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Transcript

prolific, court, longed for, settled influential, outlet, solo, generation. publicised, debut, embark, endorsementschaperone, sarcastically, reckless, venue winding, deafening, reluctant,, usher, clasped, rushed, scowled, scoff

Assessment

Task

Identify and Solving Problems

Vocabulary

Adverbials

Grammar

NarrativePrediction

Reading

Level 7 Unit 18 Lesson 8

Music Mischief

Have you ever had a problem you couldn't solve?

Get Thinking!

What is something you wish you could buy for a song?

Idioms

Reading

What would you do if someone stole something from you?

Prereading

Reading

reluctant
faint from exhaustion. The energy in the stadium was incredible and people were reluctant to leave. The lights came back on, but I still couldn’t find Chris anywhere.
For a moment I panicked, but then I decided I should just enjoy the music and find my friend later. As long as I stayed in the same general area, he had to be near me. The concert lasted almost three hours and by the time it was finished, I thought I would

Reading

usher
swept up in the crowd and pushed outside. I spent a few minutes scanning the people coming out of the different doors and finally decided to call Chris, hoping that he would be able to hear the ringtone in the crowd.
The security guards began to usher everyone out of the stadium and into the parking lot. I walked slowly, looking everywhere for my friend. At this point I was panicking a little. I tried to stop at the front counter to ask for help, but I was

Reading

clasped
They must have been stolen. In the press of the crowd I hadn’t noticed at all. Now that I was all alone with no money and no telephone, I really wished we hadn’t come.
I reached into my pocket and stopped dead in my tracks. My phone wasn’t there. I patted my other pockets and discovered my wallet was also missing. I clasped my hands on my head and tried not to throw up.

Reading

rushed
able to find a security guard who would help me. When the entrance door came into view, a figure shot up and rushed toward me. "There you are!” Chris shouted. “I have been calling you for an hour."
I started walking around the building slowly, turning my head from side to side. I made it all the way around with no sign of Chris and decided to go back to our entrance door and just wait. Maybe I’d be

Reading

scowled
“I’ve got eight dollars,” he announced. I don’t know what we can do." “You still have your phone,” I reminded him. “We could call someone to come pick us up?”
“I lost my phone,” I lamented. “And my wallet. And all my money for the ride home.” I looked at my watch and scowled. “The trains stopped running ten minutes ago." Chris pulled out his wallet and counted his money.

Reading

scoffed
Chris stuck his phone back into his pocket and crossed his arms. I sighed. “The way I see it, we can either call your parents, or start walking,” I answered.
“Who are we gonna call?” Chris scoffed. “You don’t have a car and I am not going to call my parents. They’ll kill me. I am still hoping to get back home before they find out I left.”

Comprehension

What are the two solutions to the problem?
Where was Chris after the concert?
What is the main problem now?
What happened during the concert?
If you were the author, how would you make this story end?

Ending

Is there anything the boys could have done differently so as to not have had so many problems?

Changes

Game!

start

Drag the game pieces

Players

Use the dice!

end

Grammar

Later,
until
since
from
until
before
Michael has been working as a mechanic he was fifteen years old. Currently he works downtown, but this job, he lived in the country. He lived in the country the time he was ten he was almost twenty. During this time, he fixed all of his neighbors' cars. Michael moved to the city, he worked long hours and didn't make much money. he got a promotion and now he is the boss of the auto shop. He plans to live in the city he retires.

Tough Times

teacher tips

If you could build a new house wherever you wanted , where would you build it?

Adverbials

Is there anywhere in your city that you think should hold concerts?
now thatUsed to say you will start something when something else happens.
onceUsed to say you will start something when something else happens.
as soon asUsed to say you will start something when something else happens.
Now that . . .

Conjunctions

As soon as the car . . .

teacher tips

I haven't been to the beach since I was three.
I flew to Antarctic once, but it was cold and I haven't been back since.

Since

teacher tips

The more shoes you have, the more space you need in your closet.
What are some problems you can have from having more things?

Complain

teacher tips

Practice

Problems and Solutions

What are possible solutions?
WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyOther people involved
Solutions
Problem

teacher tips

When does the drummer have to be available?

Listening

teacher tips

Present the final draft of your narrative.

Extension

How does music influence your life?

Exit Interview

You finished Unit 10!

Congratulations!