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1 Kingdom chools Boys ntermediate nglish Department (Mar. 16 th -20 th, 2013) ame:.. to get your soft copy of the weekly booklet, please visit: eacher: Mohamed l hamaly

2 Kingdom chools Boys ntermediate nglish Department Grade 8 nternational rogram Weekly arent nformation Letter Dear parents, lease make sure that your son follows this weekly plan and completes all the homework activities for the week. his plan is a guide for what your son is going to study and do for the week. lease do not hesitate to contact me (malshamaly@kingdomschools.edu.sa) if you have any queries. WKLY L + MWRK GM Day Classroom ctivities omework URDY UDY MDY UDY WDDY erm: econd Week: 08 Date: Mar. 16 th - 20 th, 2013 election: he itchhiker he itchhiker Connect to your life: Radio show/television show Literary nalysis: Foreshadowing ctive Reading: redicting Vocabulary: Words o Know (analogies) Reading: he itchhiker (: ) he itchhiker Reading: Check the homework : 1 + listen to the selection : Grammar: nfinitive hrases pelling: he Letter Combination ph & gh he itchhiker Check the omework: pelling / Grammar Reading: Reading : Vocabulary: tandardized ractice: : 667 Writing: dditional cene : 667 he itchhiker Check the omework: Check CQ s : 666 Literary nalysis: redicting (Review) Writing: Finishing the assignment (: 667) he itchhiker pelling: Conduct the spelling test. Reading: Finish the selection Writing: Checking the Writing Library: tudents read on their own (tudents either get their books or borrow ones from the library) Do :1 in Week 8 Booklet Read : Do : 2 in Week 8 Booklet Read : 660 Do : 4 in Week 8 Booklet Reread he itchhiker tudy for the pelling est. Dear student, lease do your best to read for half an hour during the weekend. his can be any interesting book you find. hanks pelling Words: he Letter Combination ph & gh 1. enough 2. roughly 3. toughness 4. laughter 5. coughed 6. pamphlet 7. symphonic 8. triumphantly 9. alphabetical 10. catastrophe 11. phase 12. phantom 13. pharmacy 14. physician 15. philosophy 16. atmosphere 17. hemisphere 18. decipher 19. amphibian 20. emphasize by Lucille Fletcher

3 ame Date he itchhiker Words to Know accelerator assurance lark nondescript sinister. Write the word from the list that matches the description on the blank. 1. You could give this by saying, promise. Manufacturers may give it with an or your money back offer. 2. person who doesn t want to attract attention might want to be this. f he or she succeeds, no one is likely to notice. 3. his is anything you do just for the fun of it, whether it s a frolic, a prank, or a fling. 4. his is a more descriptive word for the gas pedal of a car. t describes any device that increases speed. 5. his could describe storm clouds or a wicked plot. t means almost the same thing as menacing. B. For each phrase in the first column, find the phrase in the second column that is closest in meaning. Write the letter of that phrase in the blank. 1. a wicked wanderer. a lively lark 2. a spirited spree B. an active accelerator 3. a perky pedal C. a sinister stroller 4. a commonplace candidate D. an amiable assurance 5. a personable promise. a nondescript nominee C. f the main character in he itchhiker had written a postcard to his mother or a friend, he wouldn t have said, aving wonderful time! Wish you were here! What might he have said? Write a postcard message that he might have sent as he neared lbuquerque. Use at least three of the Words to Know on your postcard. age 1

4 ame Date Vocabulary study VocbuLry in context. Directions: s your teacher reads each set of sentences, listen for the boldfaced word and clues to its possible meaning. 1. dams gave his mother his solemn assurance that he would drive safely. 2. e thought the journey across country would be a lark; he was looking forward to it. 3. he monotony of miles and miles of flat highway was interrupted by the sight of the hitchhiker at the side of the road. 4. lthough there was nothing sinister or threatening about the hitchhiker s appearance, seeing him filled dams with fear. 5. When dams noticed the hitchhiker at the railroad junction, he immediately drove across the tracks toward him. b. Directions: o determine how well you understand each vocabulary word, fill in the chart. s you read the selection, revise your definitions as needed. he hichhiker Vocabulary Word ew een Before can Use in a entence ossible Meanings 1. assurance 2. lark 3. monotony 4. sinister 5. junction age 2

5 ame Date he itchhiker Grammar in Context: nfinitive hrases Key Concept: Writers use infinitive phrases to express their ideas concisely. nfinitive hrases n infinitive phrase consists of the infinitive form of a verb (to + verb) plus itsmodifiers and objects. n a sentence, an infinitive phrase may take the role of a noun,an adjective, or an adverb. ometimes an infinitive phrase can be used to combinetwo sentences into a single, more concise sentence. wo entences: dams stepped on the accelerator. e escaped from the hitchhikerby doing this. ne Concise entence: dams stepped on the accelerator to escape from thehitchhiker. n the example above, the infinitive phrase to escape from the hitchhiker acts as anadverb, modifying the verb stepped. ctivity nsert an infinitive phrase into the space in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence withthe phrase. 1. he hitchhiker seemed. 2., Ronald told her he would call when he arrived. 3. e picked up the girl because he wanted. 4. t is exhausting. 5. e drove faster and faster. 6. he mechanic stopped talking long enough. 7. Mrs. dams was in the hospital because she needed. 8. is desire strengthened throughout the nightmarish journey. 9. is idea revealed how desperate he had become. 10. leep deprivation sometimes causes people. age 3

