatlover
ashortstorywriter
adishwasher
amoneyearner
avegetablefarmer
aspaceheater
acityplanner
VI."r$mm$r Substitutingthat forwhich orwho

IninformalwritingandinspokenEnglish,thewordthat isoftenused
insteadofwhich orwho.Allofthesentencesbelowcantakethat asthe
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relative pronoun. Rewrite the paragraph and substitute that for which
or who.
Whatistheworstthingwhich everhappenedtoyou?Theworstthing
which everhappenedtomewasthis.WhenIwasalittlegirl,wehadan
oldiceboxwhich wekeptinbackofthehouse.Itbelongedtothepeople
who had lived there before us. It was small, and it had a door which
closed tight. There was a shelf which had held large pieces of ice. The
shelfwasalwaysempty,fornobodyusedtheiceboxanymore.Theshelf
made a little seat which was very comfortable. I liked to sit there. It was a
habit which almost cost me my life. One day I was sitting in the icebox,
and my brother closed the door. There was nobody who could let me
out.Soontheairwhich wasintheiceboxwasalmostgone.Iscreamed
andmadenoiseuntilmymotheropenedthedoor.Itwasanexperience
which Iwillneverforget.NowIhaveagreat fear of closed places, and I
alwayswill.
VII. !ontrolled !omposition Organizing ideas
The sentences below can be arranged into two paragraphs describ
inghowpeoplecanlosetheirphobias.However,thesentencesareout
of order now, and they are not in proper paragraph form. Arrange the
sentences into a clear order and copy the paragraphs.
Losing a Phobia
Paragraph 1
The fear started when she was four years old.
My sister has ochlophobia, which is the fear of crowds.
She wasvery upset.
We werein acrowdof peopleat a fair, andshegot lost.
Shewaslostforfourhoursbeforewefoundher.
Paragraph2
Everydayhegoeswithhertoacrowdedplace.
Nowsheis18yearsold.
Thefirstdaytheydidntgoveryfarintothecrowd.
Sheisseeingadoctortohelpherloseherfear.
Sheisbecominglessafraideveryday.
Theseconddaytheywentalittlefarther.
Thethirddaytheywentevenfarther.
Soonshewillbeabletoliveanormallife.
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VIII. Vocabulary and Spelling Present participles as adjectives

Present participles are -ing verb forms. They can be used like adjectives, before a noun.
That is a tiring trip. That is exciting news.
Read each definition below, and write each -ing form as an adjective,
with a noun. Singular count nouns need articles. Follow the examples.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
a dog that is sleeping

