Keeping In Touch

Lesson 18
 OBJECTIVE
Recognizing the stress
in words ending in –
teen and -ty
How do you
read this
number?
 thirteen, fourteen,
sixteen, and ninteen

forty, sixty, ninety

-teen
thirTEEN
fourTEEN
sixTEEN
nineTEEN
-ty

THIRty
FIFty
 -ty
1850 - eighTEEN-FIFty
2016 - TWENty-sixTEEN
20,319 - TWENty-thousand-
three-hundred-nineTEEN
1 11 10
2 12 20
3 13 30
4 14 40
5 15 50
6 16 60
7 17 70
8 18 80
9 19 90
 Reinforcer
1.There are thirteen students in
our class.
2.I bought _____ items at the
grocery store, and the bill was
for a hundred pesos.
3.- 4. She was _____ years old
when she came to Manila. She
is now _____ years old.
5. They toured Egypt in ____ days.
6. ____ people work on the ____
floor of this building.
7-8 Our school library has ____
thousand books and ____ thousand
magazines.
9. ____ of the guests have already
arrived.
10. Our new neighbor celebrated her
birthday today. She is ____ years old.
 OBJECTIVE
 Producing connected
sounds for meaningful
speech
 BLENDING

Words flow along as one

word seeming to blend (link)
to the next.
 1. Personal Pronoun is read with
the verb that precedes it as though
they are one.

take it teach her call him

 2. The article the is blended with
the noun that follows it if the
noun begins with a vowel

the apple the eagle the ostrich

 3. Words that make up a
prepositional phrase are normally
said as one word.

in an hour beside the chain under the

bed
 4. Words in phrases that denote
measurement are also blended
together.

a cup of tea

a glass of water
 5. Words joined by and are
blended when read

rice and fish night and day

 6. Words in similes are also
blended.

as sharp as a knife

as black as coal
 7. Words joined by or are
blended.

boy or girl
ice cream and cake
tea or coffee
 8. Words in idiomatic expressions
are blended.

knock on wood
live by the sword
 9. Common familiar expressions
are blended.

by the way
in accordance with
 10. Words that make up short
sentences are blended.

See you later.

She can’t go.
Keeping In Touch
Lesson 18
 OBJECTIVE
Using infinitives and
infinitive phrases
correctly
What do you want to be
when you grow up?
ead the following sentences.

 I want to become a pilot.

 I love to transport people
to different places.
A verb always comes after the
word to in an infinitive.

to be
to read
to bring
to fly
to think
 Examples
 to be (I want to be an astronaut.)
 to dream (James dares to dream about getting the
job.)
 to have (We're going to have a baby.)
 to hold (Do you want to hold the puppy?)
 to look (I'm afraid to look at the messy room.)
 to read (The first graders are learning to read this
year.)
 Infinitive Phrase

 It is an infinitive
plus its object or
any complement
and modifiers.
Examples

 to fly (infinitive)
 to fly a jet plane
(infinitive phrase)
 Examples
 To play football.
 To watch a movie.
 To attend the class.
 To eat mangoes.
 To walk majestically.
 To learn advanced
computing.
 To play music loudly.
 Starter
Underline the infinitive or infinitive
phrase in each sentence.

1. Her problem seems impossible to

solve right now.
2. He is here now to ask your
permission.
3. They all tried to get in first.
4. They all have grievances to nurse today.
5. Some columnists always have news to
share with everybody.
6. Reporters are consequently on the move
to cover important events.
7. They were made to spray the concrete
floors with disinfectant.
8. He did not hesitate to admit he
was wrong.
9. International laws are used to
settle disputes between states.
10. Within five months, he was
able to lick the power crisis.
 OBJECTIVE
 Using infinitives and
infinitive phrases as a noun
 As a noun
 A. subject of the sentence
 To live simply is all that I want.
To travel all across Italy is Lucretia’s New
Year resolution. (subject)

To finish a new book is the only reason

Kyle would stay up all night. (subject)
 As a noun

 B. direct object
 I started to read a book of
biographies.
Katherine wants to maintain a healthy
lifestyle. (object)
To dance beneath the stars with
her is Jared’s only goal.

Collum likes to meditate after a

stressful day.
I don’t want to study for my test.
He needs to ace the exam.

His job was to tutor me in math.

To get good grades is my goal.

 As a noun
 C. appositive

 His dream, to study abroad, was

realized.
The girl's biggest fear, to ride roller
coasters, was never overcome.