6 Grammar in Context: nfinitive hrases n infinitive is a verb form that usually begins with the word to and acts as a noun,an adjective, or an adverb. n each example below, the infinitive is to eat. ninfinitive phrase consists of an infinitive plus its complements and modifiers. heentire phrase functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. s noun o eat healthily was nna s ew Year s resolution. (subject) nna wanted to eat healthily. (direct object) nna s resolution was to eat healthily. (predicate noun) s adjective er plan to eat healthily was fine. (to eat healthily modifies plan) s adverb o eat healthily, nna will learn the art of cooking vegetables properly. (o eat healthily modifies will learn, telling why.) o decide whether a phrase is an infinitive or a prepositional phrase, look at the word after to. f the word is a verb, the phrase is an infinitive. f the word is a noun, pronoun, or modifier the phrase is a prepositional phrase. John is going to the library. (prepositional phrase) Does Marie want to go with him? (infinitive phrase). dentifying nfinitives and nfinitive hrases Underline every infinitive. 1. Lola hesitated to order the pork sausage. 2. We don t care to go out for breakfast. 3. Who wants to run to the store for some milk and bread? 4. Marie s idea was to try eating vegetarian twice a week. 5. o keep more taste and food value in vegetables, use a steamer. 6. Lou s intention to have healthy meals clashed with his love of ice cream. 7. o cook eggs for all ten of us, you ll need a much larger pan. 8. Where can you go to school to learn to be a chef? B. dentifying nfinitive hrases Underline the infinitive phrase in each sentence. n the blank, write how it is used: for noun, DJ for adjective, or DV for adverb. 1. er suggestion was to leave at 9:00.M. 2. t was his idea to take a cab instead of the subway. 3. o get to the French restaurant, take a right at the next street. 4. Colin wants to live forever, but he eats like there s no tomorrow. 5. o eat healthily is not enough; you also need regular physical exercise. CR 7 age 4

7 . dentifying nfinitive hrases Underline the infinitive phrase in each sentence. n the blank, write how it is used: for noun, DJ for adjective, or DV for adverb. 1. o have a balanced diet, keep the food triangle in mind. 2. George wants to take Lea out tonight. 3. Fifty years ago, people didn t know to avoid bad cholesterol. 4. Would you like to read this detective novel? 5. voiding green, leafy vegetables is guaranteed to ruin your health. 6. o get good food at that place is impossible. 7. My grandmother taught me to make lentil soup. 8. Brenda went to that popular, crowded cafe simply to see her friends. 9. We listened to Rosalie s suggestion to disguise the leftovers. 10. veryone plans to bring a potluck dish to the party. B. Using nfinitive hrases Use each of the following infinitive phrases in a sentence. 1. to make soup 2. to get to dinner on time 3. to ask you to dinner 4. to wait tables 5. to snack before the V CR 7 age 5

8 pelling: he letter combinations ph and gh enough phase pamphlet atmosphere roughly phantom symphonic hemispheretoughness pharmacy triumphantly decipher laughter physician alphabetical amphibian coughed philosophy catastrophe emphasize eaching Lesson Generalization: ny word in which the /f/ sound is spelled withthe letters gh comes from ld nglish. ny word in which the /f/ sound is spelled with the letters ph comes from thegreek language. Many of those words begin with the ph letter combination.. Complete the following exercises. 1. he letter combinations gh and ph both are pronounced. 2. Write the words from the spelling list with the gh letter combination. 3. Write the words from the spelling list with the ph letter combination. B. n a separate sheet of paper, create a word scramble using the words from the spelling list. Do not scramble the ph or gh letter combinations. rade papers with a partner and try to solve your partner s word scramble. age 6

9 he letter combinations ph and gh More ractice 1. enough 6. pamphlet 11. phase 16. atmosphere 2. roughly 7. symphonic 12. phantom 17. hemisphere 3. toughness 8. triumphantly 13. pharmacy 18. decipher 4. laughter 9. alphabetical 14. physician 19. amphibian 5. coughed 10. catastrophe 15. philosophy 20. emphasize. For each of the following book titles, find and circle the incorrectly spelled word from the spelling list. hen write the word correctly. 1. he lfabetical hase by.b.c. rder 2. Catastrophe in ur emispere by ol R. Bear 3. ow to Deciher Codes by!$4c, **=+##?? 4. My Mother the Fantom by.m. Ghostly 5. imphonic tmosphere by um. Long 6. Does Football mphsise ackling? by U. lay Roughly 7. Little Lauhter by Minnie aa 8. he hilosofy of oughness by U.R.. ushover 9. hysician s Guide to armacy by nn.b. tics 10. Reptiles and mfibians by l. Gator B. Find and circle ten words from the spelling list in this word search puzzle. Words are forward and backward. G V U K R X V D R J Q M C U M M R B G Y U U L G C M M R Y Z L W C Z K W F Y W J G age 7

10 text nalysis ForeshDoWinG While reading a story or watching a movie, have you ever gotten a hint about what might happen later on? device that prepares readers for an event or action occurring later in the plot is called foreshadowing. nticipating the next event can make you more excited to find out about what happens next. Directions: n the chart, record events or dialogue that might foreshadow what happens later. Foreshadowing events hat Were Foreshadowed age 8