a sleeping dog
information that excites you
exciting information
a dog that is barking
weather that freezes you
a dish for baking
a story that frightens you
a boy who is growing
a team that is losing
a mother who is working
a machine for washing
water that is running
a team that is winning
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CHAPTER TWENTY
A DAY AT THE BEACH
Sara:Whatabeautifulbeach!Justlookatthewater.Icanhardlywait
togoin.
Saras Uncle: It is very popular. At least, its certainly crowded.
Roberto:Wellseemanypeoplethatweknow.Hey!Theresmycousin
Luis!
Sara:Really?Whichone?
Roberto:Theoneinthegreenswimmingsuit.
Sara:Iseetwoguysingreen.Ishethetalloneortheshortone?
Roberto:Thetallonewithblackhair.
Mrs.Perez:AndtheresMaria,too.
ShesLuissister.
Sara:Whichgirlisshe?
Roberto:Theshortoneinthered
suit,withsunglasses.
Sara:Wellmeetyourwholefamily
heretoday.
I.Mechanics Quotationsandparagraphs
Theconversationaboveisindialogformlikeaplay.Conversationcan
also be written in paragraph form, and each new speaker has a new
paragraph.Copythesentences below in paragraph form. Use quotation
marks for the exact words of each speaker. Remember to indent each
newparagraph.Makeallothercorrectionsthatarenecessary.
whatabeautifulbeachsaidsarajustlookatthewatericanhardlywait
to go in it is very popular her uncle answered at least it s certainly
crowded we II see many people that we know roberto told them hey
theresmycousinluisreallyaskedsarawhichonetheoneinthegreen
swimming suit replied roberto is he the tall one or the short one asked
sara the tall one with the black hair said roberto
II.Grammar
Finalreviewofarticles
Generalmeaning
(firstmention,
ortheidentity
ofthenounis
notknown.)
Specificmeaning
(secondmention,
oranyothertime
whentheidentity
ofthenounis
known.)
Singular
Count
Plural
Count
a friend
X books
an idea
(Noarticle
(Youmustuse meansall
anarticle.)
booksin
general.)
OR
some books
(Somegives
theideaofan
indefinite,
limited
number
thefriend
theidea
thebooks
Noncount
Noun
X food
(Noarticle
meansallfood
ingeneral.)
OR
some food
(Somegives
theideaofan
indefinite,
limited
quantity.)
thefood
Thechartaboveisasummaryoftherulesforarticlesinthisbook.Use
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thecharttofillintheblanksintheparagraphbelow.
A.When____persontakes____tripto____beach,heshouldbring ____
things to make ____ trip more pleasant. He will need ____ towel, ____
frisbee,____books,____food,____suntanoil,____sunglasses,____
money,and____radio.I always bring ____ friend along, too. We sit on
____ towel, read ____ books, eat ____ food, and listen to ____ radio.
Thenweplaywith____frisbee.Ofcourse,wespend____money,too.
Thedefinitearticlethe canbeusedthefirsttimewementionanoun
if the noun is unique, or the only one of its kind. This means that the
identityisalreadyknown.Someexamplesofuniquenounsare:thesun,
the moon, the ceiling, the floor. If you are in a room with only one door,
youcansaythe door.Ifyouareatabeachandeveryoneisswimmingin
thesamewater,youcansaythe water.
Copy the paragraph below and choose articles to fill in the blanks.
B.Whenyougoto____beachatMiami,becarefulof____sun.____sun
isstrongandhot.Stayin____waterasmuchasyoucan.If____skyis
clear,____dangerofsunburnisgreat.If____skyiscloudy,youcanstay
outlonger.Alwayscheck____weatherbeforeyougoto____beach.
III.Controlled Composition Dictocomp
Your teacher will read the paragraph above (either IIA or IIB) three
times. Listen carefully, but do not take notes. After the third reading,
write the paragraph as well as you can from memory. Check your use
of articles.
IV. Grammar Reduced relative clauses
Relative clauses can be made shorter sometimes by taking out the
subject and the auxiliary verb, and leaving a phrase. The phrase that re
mainscanbeaprepositionalphraseoraparticipialphrase.Itactslikean
adjectivetodescribethenounitfollows.Studytheexamplesbelow:
The boy who is in the green swimming suit is my cousin.
The boy in the green swimming suit is my cousin.
The girl who is wearing a red suit is his sister.
The girl wearing a red suit is his sister.
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The fruit that is grown in Venezuela is delicious.

The fruit grown in Venezuela is delicious.
The girl who has the dark sunglasses is Maria.
The girl with the dark sunglasses is Maria.
(Notice that the verb to have can be changed to the preposition with.
They both show possession, with no change of meaning.
Rewrite the sentences below. Change the relative clauses to prepositional or participial phrases.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
The tall one who has black hair is Luis.

The short one who is in the red suit is Maria.
The one who has sunglasses is his sister.
The woman who is wearing a beach coat is my mother.
The girl who has the bad sunburn is my sister.
The food that is sold on the beach always tastes good.
Chocolate that is left in the sun will melt.
The man who is swimming after those children is the lifeguard.
The man who is eating vanilla ice cream is my father.
The girl who is from Alaska is Sara Taylor.
The children who are playing in the water are my cousins.
The tall one who is in the deep water is a good swimmer.
The fat one who is on the pink towel is too lazy to swim.
All the people who are on the beach are having fun.
Many people who are from the city come here every weekend.
V. Sentence Construction Indefinite pronouns: one, ones, and kind

