Unit3 Week2 Lesson 2

/är/ is usually spelled ar as in star.

/ôr/ may be spelled or as in corn, oar as in
soar,
ore as in more, and our as in four.

when a vowel is followed by r,

the r changes the vowel’s sound. c

 yard short park north smart

 Junkyard shortest parking northwest outsmart

A prefix is a group of letters added to
the beginning of a word to make a new
word.
Three common prefixes are un-, re, and
pre-.

• The prefix un- means “not”

so the word unseen means “not seen.”

• The prefix re- means “again”

so the word reread means “read
again.”

• The prefix pre- means “before”

so the word prepay means “pay
before.”
Reading Fluency
Reading with appropriate phrasing
means using punctuation marks, such
as commas and periods, to help you
know when to pause and when to
stop.

Reading in phrases will help us

understand the text better and it is a
way for readers to convey meaning.
• The tense 时态 of a verb tells when the
action
takes place.
• A verb in the present tense tells what
happens now.
• Add s to most present-tense verbs with
singular subjects. Add nothing to present-
tense verbs with plural subjects 复数名词 .
• A verb must agree in number with its
subject.

• When a present-tense verb with a singular

subject ends in -sh, -ch, -ss, -zz, or x,
add –es.
• When a present-tense verb with a singular
subject ends in a consonant and y, change
the y to i and add -es.
Develop Comprehension
 1. Ask and Answer Questions.

What challenges did Mary have to

overcome to get an education?

Paraphrase the challenges Mary faced.

2. Read the 4st paragraph and use

context to decide who the author is
talking about.:

4 When the text says “She paid for Mary to

go to college,” who does “she” refer to?

When the text says, “It was not easy for

Mary,” to who is it referring?
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Make Connections

4 Essential Question ：
How did Mary McLeod Bethune
change the way people thought?

5 Text to Text
Who else has changed people’s
lives?
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next time!