The dog's favorite game, to play

catch, happened everday.
 As a noun
 D. object of the preposition

 They are about to start the

program.
The waiter did everything but to pay
the bill.

Do you really have nothing to do

except to disturb others?
 As a noun
 E. predicate nominative

 To see is to believe.
Their goal will be to survive.

Her job was to hire the best people

available.

To strive is to succeed.
Underline the infinitive and write
how it is used in the sentence: as a
subject, as a direct object, as an
object of the preposition, or as a
predicate nominative. Write S, DO,
OP, or PN on the line.
1. Why do we need to exercise?
2. To watch the Olympics is my
dream.
3. My ambition, to be an artist, will
come true soon.
4. The game is about to start.
5. Her dream is to be a stage artist.
6. I love to watch her act as a villainess.
7. To join the Pinoy Talent Show
requires determination.
8. My friend's pastime, to play bingo,
seems a waste of time.
9. They like to go swimming on
weekends.
10. The family plans to visit our
relatives in the province.
 OBJECTIVE
 Using abbreviations
correctly
 Abbreviate
 It means to shorten an existing
word or phrase
A. NAMES ANG TITLES OF PEOPLE

1. Dr. Benjamin P. Garcia

Atty. Jaime D. Salcedo
Rev. R. O. Subido
2. Professional
Political
doctor - Dr.
attorney - Atty. president - Pres.
superintendent - Supt.
professor - Prof.
representative - Rep.
honorable- Hon. senator - Sen. Secretary -
Sec. ambassador - Amb.
 Military
RELIGIOUS
sergeant - Sgt.
reverend - Rev. lieutenant – Lt. captain -
father - Fr. Capt. lieutenant colonel
Sister – Sr. - Lt. Col.
general - Gen. ensign -
ENS.
3. Robert Garcia, PhD Federico
Sanchez, MDiv
B. Geographical terms

avenue – Ave.
building – Bldg.
apartment – Apt.
block – Blk.
district – Dist.
Park, peak – Pk.
 mountain, mount –
boulevard – Blvd. Mt.
drive – Dr. national – Natl.
fort – Ft. peninsula – Pen.
island – Is. territory – Terr.
province – Prov. street – St.
point – Pt. route – Rte.
road – Rd.
C. Time Measurement

Time abbreviations: sec. min. hr.

Days of the week: Sun. Mon. Tue

Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.

Months of the year: Jan. Feb.

Mar. Apr. Jun. Aug. Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
D. Length, area, and volume

1. Length
in. inch
ft. - foot
yd. - yard
mi. - mile
km. - kilometer
2. Area
sq. in. - square inch
sq. mi. - square mile
sq. ft. - square foot

3. Volume
cu. in. - cubic inch
cu. ft. - cubic foot
Write the abbreviations for the underlined
words.

1. October 17, 2004

2. Doctor Ana Hulo
3. Raul Diaz, Junior
4. 75 meters
5. Captain Rey Cruz
6. Aurora Boulevard
7. Mister Carlos Santos
8. 23 Agoho Street
9. 16 Kilograms
10. Sergeant Avlin York
 OBJECTIVE
 Writing paragraphs of
action
A paragraph of action tells about an
event. It gives the details of what and
how things happened.
Sample 1

Our whale-watching ship sat on the waves.

Its engines were quiet. Suddenly, a teacher
said, "A whale to the right!' The great, gray
body of the whale came out of the water.
Then, the whale moved in midair. Its body
hit the surface. Water went up as the whale
went into the sea.
Sample 2
Our whale-watching ship rolled in the
waves. Its engines remained quiet.
Suddenly, a teacher shouted, "A whale to
the right!" The great, gray body of the
whale rose out of the water. Then, the
whale twisted in midair. Its body struck the
surface. Water sprayed up as the whale
disappeared into the sea.
Encircle the verb in the parentheses
that is more exact or specific and
more interesting to you.

1. The boys (laugh, chuckle) loudly

at the antics of the clown.
2. The girl (ate, munched) the biscuit
as she listened to the news re- port.

3. You must think before you make

the (jump, leap)
4. (Drink, Gulp) the milk slowly so
you won't choke.

5. Please (whisper, talk) so that the

baby won't wake up.
6. The soldiers (walk, march) down
the lane.

7. The naughty boys were made to

(sit, squat) as punishment.
8. Look at the baby smile as he
(slumbers, sleeps).

9. (Wiggle, Move) your fingers like

this.

10. The eagle (flies, soars) to the sky.