1. North Star Reading and Writing Introductory Level Presented by : Mrs. Azza Khattab Omar

2. Unit 1 Main points  How do people communicate?  Through letters: 1-(Snail mail) as it is very slow 1-(Snail mail) as it is very slow compared with other means compared with other means 2-Telephone 2-Telephone 3- Emails 3- Emails  Which do you use the most?  How often do you use it ?  Every day, sometimes, never.

3. Percentage of people using the internet  The percentage of people communicating through the internet is going up. is going up.  Internet uses : Banking / buying and selling stocks / doing homework and research for school / emailing / listening to music/ making travel plans ……….. Banking / buying and selling stocks / doing homework and research for school / emailing / listening to music/ making travel plans ………..

4. Vocabulary of the unit  Friendship  Website  Popular  Goal  Advice  Laugh  Volunteer  Community  Quote

5. The Friendship page  It’s a website designed by a 16 year old girl. Her name is Bronwyn Polson ronwyn  She wanted to make the Internet a friendlier place.  She wanted to give something good to the world.  The Friendship page has : advice about friendship / quotes / poetry/ songs / writing / humor and more.

6.  Bronwyn wants her website ‘ The Friendship Page “ to grow. She thinks of making a book with quotes about friendship.  Money from the book will help her to keep The Friendship Page going.

7. Parts of Speech  Nouns : a person / place / thing / an idea. a person / place / thing / an idea. ( Maha / Jeddah / a car /happiness ) ( Maha / Jeddah / a car /happiness )  Adjectives They describe nouns They describe nouns ( nice / friendly / good / happy/ far) ( nice / friendly / good / happy/ far)  Verbs: Verbs show actions ( run / read / walk) Verbs show actions ( run / read / walk)

8. Verb To Be  Verb ‘to be” : is – are – am is – are – am She is a nice girl. She is a nice girl. They are good people. They are good people. I am a teacher. I am a teacher. You are helpful. You are helpful. Yes / No questions with verb “to be” Is he a doctor ? Yes, he is – No, he isn’t Are you free? Yes, I am – No, I am not Are they at school? Yes they are.- No they aren’t Am I right ? Yes, you are – No, you aren’t

9.  Wh questions with verb “ to be “: Wh words : Wh words : ( what / where/ why/ when / how / who ) ( what / where/ why/ when / how / who ) Where is my book? When is the meeting? Why are you late? How are you? Who is Bronwyn Polson? What is The Friendship Page ?

10. Writing  Sentence: A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea. A sentence should have a subject and a verb. The first word in a sentence should start with a capital letter. The first word in a sentence should start with a capital letter. At the end of a sentence there must be a period ( a full stop ) S V S V She is a good student.

11.  Question : Use a question mark at the end of a Use a question mark at the end of a question. ( ? ) question. ( ? )  Exclamation mark: ( ! ) Use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence with strong feeling. Use an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence with strong feeling. What an amazing site! What an amazing site!