The word one is a pronoun for any single count noun. Answer each
question using the pronoun one and adjectives to define it. Follow the
example.
Do you know any of the girls here? (tall, in the blue suit)
Yes, I know the tall one in the blue suit.
1. Do you have a beach towel here? (red, with the picture of Mickey
Mouse)
2. Do you like any of the books here? (new, about jazz music)
3. Do you know any of those children? (little, with the red hair)
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4. Doesoneoftheseswimmingsuitsbelongtoyou?
(brown,withyellow
flowers)
5. Doyouknowanyofthemenhere?(tall,intheyellowcoat)
6. Doyouknowanyofthegirlshere?(thin,fromFairbanks)
Ones isapronounforpluralnouns.Answereachquestionusingthe
pronounones andanadjectivephrasetodefineit.Followtheexample
below.
Doyoulikefolksongs?(sad,aboutlove)
Yes,Ilikesadonesaboutlove.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Doyoulikefolksongs?(funny,aboutpeople)
Doyoulikesportscars?(foreign,withfastengines)
Doyoulikedesserts?(sweet,withlotsofwhippedcream)
Doyoulikefolkdances?(Latin,withcolorfulcostumes)
Doyoulikeradioshows?(popular,withmodernmusic)
Thekind islikeapronounfornoncountnouns.Answereachquestion
using the words thekind and adjectives to define it. Follow the
examplebelow.
DoyoulikeMexicanfood?(hot,withlotsofpeppers)
Yes,Ilikethehotkindwithlotsofpeppers.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Doyoulikepizza?(thick,withlotsofcheese)
Doyoulikemusic?(classical,withafullorchestra)
Do you like this weather? (hot, with lots of sun)
Do you like candy? (sweet, with chocolate and nuts)
VI. Grammar Choosing prepositions

Copy the paragraph below, choosing a preposition to fill each blank.
There are many people ____ the beach today. Many are lying ____
towels,andmanyare____thewater.Mostpeopleare____swimming
suits,butsomewomenare____dresses.Thetallman____thedarkhair
is____Alaska.Theshortwoman____theredswimmingsuitiswatching
her children ____ the water. They cant stay ____ the sun too long, or
theywillburn.People____lightskinhavetobeverycareful.People____
thecitydontspendmuchtime____thesun.
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Varietyinsentencetypes
sentences. Rewrite the story below and vary the length of the sen
tences.Combinesomesentencesbyusingrelativeclausesorreduced
relativeclauses.
SaraTaylorarrivedinCaracasonJune14.Herunclemetheratthe
airport. They were walking to the luggage counter. They saw a young
boy. He was wearing a blue shirt. He was wearing dark pants. He was
with an older woman. She was in a white dress. He was with an older
man. The older man was dressed in a business suit. The boy was
a large present. The present had a ribbon on it. The boy
carrying
and her uncle carefully. They were the only Americans.
looked at Sara
They were speaking English. They were in the airport. The young boy
came up to Sara and her uncle. The young boy was in the blue shirt
and the dark pants.
Excuse me, he said. Are you Sara Taylor? I am Roberto Perez.
Welcome to Caracas!
The woman was Robertas mother. She was in the white dress. The
man was Robertos father. He was in the business suit. They gave the
present to Sara. They welcomed her to Venezuela.
Irregular verbs
Find the past tense or participle form for the irregular verbs on page
134. Use these words to fill in the crossword puzzle. You may look at
the list of irregular verbs in the appendix at the back of the book.
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DOWN
1. pastoffeed
2. pastofhide
3. pastofbegin
4. pastofeat
5. participleforfly
6. participleforrun
7.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
participleforthink
participleforwrite
pastofget
pastofdo
simpleformofis
pastoflose
pastofhear
17.
19.
23.
24.
25.
27.
pastoftell
participleforsteal
participleforrise
pastofcome
pastofsink
pastoflead
ACROSS
3. participleforbeat
5. pastofforget
8. pastofhide
9. pastofgrow
11. participleforgrow
12. participlefordrink
13.
14.
15.
16.
18.
20.
21.
participleforbite
pastoflet
pastofhave
pastofhit
simpleformofdoes
pastofspend
pastofsing
22.
24.
26.
28.
29.
30.
participlefordrive
pastofchoose
pastofsplit
pastofmeet
participleforspeak
participlefordo
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APPENDIX A
COMMONIRREGULARVERBS
The verbs below are the ones most commonly used in English. Most
arefoundinthetextsandexercisesinthisbook.
SimpleForm
PastTense
Participle
be
beat
become
begin
bend
bet
bite
blow
break
bring
build
buy
catch
choose
come
cost
cut
dig
do
drink
drive
eat
fall
feed
feel
fight
find
fly
forget
forgive
freeze
was,were
beat
became
began
bent
bet
bit
blew
broke
brought
built
bought
caught
chose
came
cost
cut
dug
did
drank
drove
ate
fell
fed
felt
fought
found
flew
forgot
forgave
froze
been
beaten
become
begun
bent
bet
bitten
blown
broken
brought
built
bought
caught
chosen
come
cost
cut
dug
done
drunk
driven
eaten
fallen
fed
felt
fought
found
flown
forgotten
forgiven
frozen
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SimpleForm
PastTense
Participle
get
give
go
grow
have
hear
hide
hit
hold
hurt
keep
know
lay
lead
leave
lend
let
lie
light
lose
make
mean
meet
pay
put
quit
read
ride
ring
rise
run
say
see
sell
send
set
shake
got
gave
went
grew
had
heard
hid
hit
held
hurt
kept
knew
laid
led
left
lent
let
lay
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
quit
read
rode
rang
rose
ran
said
saw
sold
sent
set
shook
gotten
given
gone
grown
had
heard
hidden
hit
held
hurt
kept
known
laid
led
left
lent
let
lain
lit
lost
made
meant
met
paid
put
quit
read
ridden
rung
risen
run
said
seen
sold
sent
set
shaken
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Simple Form
Past Tense
Participle
show
sing
sink
sit
sleep
speak
spend
split
spread
stand
steal
swim
take
teach
tear
tell
think
throw
understand
wear
win
write
showed
sang
sank
sat
slept
spoke
spent
split
spread
stood
stole
swam
took
taught
tore
told
thought
threw
understood
wore
won
wrote
shown
sung
sunk
sat
slept
spoken
spent
split
spread
stood
stolen
swum
taken
taught
torn
told
thought
thrown
understood
worn
won
written
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APPENDIX BREVIEW OF GRAMMAR

