Unit 6 FLYING HIGH AND LOW

5. Reviewing Language A. Exploring Language Synonym: It is a word that has a similar meaning to another word. Examples: 1. The price of the spirit of St. Louis was $10, The cost of the spirit of St. Louis was $10, The plane was built in San Diego, California. 2. The plane was constructed in San Diego, California.

Exercise: 2. The spirit of St. Louis arrived in France on May 21, (4) landed 3. Lindbergh was a good-looking man. (2) handsome

Skills For Expression A. Grammar: The Simple Past 1. Use the simple past tense to talk about actions completed in the past. Example: People called Lindbergh “The flying Fool.”

2. To form the past tense: Past Tense Verbs Regular verbs: add –ed to the base form live lived returnreturned Irregular verbs: - be was/were - have had - take took

Spelling rules: For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form. land = landed If the base form ends in e, add only -d If the base form ends in consonant followed by the letter y, change y to i then add –ed. If the base form ends with consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last consonant, then add –ed. receive = received marry= married stop= stopped

To make negative statements, use Subject + did not + the base form: (s) + (N) + (BF) Lindbergh didn’t have a radio with him.

To ask wh-questions, use: wh- word + did + subject + base form What did Lindbergh have with him?

Note: If you do not know the subject of the question, do not use did. subject Who kidnapped the Lindbergh’s baby? To ask yes/no questions, use: Did + subject + base form Did Lindbergh’s win Orteig’s contest?

Practice: 1. I /hungry / be (write a positive sentence in simple past) _____________________________ 2. He washed the car.(rewrite the sentence in the negative) _____________________________ 3. She /on a chair/ sit (write a question in simple past) _____________________________

B. Style: Time Order When you tell a story, it is important to put the events in a clear order so your reader can understand easily. Use these words to help with time order: First, Then, Next, Later, Finally, These time words usually come at the beginning of sentence.

Part 2: Number the following sentences in a time order paragraph format. _____ (a) I cut the sandwich and ate it. _____ (b) I got bread, jam and peanut butter from the cupboard. _____ (c) Finally, I cleaned up the kitchen and went outside. _____ (d)I came in the house to make myself a sandwich. _____ (e) Next, I put jam on the other slice of bread. _____ (f) I put the jam, bread and the peanut butter bread together. _____ (g) I put peanut butter on the first slice of bread.