ARTICLES
Rules for the use of articles are listed below, in the order they appear
in the book. To review the rules and to practice using articles, see the
chapter and exercise that is given.
Choosing a or an for single count nouns 3.V
A or an with single count nouns 6.VII
No articles before a persons name 6.VII
No article with plural nouns, in general 6.VII
Definite article the before some place names 7.II
No article with noncount nouns, in general 8.IV, 8.V
Initial review of rules for articles with common nouns 9.II
Definite article the for second mention of nouns 9.III
Definite article the with defining phrases 12.V, 13. VI
Some as a quantifier with plural and noncount nouns 16.V
Indefinite pronouns: some, any, and one 18.V
Final review of rules for articles with common nouns 20.II
Definite article the with unique nouns 20.II
Indefinite pronouns: one, ones, and kind 20.V
PUNCTUATION
Punctuation rules are listed below, in the order they appear in the
book. To review the rules and to practice using punctuation, see the
chapter and exercise that is given.
Periods at the end of sentences I.I
Apostrophe for contractions with be 3.I
Apostrophe for possessives 3.III
Question mark at the end of questions 5.I
Exclamation point showing strong emotion 6.I
Comma between coordinate clauses 7.III
Commas between items in a series 12.I
Colon before a list of examples 14.I
Quotation marks 15.I
Comma after a subordinate clause 16.I
Semi-colon in sentence combining 17.I
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Apostrophe for contractions with have and will 18.I

Commas in nonrestrictive relative clauses 19.I
Quotations and paragraph form 20.1
CAPITALIZATION
Capitalization rules are listed below, in the order they appear in the
book. To review the rules and to practice using capital letters, see the
chapter and the exercise that is given.
Names of people 1.I
Beginning of a sentence 1.I
Nationalities 2.I
Days of the week 2.I
Names of streets, cities, states, and countries 5.I
Names of continents, oceans, rivers, mountains,
and valleys 7.I
Months of the year 7.I
Names of companies and stores 13.I
SPELLING RULES FOR INFLECTIONAL ENDINGS
Spellings rules for inflectional endings are listed below, in the order
they appear in the book. To review the rules and to practice applying
them, see the chapter and the exercise that is given.
Third person -s forms, present tense 2.II
Noun plurals 3.II
Possessives 3.III
Present progressive -ing forms 12.II
Adjective comparison, -er, -est forms 13.II
Agent suffix -er 13.VIII
Past tense -ed forms 14.III
WORD ORDER
Rules for various kinds of word order are listed below, in the order
they appear in the book. To review the rules and to practice applying
them, see the chapter and the exercise that is given.
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Sentencepatternswithbe 1.V
Sentencepatternswithpresenttenseverbs2.V
Adverbsoffrequencywithbe andothermainverbs2.VI
Adverbsoftimeatthebeginningofthesentence2.VII
Questionswithbe 5.V
Questionswithothermainverbs(do)5.VI
Negativestatementswithdont anddoesnt 6.II
Sentencecombiningwithcoordinateconjunctions7.III
Adjectivesbeforenouns7.V
Sentencecombiningwiththemainverbdeleted8.II
Singlewordcompoundnouns9.VIII
StatementswithThereis andThereare 10.III
QuestionswithIsthere andArethere 10.IV
Prepositionalphrasesatthebeginningofthesentence10.V
Twowordcompoundnouns10.VIII
Informationquestions(whwords)11.II
Sentencepatternswiththepresentprogressive12.III,12.VI
Sentencecombiningwithcompoundsentenceparts14.VI
Questionsandnegativesinthepast15.IV
Sentencepatternswiththepastprogressive16.II
Sentencecombiningwithsubordinateconjunctions16.IV
Sentencecombiningwithconjunctiveadverbs17.II
Sentencepatternswiththepresentperfect18.II
Questionswiththepresentperfect18.III
Completesentencesvs.fragments18.VII
Pastparticiplesasadjectivesbeforenouns18.VIII
Sentencecombiningwithrestrictiverelativeclauses19.II
Presentparticiplesasadjectivesbeforenouns19.VIII
Reducedrelativeclauses20.IV
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Developing Writing: WRITING SKILLS PRACTIE
DevelopingWriting
PAT R I C I A W I L C OX P E T E R S O N
EachofthetwentychaptersinDevelopingWriting isintroduced
byatopicalreadingselectionincorporatingthelessonsmodel
structures, mechanics, and grammar points. Following each
readingareactivitiesdesignedforstudentstostudycomposi
tion,vocabulary,andspelling.Thegoalofthisbookistotake
thestudentfromthemechanicsofbasicsentencewritingtothe
abilitytoconstructasimpleparagraph.Appendicesincludean
irregularverblist,grammarruleindex,andanswerkeys.
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Developing Writing: WRITING SKILLS PRACTIE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

Writing Skills Practice Book for EFL

Patr ic ia Wilcox Peter son

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

Office of English Language Programs

Office of English Language Programs

Square Dancing ..........................................................

I. Mechanics: Capital letters at the beginning of sentences

The Weekend Cook ....................................................

I. Mechanics: Capital letters for nationalities and for

Thats Not My Job ......................................................

Grammar: Contractions with pronouns and be, be and not......

Mechanics: Review of capitalization and punctuation ..............

Pen Pals: Roberto Writes a Letter ............................

I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals

Pen Pals: Sara Writes Back........................................

I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals

Enormous Cabbages Show the Effect of

I. Mechanics: Capital letters for the names of continents, oceans,

Food Customs ............................................................

Mechanics: Capitalization and punctuation ..............................

The Kramers Woodpile ............................................

I. Mechanics: A. Third person -s forms

Grammar: Count and noncount nouns with articles ................

Chapter 11: Riddles ........................................................................

Grammar: Review of verbs in yes-no questions ......................

Chapter 12: Crowding ......................................................................

Mechanics: Using commas in a series ....................................

Chapter 13: Corner Stores and Supermarkets..............................

I. Mechanics: A. Spelling of -ing forms

Chapter 14: Family Roles ................................................................

I. Mechanics: A. Noun plurals

VI. Grammar: Sentence combining: compound sentence parts......

Chapter 15: Tall Tales ......................................................................

I. Mechanics: A. Review of comparisons ....................................

Chapter 16: Making a Banana Split ................................................

I. Mechanics: A. Regular and irregular past tense verbs

Chapter 17: A Debate: Dogs in the City ........................................ 105

Chapter 18: Planning a Trip ............................................................ 114

Mechanics: Contractions with have and will ............................

Chapter 19: Phobias ........................................................................ 122

Mechanics: Nonrestrictive relative clauses ..............................

Chapter 20: A Day at the Beach...................................................... 128

Mechanics: Quotations and paragraphs ..................................

Common Irregular Verbs................................................ 135

in each chapter in the order they are presented. The same is

correction builds awareness of the mechanical rules of English and

4. #entence !onstruction Exercises under this heading introduce

practice in writing studentgenerated short paragraphs, letters, dialogs,

helping students one by one. Especially good compositions can be

Four-Hour Plan with no

Hello. I am Ernie Anderson. I

I. Mechanics Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for

(the speaker and others)

you (the second person)

they (plural for men, women,

(things and animals)

Studytheformsfortheverbtobe. Then copy the paragraph below,

IV. Controlled Composition Dicto-comp

2. Sentence patterns with adjectives The word or phrase after

On the left is a list of subjects. On the right is a list of adjectives telling

3. Sentence patterns with adverb phrases. The word or phrase